Mental Health Resources

Torture survivors engage in psychological services to pursue a wide range of goals, from single symptom reduction to addressing the complex effects of torture on their families and communities. Psychological effects of torture vary considerably. Likewise, there is wide variation in the types of assistance sought to address such effects, depending on a host of factors ranging from service accessibility to beliefs about health and healing.

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Unpacking the Wounds of Cultural Displacement: Trauma, Healing, and Reconciliation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

Social Services Resources

Torture occurs within a cultural and social context. It breaks the connections between individuals and their social environment. It separates the bonds of communities. Social work interventions, therefore, are directed at individuals, their families and immediate environments, community, social, and functional groups, and policies and systems. These are accomplished through direct service, resource development, community interventions, education and training, research, and public policy work.

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Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Legal Resources

Attorneys encounter torture survivors with a variety of legal needs. Frequently, however, the survivor’s initial and most pressing legal problem involves immigration matters, such as asylum, family reunification, or defense from removal (deportation). Because safety is crucial to the survivor’s ability to engage fully in torture treatment services, the asylum process is integral to rehabilitation.

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Guide: Afghan Backgrounder

Medical Resources

Survivors of torture often present for care in medical settings, and sometimes in torture treatment programs. The medical portion of HealTorture.org is primarily, but not exclusively, geared to primary care providers (PCPs), including family doctors, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Other staff members in medical settings such as nurses and medical assistants can also facilitate survivors’ healing. Survivors frequently present to gynecologists (due to genital trauma, pelvic pain, etc.), cardiologists (persistent chest pain), gastroenterologists (persistent abdominal pain), and neurologists (intractable headaches and history of traumatic brain injury). Many survivors have gotten great relief of symptoms from physical therapists and practitioners of yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Integrative Care Resources

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Administration Resources

Resources for practitioners in operations and administration who are serving survivors of torture are as follows: development, integrated care, evaluation, technology, training, working with interpreters, and self-care.

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Program Evaluation Resources

Resources for all staff serving survivors of torture to use program evaluation to set the direction of the program, assess the impact of their work, and improve care. For those with dedicated Evaluation and/or Data Management staff, there is a Roadmap to Data Analysis series for an introduction to inferential statistics and Client Data Toolkit series on identifying and implementing a client data management system for your organizational needs.

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Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Mental Health Resources

Torture survivors engage in psychological services to pursue a wide range of goals, from single symptom reduction to addressing the complex effects of torture on their families and communities. Psychological effects of torture vary considerably. Likewise, there is wide variation in the types of assistance sought to address such effects, depending on a host of factors ranging from service accessibility to beliefs about health and healing.

607 Resources Available

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Unpacking the Wounds of Cultural Displacement: Trauma, Healing, and Reconciliation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake

Social Services Resources

Torture occurs within a cultural and social context. It breaks the connections between individuals and their social environment. It separates the bonds of communities. Social work interventions, therefore, are directed at individuals, their families and immediate environments, community, social, and functional groups, and policies and systems. These are accomplished through direct service, resource development, community interventions, education and training, research, and public policy work.

410 Resources Available

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Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Legal Resources

Attorneys encounter torture survivors with a variety of legal needs. Frequently, however, the survivor’s initial and most pressing legal problem involves immigration matters, such as asylum, family reunification, or defense from removal (deportation). Because safety is crucial to the survivor’s ability to engage fully in torture treatment services, the asylum process is integral to rehabilitation.

278 Resources Available

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Guide: Afghan Backgrounder

Medical Resources

Survivors of torture often present for care in medical settings, and sometimes in torture treatment programs. The medical portion of HealTorture.org is primarily, but not exclusively, geared to primary care providers (PCPs), including family doctors, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Other staff members in medical settings such as nurses and medical assistants can also facilitate survivors’ healing. Survivors frequently present to gynecologists (due to genital trauma, pelvic pain, etc.), cardiologists (persistent chest pain), gastroenterologists (persistent abdominal pain), and neurologists (intractable headaches and history of traumatic brain injury). Many survivors have gotten great relief of symptoms from physical therapists and practitioners of yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

608 Resources Available

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Integrative Care Resources

30 Resources Available

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Administration Resources

Resources for practitioners in operations and administration who are serving survivors of torture are as follows: development, integrated care, evaluation, technology, training, working with interpreters, and self-care.

