Brent Bereavement Services
We continue to work with various European organisation, who provide support for victims of terrorism to gain knowledge, experience and to empower victims to have a voice in Europe and around the world.
Through projects such as VNET 1 and VNET 2 (Network of Victims of Terrorism Associations), we have reviewed many issues related to the rather fragmented services available across Europe. Legislation, compensation, social cohesion, empowerment, different approaches to therapeutic intervention and other important issues have been presented and discussed to enhance learning. The outcome is that we gain from each other and mostly from victims on how best to provide appropriate support, which will enhance their ability to cope.
Aims and content of the project
The main aim of the project is to stimulate trans-national co-operation between associations of victims of terrorism and enhance the representation of victims' interests at European Union level. This should be done through the setting up and running of a stable, focussed and effective network of European associations of victims of terrorism or other non governmental organisations with a special focus on supporting victims of terrorism.
The general aims of the project are to:
"Legislation and Terrorism" - Torino, 21st and 22nd May 2009
Hosting Organization: Italian Association of Victims of Terrorism and NAVT. At this convention, different experts on legal issues provided information on the legal proposals addressing terrorism that exist in the different countries of the European Union. The focal point of this convention was the presentation of the proposal for the "Charter of Victims' Rights", around which the convention's different workshops will be carried out.
Victims and Society: "Terrorism and Society" - Paris, 18th and 19th September 2009
Hosting Organization: Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme and NAVT. At this convention, we plan to analyse what the response from the civil society has been regarding terrorist attacks, and the principle consciousness-raising projects, which have been carried out by victims' organisations in all of Europe. Finally, an attempt will be made to enrich the programmes themselves through the exchange of information and good practices.
VI European Day in remembrance of Victims of terrorism: - Brussels, 11th March 2010
Hosting Organization: NAVT - TBC
"Response Protocols in Emergencies" - London, 6th July 2010
Hosting Organization: BBS/CIDS & NAVT. At this convention, different experts in the areas of interventions in emergencies from different disciplines (psychology, psychiatry, medicine and social work) will meet with the aim of exchanging and sharing different response protocols.
"The Media and Terrorism" - Lisboa, October 2010
Hosting Organization: Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima and NAVT. At this convention, a group of media experts and journalists whose work has dealt with the topic of terrorism will meet, covering the news, interviews with victims..., etc. The objective is to reflect on the role of the media with respect to the handling of victims in the media and to create different groups of professional experts from the media who are most relevant in each of the member countries.