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What does HealTorture.org offer Service Providers?
How do I learn about the Healing Process?
What can I learn about via Webinars or by watching Videos?
What if I am a New Employee to a program serving torture survivors?
What resources are available to Students researching the healing process of torture survivors?

We encourage people who are serving survivors of torture to submit resources to this website.

Narrative Exposure Therapy for Torture Survivors in Exile: Overview and Adaptations

This session presents a brief theoretical and practical overview of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), which has emerged in recent years as a promising evidence-based treatment for PTSD in torture survivors. The presentation will assume familiarity and skill with exposure treatments and is designed for psychotherapists.  The overview covers the theoretical background for NET, basic components of the method, and references for some of the current research supporting NET.

Raising a Girl: A Handbook for Newcomer Mothers and Daughters

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This book, written by Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS), is intended for mothers and daughters or caregivers of young girls who are new to the United States to read through and talk about together. The book focuses on healthy development and addresses topics that often come up in families that are raising girls in the U.S. 

Gender Perspectives on Torture: Law & Practice

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This report follows-up on the report of March 2016 by Juan Mendez to UNHRC. It specifically looks at torture and other types of severe punishments on “women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersexpersons” in response to the reality that most existing frameworks have been written for and about men. It includes a combination of articles and essays by global experts.

Defining Effective Care Coordination for Mental Health Referrals of Refugee Populations in the United States

This is a new report published in the journal Ethnicity & Health, “Defining effective care coordination for mental health referrals of refugee populations in the United States,"by Patricia J. Shannon, Gregory A. Vinson, Tonya L. Horn & Evelyn Lennon. Follow the link to the online abstract: full article available for purchase.

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

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Improving Well Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers
CVT’s NEW Toolkit for Providers Working with Refugees

Meet Paw, a refugee from Burma seeking medical care in the U.S. for her headaches, nightmares and physical pain. She’s unfamiliar with the U.S. primary care system and she doesn’t speak English. Waiting alone at her first doctor appointment, Paw wonders, “How will the doctor understand me? What if I don’t like my interpreter? Will I ever be healthy again?” Paw’s questions don’t end there. They’re only a few of several listed in in CVT’s new manual, “Improving Well Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers.”  Paw is a fictional character whose real-life experiences mirror those of clients in CVT’s Healing Hearts program.

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