305 Resources Available

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Program Evaluation Resources

Resources for all staff serving survivors of torture to use program evaluation to set the direction of the program, assess the impact of their work, and improve care. For those with dedicated Evaluation and/or Data Management staff, there is a Roadmap to Data Analysis series for an introduction to inferential statistics and Client Data Toolkit series on identifying and implementing a client data management system for your organizational needs.

70 Resources Available

Browse all Program Evaluation Resources

Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Mental Health

Hope: Trauma-Informed Care Schooling for Displaced Children Globally
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Sara Bracewell
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Children, Children, Children, Children and Torture, Medical, Mental Health, Trauma & PTSD, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, Webinar
100 Minutes
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Description This webinar, held on May 15, 2025, was sponsored by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and facilitated by the […]
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Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing
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Sara Bracewell
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Interventions, Medical, Mental Health, Mental Health Groups, Social Services, Staff Training, Trauma, Trauma & PTSD, Treatment Approaches, Treatment Model, Webinar
135 Minutes
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This workshop, held on October 1, 2024, was hosted by The National Capacity Building Project in partnership with The National […]
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Services in Support of Children of Survivors
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Sara Bracewell
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Children, Children, Children and Torture, Mental Health, Pediatric and adolescent services, Social Services, Webinar
41 Minutes
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During the 2024 ORR Survivor of Torture Recipient Meeting, held in Washington, DC on March 20th, 2024 there were three […]
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Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use Disorders among Survivors
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Sara Bracewell
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Administration, Mental Health, Organizational development, ORR trainings and reporting, Social Services, Special challenges, Special Topics, Substance abuse, Substance Abuse, Webinar
62 Minutes
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During the 2024 ORR Survivor of Torture Recipient Meeting, held in Washington, DC on March 20th, 2024 there were three […]
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Services to Survivors Experiencing Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence
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Sara Bracewell
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Administration, Afghan Arrivals, Afghan Arrivals, Community engagement and education, Domestic violence, Domestic Violence, Families and caregivers, Families and caregivers, Integrative Care, Interventions, Mental Health, Organizational development, ORR trainings and reporting, Sexual and sex-based violence, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Social Services, Special topics, Special Topics, Webinar
52 Minutes
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During the 2024 ORR Survivor of Torture Recipient Meeting, held in Washington, DC on March 20th, 2024 there were three […]
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The Making Of Transcendence: A Journey Of Hope + Healing
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Sara Bracewell
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Administration, Development, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Organizational development, Program development & fundraising, Staff Training, Webinar
41 Minutes
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During NCTTP’s 16th Annual Symposium on March 18, 2024, Jane C. Wagner, Tina DiFeliciantonio, and Hawthorne Smith, PhD, showed a […]
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Mental Health Considerations for Climate Migrants
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Sara Bracewell
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Mental Health, Webinar
24 Minutes
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During NCTTP’s 16th Annual Symposium on March 18, 2024, Dr. Mikel Matto presented “Mental Health Considerations for Climate Migrants.” […]
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Providing Trauma-informed Services to Older Survivors of Torture
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Sara Bracewell
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Administration, Cambodians, Cambodians/Khmer, Cambodians/Khmer, Common medical conditions, COVID-19, Diabetes, Integrated Care, Medical, Mental Health, ORR trainings and reporting, Social Services, Special Topics, Webinar
90 Minutes
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Description: During the Virtual Town Meeting held on January 23, 2024, three insightful program presentations were featured, each delving into […]
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