As chair of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, I invite you to join us (via zoom) on Monday,… READ MORE>>
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Annual Program of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations
Posted by on February 2, 2025
Presentation Date: 02/10/25
Location: Zoom
Posted by on January 3, 2025
Presentation Date: 02/10/25
Location: Zoom
As the chair of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, I am inviting you to our online annual program,… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: This Thursday: Meeting of the Trauma Working Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations
Posted by on February 22, 2022
Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation Massive traumatic experiences often render our emotional and cognitive capacities ineffective and make it difficult to make sense of what is happening to us. My late friend Dr. Dori Laub described in his seminal paper, “Knowing and Not Knowing Massive Psychic Trauma” (1993), the various… READ MORE>>
Meeting of the Trauma Working Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations
Posted by on February 14, 2022
Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation Massive traumatic experiences often render our emotional and cognitive capacities ineffective and make it difficult to make sense of what is happening to us. My late friend Dr. Dori Laub described in his seminal paper, “Knowing and Not Knowing Massive Psychic Trauma” (1993), the various… READ MORE>>
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and an Inspirational Message From a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on January 29, 2022
Thursday January 27th marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I attended the commemoration ceremony held by the United Nations, which was held remotely this year. The moving event included remarks by the UN Secretary-General, the Permanent Representatives of Israel and the United States, Dr. Petra Gelbart, granddaughter of Romani Holocaust survivors, and Elisha Wiesel, son of Holocaust survivors Marion and Elie Wiesel…. READ MORE>>
Annual Meeting of the Trauma Working Group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations
Posted by on February 8, 2021
Presentation Date: 02/11/21
Location: Zoom
Karen Hopenwasser, my co-chair of the Trauma Working Group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, and I would like to invite the public… READ MORE>>