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Our goal is to break the cycle of suffering that ruins lives and devastates families. EMDR-Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, can be described as the mental health equivalent of Doctors Without Borders: a global network of clinicians who travel anywhere there is a need to stop suffering and prevent the after-effects of trauma and violence. Our primary focus is on training local therapists within crisis or underserved communities to treat trauma using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a therapeutic approach that has been proven effective for post-traumatic stress disorder in numerous controlled studies. The HAP model emphasizes training and empowering local clinicians to continue the healing process. EMDR becomes a powerful weapon for battling the after-effects of trauma, whether from natural or man-made disaster. We also help local therapists and organizations set up infrastructures to support ongoing direct service to their communities. In this way, the healing power of EMDR is increased exponentially, continuing long after HAP clinicians leave an area. For more information on EMDR as a therapy, its applications, and how to access EMDR services, we recommend a visit to the EMDR NETWORK Our Trauma Recovery Network coordinates clinicians to treat victims and emergency service workers after crises such as Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Hap in Action Reflections on the War in the Middle East and the Challenge to EMDR HAP Trauma therapists are not immune to the passions and emotions of longstanding political and societal conflicts. All of us have been greatly distressed by the outbreak of intense warfare in Israel, Lebanon and Palestine. (...more) Volunteers Confront Katrina Dozens of HAP volunteers have traveled to the Gulf Coast since September to relieve trauma and train local clinicians in EMDR. (...more>) India, Sri Lanka, Palestine: From Disaster to Development November finds three HAP international projects underway. (...more>) HAP Will Launch Trauma Recovery Network A national, permanent and expandable network of clinician volunteers will be a mental health "reserve force" ready to respond to disaster in local communities. (...more>)