Ministers have supported hundreds of people in the UK after traumatic events like terrorist attacks, fires, flooding and revelations of child abuse. The new training will help them support large numbers of people in such circumstances.<\/p>\n
Ministers who have worked with communities experiencing difficult situations have helped create the course, which is being run by Dr Christopher Southgate, from the University of Exeter<\/p>\n
Clergy were trained in Exeter and Plymouth in November and further training will be held in Cumbria in January, with further courses around England within the next three years.<\/p>\n
Dr Southgate said: \u201cEvents we have seen this year \u2013 the attack in Manchester and the fire in Grenfell Tower \u2013 make it clear that this training is very much needed. Horrific situations like this pose challenges for ministers which their current training doesn\u2019t include. We hope this new course will help them feel prepared when their communities are traumatised.\u201d<\/p>\n