The 2019 CHaRMS Annual Workshop “Health costs of war and trauma” took place on Tuesday June 18th at Riddel Hall.
Slides and photos from the day are below.
Slides and photos from the day are below.
Programme
Declan French
Introduction and Welcome
Session 1: Conflict and trauma in Northern Ireland
Chair: Arcangelo Dimico
9:05 – 9:40 Michael Duffy & Ciaran Mulholland (Social Work & Psychiatry, QUB)
The mental health consequences and costs of the Northern Ireland conflict
9:40 – 10:05 Colm Walsh (Social Work, QUB)
Understanding and responding to the trauma of children and young people in Northern Ireland
10:05 – 10:30 Neil Foster (NI Commission for Victims & Survivors)
Addressing their needs and contributing towards building a better future for Victims and Survivors - the PEACE IV Victims and Survivors Research Programme.
Session 2: The legacy of war
Chair: Declan French
10:50 – 11:15 John Sherry (University of Notre Dame)
Ritual Sacrifice, Secular Healing: Trauma, Wellbeing and Cross-Community Cohesion in Northern Ireland
11:15 – 11:40 Kelly Bedard (University of California, Santa Barbara)
The long-term impact of military service on health: evidence from World War II and Korean war veterans
11:40 – 12:05 Massimiliano Bratti (University of Milan)
Hard to Forget: The Long-Lasting Impact of War on Mental Health
12:05 – 12:30 Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel (Dalhousie University)
Social Unrest in Impressionable Years and the Formation of Political Attitudes
Keynote Speaker
1:15 – 2:15 James P. Smith (RAND)
The Long-Term Effects of War
Session 3: Long-run effects of adversity
Chair: Duncan McVicar
2:30 – 2:55 Brendan Bunting (University of Ulster)
Psychological wellbeing in Northern Ireland: a comparative analysis
2:55 – 3:20 Cathal McCrory (Trinity College Dublin)
Biological embedding of socioeconomic position: suggestive evidence from the LIfepath consortium
3:20 – 3:55 Declan French (Queen’s Management School)
Work disability and the Northern Irish Troubles
3:55 – 4:20 Chandril Ghosh (Queen’s Management School)
Re-searching mental ill health from lived experiences