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Training and Partnering with Others to Help More People Heal

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
CVT’s capacity development work reaches even more people impacted by torture, trauma and other human rights abuses.
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Hope: Human Rights Day 2021

Thursday, December 9, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Simon Adams, Ph.D., CVT president and CEO, writes about Human Rights Day and finding hope in the journey of healing that survivors take on.
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CDC’s Title 42 Ban on Immigration at Southern Border Openly Discriminates without Scientific Basis

Monday, November 29, 2021
Posted in Human Rights, Immigration
Jessica Douglas, external relations officer, CVT Georgia, writes about the CDC’s Title 42 Ban and advocates for its immediate recension.
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Commemoration of World Mental Health Day 2021- CVT Tigray

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Posted in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
The CVT Ethiopia team in Tigray commemorated World Mental Health Day by bringing speeches, presentations and information about care, as well as contests and even t-shirts, to people in many locations.
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Why Georgia Should Harness the Capacity of the State's Global Talent

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Posted in Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Shelleyan Lewars, social media consultant, CVT Georgia, writes about efforts in Georgia to support and utilize the skills and talents of the state's new Americans.
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CVT Georgia – Five Years of Healing and Care

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
CVT Georgia commemorates five years of serving clients.
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A Wealth of Coping Strategies and Parenting Skills Through Tele-counseling

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Wangui Wanjiru, psychosocial counselor, CVT Nairobi, writes about her work with Rosa, a client who began rebuilding her life and better supporting and connecting with her daughter after tele-counseling.
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Instilling Hope During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Tele-Counseling

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Habiba Huka, counseling supervisor, CVT Nairobi, writes about the remarkable and steady progress made by a client whose care included tele-counseling.
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Measuring Results: The Shift to Telehealth During COVID

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health
Sabrina Roowala, MPH, program evaluation specialist, and Jennifer Esala, Ph.D., research associate, made interesting discoveries as they analyzed research results from before and after CVT’s U.S. programs moved to telehealth as a result of the pandemic.
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Resiliency at the U.S. Southern Border: Legal Service Providers Get a Self-Care Boost

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Posted in Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Authors Andrea Cárcamo, Leora Hudak, Urmy Shukla and Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva describe CVT’s work to address the secondary trauma and resiliency needs of legal service providers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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