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H2020Doctoral network2016–2020

CONTEXT · COllaborative Network for Training and EXpertise in psychoTraumatology

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-09-01 → 2020-11-30
EU contribution
€3,316,177
Participants
9
Scheme
MSCA-ITN-EID

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Results in brief

COllaborative Network for Training and EXpertise in psychoTraumatology

Mental health disorders afflict more than one-third of the EU’s population annually at a cost of €432 billion. The ‘COllaborative Network for Training and EXcellence in psychoTraumatology’ (CONTEXT) is an international, interdisciplinary European Industrial Doctorate designed to address deficiencies in psychotraumatology training and innovation. CONTEXT brought together a collaboration of individuals across the academic, non-governmental and public sectors to provide a unique training experience to 12 ESRs. By granting ESRs access to populations not otherwise accessible in any other doctoral training programme, CONTEXT facilitated a new cohort of researchers and practitioners who now have the capacity to translate research into practice, thereby mitigating the impact of psychotrauma in the EU. In this way, CONTEXT achieved its goal to develop a high quality, innovative research training programme to build capacity and expertise, and foster innovative social enterprise in psychotraumatology. The nine CONTEXT beneficiaries represent a diverse intersectoral consortium well placed to train and supervise the 12 ESRs. Three interconnected research work packages, each targeting a priority population in Europe (asylum seekers and refugees; emergency-service personnel and humanitarian first-responders; and victims and perpetrators of childhood- and gender-based violence), were successful in addressing current and emergent skill and professional deficiencies that are essential to curb the adverse consequences of trauma exposure.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Mental health disorders afflict more than one-third of the EU’s population each year with an annual economic cost to the EU of €432 billion. The ‘COllaborative Network for Training and EXcellence in psychoTraumatology’ (CONTEXT) is an international, interdisciplinary European Industrial Doctorate (EID) designed to address deficiencies in psychotraumatology training and innovation. A key feature of CONTEXT is the minimum 50% secondment of each ESR to the non-academic sector. Consistent with the requirements of an EID, this component grants ESRs access to populations not otherwise accessible in standard doctoral training programmes. This design will facilitate a new cohort of researchers and practitioners who can translate research into practice, thereby mitigating the impact of psychotrauma in the EU. The goal of CONTEXT is to develop a high quality, innovative research training programme to build capacity and expertise, and foster innovative practice and social enterprise in the area of psychotraumatology. The nine beneficiaries of CONTEXT represent a diverse, interconnected, intersectoral consortium, well placed to collaboratively train and supervise the 12 ESRs. Three interconnected research work packages, each targeting a priority population in Europe (EU-based asylum seekers and refugees, WP3; emergency-service personnel and humanitarian first-responders, WP4; and victims and perpetrators of childhood- and gender-based violence, WP5), address current and emergent skill and professional deficiencies that are essential in curbing the adverse social consequences of trauma-related psychological distress within the EU. CONTEXT enjoys significant support and commitment from highly regarded, international stakeholders and influencers at the political, scientific, and professional level.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · DublinCoordinatorIreland
  • DANSK RODE KORS · KOBENHAVN ODenmark
  • ODENSE KOMMUNE · Odense CDenmark
  • PROBATION BOARD OF NORTHERN IRELAND · BELFASTUnited Kingdom
  • Police Service of Northern Ireland · BelfastUnited Kingdom
  • SPIRITAN ASYLUM SERVICES INITIATIVE LIMITED · DUBLINIreland
  • SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET · Odense MDenmark
  • THE DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE LIMITED · DUBLINIreland
  • UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER · ColeraineUnited Kingdom

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union