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Appendix 1 . Contributors
Helen Christie is a clinical psychologist and former director of the East and South Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health – Research and post graduate centre ( RBUP ). She has worked extensively on sexual abuse of children and on patients with late effects , including adults . She has also worked with traumatised refugee children in Norway , and children in war zones . Helen has written numerous articles and books on trauma , sexual abuse and resilience . She was a co-author of the manual Stabilisation and Skills Training in Trauma , of MHHRI ’ s training manual for women titled Mental Health and Gender Based Violence – Helping Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict , and the paired manual on boys and men exposed to sexual violence . She has run different trainings on gender-based violence , helped traumatised children , and provided family guidance trainings around the world .
Mari Bræin is a clinical psychologist specialising in children and adolescents and is clinical director of the Center of Trauma and Stress Psychology in Oslo . She has extensive experience of working with children , young people and families exposed to trauma and abuse both in Norway and internationally , for , among others , UNICEF . For many years she worked as a special adviser for the Regional Centre for Trauma , Stress and Suicide prevention ( RVTS ) where she trained professionals on trauma-sensitive care . She has extensive experience of specialist trauma treatment and has developed and adapted several therapeutic tools used in trauma treatment in Norway .
Lise Ulvestrand is a clinical psychologist . She also studied political sciences and Latin languages and has worked with NGOs in Norway , Latin-America and Asia . She has coordinated international development programmes on human rights , indigenous people ’ s rights , the right to education , gender violence , women and youth empowerment , and mental health . In 2022 Lise wrote her Masters ’ thesis on psychologists ’ understanding of culture and human rights in the treatment of child sexual abuse . She has a special interest in the treatment of complex psychological states . Lise currently works with long-term adult in-patients .
Nora Sveaass is a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the Department of Psychology , University of Oslo ( UiO ). She is the chair of the organisation Mental Health & Human Rights Info ( MHHRI ). She is a researcher on refugees , human rights violations and the psychological consequences of torture and violence , as well as the treatment and rehabilitation of survivors of torture and violence , including women exposed to sexual violence in war and conflict . She was a member of the UN Committee against Torture between 2005 and 2013 . Since 2014 , she has been a member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture . She has published numerous books and articles and was the editor and a co-author of Mental Health and Gender Based Violence – Helping Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict and the manual Sexual violence against boys and men in war , conflict , and migration – A mental health manual for helpers .
Sara Skilbred Fjeld has a master ’ s degree in Psychology from the University of Oslo and has worked as a research assistant at the Department of Media and Communications , where she was involved in EU Kids Online , a research project that examined online security risks and online opportunities for European children . She has also been involved in a research project of Norwegian Social Research ( NOVA ) on domestic violence . She is one of the authors of the book Det nådeløse arbeidslivet – Hvorfor vi blir utbrente og hvordan arbeidslivet kan bli den beste utgaven av seg selv , about what causes stress and burnout at work . In addition , she has contributed to the MHHRI manual Sexual violence against boys and men in war , conflict , and migration – A mental health manual for helpers .
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Elisabeth Ng Langdal has a degree in Human Geography from the University of Oslo , with a focus on health and developing countries , and an intermediate degree in anthropology . She also has a bachelor ’ s degree in media and communication from the University of Oslo . She has been the General Manager of MHHRI since 2008 . In addition to running MHHRI ’ s resource database on the consequences of human rights violations on mental health , she was a co-author of Mental Health and Gender Based Violence – Helping Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict . Sexual violence against boys and men in war , conflict , and migration – A mental health manual for helpers .