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

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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

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Integrative Care Resources

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

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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

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Mental Health Resources

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

Social Services Resources

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E-Learning

Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs

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Legal Resources

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Guide: Afghan Backgrounder

Medical Resources

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E-Learning

Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

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Integrative Care Resources

30 Resources Available

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E-Learning

Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

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Administration Resources

305 Resources Available

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Program Evaluation Resources

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Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation

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Administration

Federal Funding Freeze 2025: How Nonprofits Can Diversify Revenue Streams

Original Publication Date: July 24, 2025

Last Updated: July 25, 2025

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Nonprofits in the U.S. are facing a 2025 federal funding freeze that impacts social services and has disproportionate effects on smaller organizations. This article, by fundsforNGOs, recommended ways to manage this shift in funding includes capacity-building around fundraising tools and strategic operations. Other strategies included in the article encourage collaboration through shared resources, advocacy, and partnerships.

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