Helping Torture Survivors Heal

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Mental Health Webinars

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All Webinars

From Presentation

PowerPoint Presentation from Webinar

Storytelling/Bookmaking Techniques and Tips

Websites

Bellvue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture

The Center for Victims of Torture - Working with Youth Includes a bibliography of articles and links to many sites of interest to people working with youth

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

New Tactics in Human Rights Tactical notebook about working with child soldiers in post-war Mozambique

Restorative Resources Amber Elizabeth Gray's Website

Case Study of George at Restorative Resources

Articles

Gibson, K. (1989) Children in Political Violence. Social Science and Medicine 28(7).

Porterfield, K. and Akinsulure-Smith, A. Therapeutic Work with Children and Families. In Smith, H., Keller, A., & Lhewa, D., (Eds.) "...Like a Refugee Camp on First Avenue:" Insights and Experiences from the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. (pp. 299-335). New York, New York.

Books

Minefields in Their Hearts: The Mental Health of Children in War and Communal Violence by Roberta Apfel (Editor), Bennett Simon (Editor)

Young Children and Trauma: Intervention and Treatment by Joy D. Osofsky (Editor)

Especially recommended chapter from the above book is the chapter entitled: Rainbows of Tears, Souls Full of Hope: Cultural Issues Related to Young Children and Trauma by Chandra Ghosh Ippen and Marva L. Lewis

My Name is…Stories and Art by Young Refugees in Minnesota Schools click this link to down the entire book (long download) or click here to order a hardcopy of the book

Developed for teachers to increase their understanding of refugee student experiences or to be used with mainstream students to increase their awareness of their peers’ experience. It can also be used by trained professionals in their work with refugee youth to help refugee students see that they are not alone in their experiences.