David Bolton was born and raised in San Francisco, California where ever since he can remember, his parents, siblings,teachers, and friends were constantly saying, "David, you're telling a story." So, after exploring the world and refining his craft, he returned home to tell some more stories.

Introduction
1 The Omagh bombing and the community's response
2 The Omagh Community Trauma and Recovery Team
3 Assessing the mental-health impact of the Omagh bombing
4 The mental-health impact of the Troubles, 1969-99
5 The mental-health impact of the Troubles, 2000-15
6 The Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation: a comprehensive trauma centre
7 The development of a trauma-focused therapy programme
8 Trauma-focused skills training for practitioners
9 Research, advocacy and policy support
10 Planning for and responding to the mental health impact of conflict
Post script: the rupture of loss and trauma
Index

What are the human consequences of conflict and what are the appropriate service responses? This book seeks to provide an answer to these important questions, drawing on over twenty-five years of work by the author in Northern Ireland and elsewhere.