The Collaborative Network for Training and Excellence in Psychotraumatology (CONTEXT)

Project title

The Collaborative Network for Training and Excellence in Psychotraumatology (CONTEXT)

Project managers

Maj Hansen

Project description

CONTEXT is a specialized education program for 12 PhD students developed in collaboration between 3 universities and 6 non-academic partners (see below). The 12 students are staying half of the time at the university and the other half of the time at the non-academic partner.

Background:
Unfortunately, exposure to traumatic events is common throughout the world. At the same time, there can be great cultural and contextual variation in the individual's response to a traumatic event, which can have a significant impact on screening, assessment, prevention and treatment of traumatic responses within and beyond national borders.

Goal:
The goal of CONTEXT is therefore to conduct high quality, innovative research, build capacity and expertise, and foster innovative practice in global psychotraumatology.

Focus areas:
CONTEXT has three special focus areas:

1. EU-based asylum seekers and refugees;
2. Emergency-service personnel and humanitarian first-responders;
3. Survivors and perpetrators of childhood- and gender-based violence

Project period

2016 - 2021

The project is carried out under

THRIVE Research Group

Collaborators

Ulster University, Trinity College Dublin, Danish Red Cross, the Children Centres, Probation Services of Northern Ireland, Police Services of Northern Ireland, SPIRASI, and Dublin Rape Crisis Center

Funding

CONTEXT has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 722523