Trauma & Psychiatry

Trauma is the emotional response to very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of a person’s control. It is a pervasive problem, with lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, and/or spiritual well-being. For more than one, suicide is the only last attempt to flee from their traumatic experience. In most cases, the treatment of trauma needs medical intervention, and the people see their rights restricted for their own good. Trauma and human rights violations frequently go hand in hand and require particular attention by all those working with persons affected or surrounded by trauma.

The FGIP has a long history in seeding and incubating initiatives at the intersection of human rights and trauma. Currently, we are seeding new initiatives on trauma care in Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Belarus.The FGIP has a long history in seeding and incubating initiatives at the intersection of human rights and trauma. Currently, we are seeding new initiatives on trauma care in Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Belarus.


It is time to join forces to combat the political abuse of psychiatry

The Federation Global Initiative on Psychiatry cannot remain silent:

Who protects those who protect others?

In a statement issued on December 10, 2025, the Trump administration announced its opposition to the resolution Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of UN Personnel. The resolution, which emphasizes the need to comply with international humanitarian law, addresses the need to ensure the safety of humanitarian workers and UN personnel in conflict zones. It also calls for accountability for attacks on these workers.
 
While the United States claims to take the safety and security of humanitarian personnel seriously, it cannot support this resolution, which it considers purely symbolic. It sees it as a waste of resources and moreover refuses to contribute to the promotion of a radical gender ideology, such as that promoted by the United Nations. An ideology that, according to the Trump administration, undermines true equality between biological men and women.
 
President Trump, a man who used his wealth and status to avoid military service, is thus disparaging doctors, nurses, and other humanitarian workers who work in conflict zones like Gaza or Ukraine. Among which there are undoubtedly ‘real men and women’.
 
The Trump administration’s full eccentric reasoning can be read here: