ClearCause Foundation names Noelle Damon
as new Advisor - helping bereaved families
when a student dies abroad.

ClearCause Foundation today announced its newest advisor, Noëlle Ghnassia Damon, LCSW-R, DNCCM. Ms. Damon is a psychotherapist in private practice, as well as a Diplomate of the National Center for Crisis Management in collaboration with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

“Families who reach out to ClearCause when their child is hurt or killed on a program abroad are wounded by harsh reality,” said Sheryl Hill, ClearCause Executive Director. “As the mother of Zoe, who died on a study abroad program in Costa Rica, Noelle knows this harsh reality first hand. As a therapist with decades of experience in trauma recovery, she is the ideal advisor for our ClearCause.”

Nöelle Damon is currently Clinical Supervisor for the New York City Trauma Recovery Network for EMDR HAP (Humanitarian Assistance Program) assisting communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, helps individuals who suffer post-traumatic stress.

In honor of her daughter, Zoe, and all the children and families who have suffered similar tragedies, Noelle offers her years of experience in the field of traumatology to provide guidance and assistance to the mission of ClearCause.

About ClearCause Foundation

ClearCause Foundation (CCF) is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization founded in June, 2011 to keep America’s youth and student safe on programs abroad in $17 billion plus federally unregulated industry. Visit CCF at www.clearcausefoundation.org, www.facebook.com/clearcause, www.twitter.com/clearcause and www.youtube.com/clearcausefoundation.

ClearCause Foundation

ClearCause Foundation

A travel, exchange, adventure or study-abroad trip can be the highlight of a young person’s life. International travel carries inherent dangers and risks - especially for American youth and students abroad because few laws and no federal: guidelines, oversight, or transparent public reporting exists in this $20 billion industry entrusted with hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of our youngest global citizens. ClearCause provides tools and information to help parents, youth and chaperones identify risk and take positive steps to mitigate these risks on programs abroad: * StaySafe * A Student Abroad Preparedness Plan; ASAPP * Family Crisis Fund * Awareness & Advocacay Our CAUSE is CLEAR - Keep America’s Children and Students Safe Abroad.

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