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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Sustaining Purpose: Leadership and Resilience in Human-Centered Work

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

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.

488 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.

306 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.

268 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.

584 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.

304 Resources Available

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Sustaining Purpose: Leadership and Resilience in Human-Centered Work

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

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

Social Services

Reimaginings: Storytelling and Poetry for Navigating Loss and Hope
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Mitchell Katayama
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Administration, Children, Children, Children and Torture, Mental Health, Organizational development, Social Services, Staff Training, Webinar
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Description: This presentation, by Merna Hecht, MA is an excerpt from ORR’s 2022 Survivor of...
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Family Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services
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Mitchell Katayama
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Children, Children, Family strengthening interventions, Integrative Care, Mental Health, ORR trainings and reporting, Social Services, Webinar
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Description: In this presentation, Mary Bunn takes a broader look at some of the family-based...
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Presentation for ORR Grantees on COVID-19 Update, Medicines and Vaccines
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Mitchell Katayama
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Administration, COVID-19, Medical, ORR trainings and reporting, Social Services, Webinar
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Description: In this presentation Dr. Rajeev Bais of the University of South Carolina School of...
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Leadership and Resilience Among Survivors of Violence & Torture – Part 2
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Mitchell Katayama
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Social Services, Administration, Webinar, Tools for helping survivors, Innovative strategies, Community engagement, Survivors’ Strengths, Community engagement and education
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Description: Very often both survivors of torture and torture treatment programs may benefit from survivors...
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Leadership and Resilience Among Survivors of Violence and Torture
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Mitchell Katayama
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Administration, Community engagement, Community engagement and education, Innovative strategies, Social Services, Survivors’ Strengths, Webinar
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SPECIAL NOTE: We experienced technical difficulties with the audio during the recording of this webinar....
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Working with Survivors of Torture – the Mind Body Connection: eConsultation
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health, Social Services, Medical, Webinar, Physical Therapy, Chronic Pain, Complementary & Alternative Medicine
76 Minutes
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An overview of trauma-informed meditation, yoga, and physical therapy as approaches to consider in the...
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Working With Survivors of Torture – The Mind-Body Connection
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health, Social Services, Medical, Webinar, Physical Therapy, Treatment Approaches, Chronic Pain, Complementary & Alternative Medicine
90 Minutes
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An overview of trauma-informed meditation, yoga, and physical therapy as approaches to consider in the...
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Fundamentals: Cultural Competence
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Mitchell Katayama
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Integrative Care, Legal, Medical, Mental Health, Social Services, Special Topics, Staff Training
60 Minutes
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This lesson introduces Cultural Competence (43 minutes, plus reflection and additional reading time) and was...
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