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Creative Solutions for Clients during COVID-19: Social Work at CVT Jordan

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Ahmad Al-Shouly, CVT Jordan social services manager, and Hadeel Al-Mkhaimer and Esraa Janajreh, social workers, discuss their efforts to help clients cope with the challenges they are facing during the pandemic.
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Reaching Out to Survivors in Amman – Before and After COVID-19

Monday, May 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Salwa Al-Haj Saeed, outreach worker at CVT Jordan, works with a team of volunteers to connect with the refugee community and to keep that connection during the pandemic.
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Update from Uganda: The CVT Gulu Team Reaches out to Assist

Monday, May 11, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
The CVT Uganda-Gulu team is adapting care in the time of COVID-19 and caring for clients across the region.
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The Red Hat

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
In this third story in her series, Farah Al-Dweik, senior physiotherapist, CVT Jordan, writes from the perspective of a representative client who escaped Syria after her son was kidnapped and then returned to her
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers Brace Themselves for COVID-19

Thursday, April 16, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
As COVID-19 spreads around the world, people can take steps to help refugees and asylum seekers.
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Venezuelans Must be Granted TPS as the COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, writes about the urgent need to designate Venezuela for temporary protected status.
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The Public Charge Rule Must Be Rescinded Immediately

Michelle Rodenburg
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Human Rights, Immigration, Refugees
The public charge rule never should have been implemented and is dangerously irresponsible, explains Michelle Rodenburg of CVT’s D.C. office.
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Mexicali – A Mexican Border City That’s Often Forgotten

Monday, March 16, 2020
Posted in Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
On a recent visit to Mexicali, Mexico, Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, observed many impacts of the "Remain in Mexico" policy on asylum seekers.
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Helping Bring Change to Families and Society

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
Mohammad Atieh, physiotherapist at CVT Jordan, writes about how CVT's care helps clients begin to look forward to a future.
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CVT Kalobeyei: From Bare Ground to a Successful Program

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
The CVT Kalobeyei team has been extending care to survivors of torture for two years now, and clients report strong results.
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