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Seeing Hope in Clients’ Strength: Amrita Chudasama, psychosocial counselor at CVT Nairobi, writes about her work with survivors and the beauty in their process of change.
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Parenting Skills and Self-Care for Refugee Parents in a New CVT Nairobi Program: The team at CVT Nairobi developed a Parenting program to help refugee parents cope with stress and bring families closer together.
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At Every Border, #FamiliesBelongTogether: Forced family separation, whever it occurs, can create lasting trauma for survivors of torture.
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"The Mind-Body Connection at CVT Kakuma": Joseph Wesonga, phsyiotherapist/trainer, writes about life-changing physical therapy at CVT's newest location.
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How a Seamstress and Her Niece Changed CVT's Volunteer Program: For Christine Bornhofer and her niece, Danielle, crafting DIY heating pads for CVT's torture survivor clients is a family affair.
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Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington office, is quoted in this article by Sam Skolnik for Bloomberg Government, “Torture Comeback Feared as U.S. Making Key Hires, Critics Say.”
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News Release: The Center for Victims of Torture today responded to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it intends to set the Fiscal Year 2019 refugee admissions ceiling at 30,000, a historic low. Our release was also picked up by Relief Web and Nigeria News.
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Eric Schwartz, president of Refugees International and CVT board member, is quoted in a CBS story, “Trump administration cuts refugee numbers,” and an NBC story, “Comments about child abuse changed minds on migrant kids, experts say.” He is also quoted in Common Dreams, "'Unconscionable' and 'Appalling': In Affront to Those Fleeing US-Backed Wars and Persecution, Trump Slams Door on Refugees."
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