About Us

Background

In the past decade, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have waned, there has been a significant amount of research done by medical clinicians, ethicists, philosophers, counsellors, clergy, journalists and theologians into the moral impacts on those who served in the conflicts. Yet the work of these groups alongside the practical work done by chaplains, clergy and clinicians who serve to guide people through existential crises remains fragmented.

Purpose

• Produce and receive new scholarship on moral injury
• Facilitate new research by building networks of researchers, clinicians, military members, chaplains and clergy
• Create and develop resources for chaplains, clergy, clinicians and others caring for morally injured individuals.

All these activities serve our ultimate goal of increasing an understanding of the causes and impacts of moral injury and facilitating increased care of those suffering from it.

As research and understanding has increased our awareness of moral injury suffered beyond combat and has extended into areas such as emergency services, healthcare workers and law enforcement personnel, our work has incorporated these contexts into its orbit as well. 

Vision: To deepen understanding of the causes and impacts of moral injury internationally and explore, cultivate and share sources of recovery.

Mission: Towards a robust identification, mitigation and repair of moral injury through attention to frameworks of meaning and practices of care.

Strategy: To develop and highlight innovative research, education, resources and practices to foster collaboration, building networks of scholars, clergy and caregivers through cooperative partnerships.