VOICES Resiliency Symposium, Knowledge to Practice: Pathways to Long-Term Healing, brought together leading researchers, mental health practitioners and government agencies providing support services for victims’ families, survivors and responders, in the United States and abroad. The event was a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between research and practice, as well as to learn from individuals who have been directly affected by acts of terrorism and mass violence.
This year, we were honored to hear testimonies from parents who lost children in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as well as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The day-long event also included presentations by accomplished subject matter experts who have dedicated their careers to researching and treating the multi-generational impact of trauma; PTSD and anxiety; supporting victims of mass tragedy; and promoting resiliency in responders and the community at-large.
Our thanks to the dedicated individuals listed below who took time out of their busy schedules to participate in our Annual Resiliency Symposium. We also appreciate the efforts of our staff and volunteers including representatives from Goldman Sachs who contributed to the event’s success.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Turken, Heath & McCauley
Kreindler & Kreindler
Opening Remarks
Mary Fetchet
Founding Director
Voices of September 11th
The Multigenerational Impact of Trauma on Survivors and Responders
Yael Danieli, PhD
Clinical Psychologist/Traumatologist
Private Practice
Research to Practice: Treatment of PTSD and Anxiety
Rebecca Rosen, PhD
Mental Health Director
World Trade Center Clinical Center of Excellence, Bellvue
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Medical Center
JoAnn Difede, PhD
Director of PATSS, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell
Attending Psychologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Supporting Victims of Mass Tragedy: National and International Perspectives
Sue O'Sullivan
Chair
International Framework for Dialogue and Information Sharing for Victims of Terrorism Speaker Organization
David J Schonfeld, MD, FAAP
Director
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
Giving Voice to Victim’s Families and Survivors
Fred Guttenberg
Founder of Orange Ribbons For Jaime
Father of Jaime Guttenberg, Brother to Michael Guttenberg, MD
Mary Fetchet
Founding Director
VOICES
JoAnn Bacon
Co-Founder & Director Charlotte Helen Bacon Foundation
Mother of Charlotte Bacon
Vicarious and Shared Trauma: Promoting Resilient Responders
Carol Tosone, PhD
Professor and Director of the DSW Program in Clinical Social Work
New York University Silver School of Social Work
Cultivating a Resilient Community: A Pathway to Thrive
Mollie Marti, PhD, JD
President and CEO
National Resilience Institute