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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Hope: Trauma-Informed Care Schooling for Displaced Children Globally

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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A ‘Springy Tornado’: Therapy with a Child Refugee with Disorganized Attachment

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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Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain/Head Injury in Survivors of Torture

Integrative Care Resources

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Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers

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 Resources

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.

523 Resources Available

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Hope: Trauma-Informed Care Schooling for Displaced Children Globally

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.

329 Resources Available

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A ‘Springy Tornado’: Therapy with a Child Refugee with Disorganized Attachment

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.

269 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.

595 Resources Available

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Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain/Head Injury in Survivors of Torture

Integrative Care Resources

18 Resources Available

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Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers

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

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Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation Resources

Sexual violence and sexual torture

Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs
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Sara Bracewell
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Access, Accessing healthcare, Assessing Need and Evaluating Outcomes, Case Management Basics, Domestic Violence, Integrated Care, Integrative Care, Medical, Mental Health, Primary Care, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Social Services, Substance abuse, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Suicide, Trauma
90 Minutes
All levels
3 Lessons
1 Quiz
5 Students
The following course is the first of two courses on psychosocial wellbeing, and is part...
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Services to Survivors Experiencing Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence
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Sara Bracewell
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Administration, Community engagement and education, Domestic Violence, Integrative Care, Interventions, Mental Health, Organizational development, ORR trainings and reporting, Sexual and gender-based violence, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Social Services, Special challenges, Special Topics, Webinar
52 Minutes
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During the 2024 ORR Survivor of Torture Recipient Meeting, held in Washington, DC on March...
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Promoting safety with our clients – e-consultation
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health, Social Services, Webinar, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Immigration, Managing trauma and stress, Trauma, Domestic Violence
86 Minutes
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Description: This e-consultation is the second part of a Measured Impact Webinar; it is part...
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Promoting Safety with our Clients
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Mitchell Katayama
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Domestic Violence, Immigration, Managing trauma and stress, Mental Health, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Social Services, Survivors’ Strengths, Trauma, Webinar
82 Minutes
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This is the first part of a Measured Impact Webinar; it is part of the...
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Couples Therapy with Torture Survivors
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health, Social Services, Webinar, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Domestic Violence, Family strengthening interventions
56 Minutes
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This webinar, featuring Paul Orieny, PhD, LMFT, discusses the importance of, and some approaches to,...
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Healing and the Pursuit of Justice: Challenging Sexual Assault as an Instrument of War: Part Three
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Sara Bracewell
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Mental Health, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Special Topics, Webinar
11 Minutes
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Description: This video was made by the Center for Victims of Torture. The entire video...
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Healing and the Pursuit of Justice: Challenging Sexual Assault as an Instrument of War: Part One
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Sara Bracewell
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Mental Health, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Special Topics, Webinar
6 Minutes
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Description: This video was made by the Center for Victims of Torture. The entire video...
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Healing and the Pursuit of Justice: Challenging Sexual Assault as an Instrument of War: Part Two
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Sara Bracewell
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Mental Health, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Special Topics, Webinar
14 Minutes
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Description: This video was made by the Center for Victims of Torture. The entire video...
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