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.
