Several vivo-members presented vivo’s work on the 18. annual meeting of the german speaking society for psychotraumatology (DeGPT) from 10. to 12. March 2016.

Dr. Maggie Schauer promotes in her lecture “Mental health first!” a paradigm shift in the care systems for refugees in Germany. Dr. Thomas Elbert presented the trauma-work with street children, gangs, former child soldiers and unaccompanied minor refugees. Dr. Tobias Hecker talked in two symposia about trauma and memory as well as trauma and violence.