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"The Troubles" with Mental Health Services

"The Troubles" with Mental Health Services. Northern Ireland and Post-Conflict Care from a practitioner perspective. Blame Game. Victims. Perpetrators. Republican paramilitaries account for almost 59% of all deaths Loyalist paramilitaries for almost 28% British Army for 9%

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"The Troubles" with Mental Health Services

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  1. "The Troubles" with Mental Health Services Northern Ireland and Post-Conflict Care from a practitioner perspective

  2. Blame Game Victims Perpetrators Republican paramilitaries account for almost 59% of all deaths Loyalist paramilitaries for almost 28% British Army for 9% RUC for almost 2% • 26% of all victims aged 21 or less • 1525 Catholics • 1250 Protestants • 691 ‘Not N. Irish’ • Civilians account for 53% of the total killed • 105 people since 1998

  3. Conflict

  4. Whole Population Impacted Population

  5. Therapeutic interventions after traumatic incidents in Enniskillen and Omagh Enniskillen Omagh

  6. Healing Through Praxis

  7. More than Medical Needs

  8. Divis Flats, August 1994

  9. Money spent on Mental Health ServicesIsland of Ireland

  10. Conclusions • Development of mental health services to identify, assess and effectively treat trauma related disorders and to support people with trauma related needs before, during and after therapy • Coordinated action plan to develop comprehensive mental health promotion strategies to reduce the future incidence of mental health problems • Stretch the boundaries of the mental health field to encompass the spatial territory of politics, justice and socioeconomics • New emphasis must be placed on understanding the social psychology of conflict and its consequences

  11. Further Discussion • kate@chwbbelfast.org • https://www.facebook.com/kathleenlaverty

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