Programme
Tuesday 18th June 2019
Conference Room 1, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT95EE
8:45 – 9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:05 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.
10:30 - 10:50 Break
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
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
Keynote Speaker
1:15 – 2:15 James P. Smith (RAND)
The Long-Term Effects of War
2:15 - 2:30 Break
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)
Cheats or victims : 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
Conference Room 1, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT95EE
8:45 – 9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:05 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.
10:30 - 10:50 Break
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
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
Keynote Speaker
1:15 – 2:15 James P. Smith (RAND)
The Long-Term Effects of War
2:15 - 2:30 Break
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)
Cheats or victims : 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