Healing and Human Rights: A Blog by the Center for Victims of Torture

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Following a Massacre, Individuals, Families and a Community Struggle to Rebuild

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, reflects on meeting with survivors at CVT Uganda.
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What Happened at SAFE: A Community Exchange on Sexual Assault

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Laura de Rosier, CVT major gifts and events associate, reports on highlights from SAFE: The Sexual Assault Fundamentals Education Conference.
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Expansion of the CVT Atlanta Center Means New Support for Survivors

Thursday, April 5, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
To provide additional support to survivors of torture, CVT Atlanta has introduced a new role focused on community and advocacy initiatives to support human rights, which can help clients with healing.
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One Person’s Healing Can Help Many Others, Even Babies

Monday, April 2, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Teresia Macharia, psychosocial counselor at CVT Nairobi, writes about her work with survivors, including teenage girls who became mothers as a result of rape.
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CVT Publishes New Report on Refugee Mental Health in Ethiopia

Friday, March 30, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
CVT published a report authored by Shannon Golden, Ph.D., CVT research associate, about mental health, stressors, coping strategies and more, conducted in two camps in Northern Ethiopia.
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Collaborative Care for Refugees and Torture Survivors: Next Steps are Needed Now

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Refugees who have survived torture see improvements as a result of collaborative care, but more research is needed, according to a new report authored by CVT researchers, including Maria Vukovich, Ph.D, research associate, and colleagues.
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CVT Physiotherapists Featured in Groundbreaking New Book

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
A new text book features CVT’s dynamic approach to physical therapy for survivors of torture and trauma.
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Notes from the Field: Reaching More Survivors Than Ever at CVT Nairobi

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering reports on his trip to CVT Nairobi and Kakuma.
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Providing Counseling and a Place Where Someone Cares

Monday, March 12, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Nancy Mwikali, counseling supervisor, CVT Nairobi, writes about the importance of listening and giving clients a space where they can speak without being judged.
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Healing Today can Help Stop Violence Tomorrow

Monday, March 5, 2018
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
"Clients become able to deal with the past and change their future," writes Raymond Mwaura, psychosocial counselor, CVT Nairobi,about the long-term impacts of his work with survivors of torture.
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