{"id":24516,"date":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=24516"},"modified":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","slug":"doctor-talks-about-the-realities-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/11\/25\/doctor-talks-about-the-realities-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor talks about the realities of war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hidden legacy of war can be seen at a talk in Penarth next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24594\" alt=\"Dr. Neil Kitchiner will shed light on the realities of war at a talk in Penarth\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24594\" alt=\"Dr. Neil Kitchiner will shed light on the realities of war at a talk in Penarth\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Dr Neil Kitchiner will shed light on the realities of war at a talk in Penarth.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mental health expert, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhrnc.org\/NeilKitchiner.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Neil Kitchiner<\/a>, will discuss his experiences as an Army Reservist during a talk and Q&amp;A session at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penarthpavilion.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penarth Pier Pavilion<\/a>. Drawing on his service in Afghanistan, Kitchiner will utilise his own diary notes, photographs and videos to offer an insight into the conflicts that are leaving a lasting impression on our servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>Fundraising and sponsorship manager, Alice Turner, explained, \u201cThe Pavilion takes a keen interest in supporting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Neil has seen first-hand what people have to deal with during conflict so offers an informed and empathetic\u00a0approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Journey to Afghanistan and Back<\/em> takes place on 30 November.<\/p>\n<p><em><sub>Listening Post: The Journey to Afghanistan and Back<\/sub><\/em><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24516-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav\">https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><sub><sup><strong>Main photo:<\/strong>\u00a0Neil Kitchener \/\/\u00a0<\/sup><sup><strong>Side photo:\u00a0<\/strong>Staff Sgt Brett Miller, US Army \/\/\u00a0<strong>Splash photo: <\/strong>Ben Salter<\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penarth Pier hosts a talk by the mental health expert Neil Kitchiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":24538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1773,4267,4268,4269,206,608,4270,4271],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-24516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-afghanistan","tag-army","tag-combat-stress","tag-dr-neil-kitchiner","tag-mental-health","tag-penarth","tag-penarth-pier-pavilion","tag-post-traumatic-stress-disorder"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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