In honor of the life and work of Dr. Barbara Chester, the Hopi Foundation has established an award for outstanding clinicians and practitioners who treat victims of torture, their families and communities. In issuing this award, we hope to honor the worthy persons who undertake the difficult and often dangerous work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture. We hope also to call attention to such abuses directed against specific regions and communities, and draw worldwide support for prevention of torture and associated trauma.
Calling for Nominations for the 2009 Barbara Chester Award
Deadline date for Nominations: April 6, 2009
The Barbara Chester Award recipient will be determined by vote of our distinguished Selection Committee The annual award includes a U.S. $10,000 cash prize and a handcrafted Hopi Indian silver sculpture symbolizing healing and freedom from fear of intimidation from any source. Learn more about the sculpture's maker and its meaning.
The 2009 Barbara Chester Award event will be held on the evening of October 3rd, 2009 at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
The Treatment of Extreme Trauma: A Unique Training Conference Opportunity October 2nd and 3rd, 2009 in Flagstaff, Arizona
A major Training Conference on Trauma will be held in conjunction with the Barbara Chester Award event.
