9th International Conference, “Trauma, Abuse, and Violence: Thriving for a World Without Torture”

GUEST SPEAKERS

	Dr. Wajid Pirzada CEO Roots Pakistan-A Grassroots Development Action Topic: Elderly Abuse and Need for Social Protection		Dr. Asir Ajmal GIFT University, Pakistan Topic: Preventing Torture in Police Settings: Insights and Reflections

	Dr. Lawrence H. Gerstein (Professor) Ball State University, Indiana, USA Topic: Prevention Programs to Confront Sexual Violence Victimization in South Asian University Campuses		Aashna Banerjee Ball State University, Indiana, USA Topic: Prevention Programs to Confront Sexual Violence Victimization in South Asian University Campuses

	Dr. Farah Malik University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Children and Adolescents of Special Context: Clinical Assessment and Intervention of Abuse and Violence Trauma		Olesya V. Volkova Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Russia Topic: Learned Helplessness as A Consequence of Traumatic Experience: New Methodological Ideas of Study

	Clara Gesteira Santos Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Topic: A Multicultural Approach to Study of Mental Health Literacy and Myths on Trauma Caused by Catastrophes		Frank Cohn Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST) Topic: Global and Local Anti-torture Movements