International Trauma Studies Program
ITSP is an NGO based in New York which focuses on research and programming to increase awareness of suffering caused by trauma. Their work aims to “enhanc(e) the natural resilience and coping capacities in individuals, families, and communities that have endured and/or are threatened by traumatic events”. They conduct research, hold professional trainings, and offer technical assistance to international organizations. Their aim is to help build a global learning community around mental health and human rights.
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Mental Health Status of Human Rights Workers, Kosovo, June 2000, Timothy Holtz, Peter Salama, Barbara Cardozo, and Carol Gotway, Journal of Traumatic Stress (2000)
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Exhumations in Latin America: Current Status and Pending Challenges: A Psychosocial View, Susan Navarro-Garcia, Pau Perez-Sales, Alberto Fernandez-Liria, Peace & Conflict Review, Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2010)
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Updating the Nonprofit Work Ethic, Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman, Stanford Social Innovation Review, (2016)
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Estrés Traumático Secundario (ETS) en Periodistas Mexicanos y Defensores de Derechos Humanos, Rogelio Morales, Liliana Souza Colin, Angela O. Mireles, Bonilla Allende (2016) Summa Psicológica UST, 13, 101-111.
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Well-being, Risk, and Human Rights Practice, Alice Nah, Human Rights Defender Hub Policy Brief 1, University of York (2017)
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