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From Trauma to Hope: Extending Care to Refugees in Nairobi

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Elizabeth Mbatha Muli, MSc, psychotherapist/trainer, CVT Nairobi, gave this speech at CVT's 2017 Restoring Hope Breakfast, describing her work with refugee survivors of torture.
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CVT's St. Paul Healing Center Gets a Backyard Farm

Thursday, October 19, 2017
A Backyard Farm, which designs and installs herb and vegetable gardens in residential lawns throughout the Twin Cities, recently donated raised gardening beds to CVT’s St. Paul Healing Center.
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A Time for Vigilance

Monday, October 16, 2017
Posted in Human Rights, Refugees, Minnesota
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, gave this speech at the CVT Restoring Hope Breakfast – October 12, 2107.
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Refugee Crisis: Assessing the Critical Need for Care in Uganda

Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Paul Orieny, senior clinical advisor for mental health, and Neal Porter, director of international services, comment on the need for care for one million refugees newly arrived in Uganda.
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CVT Saddened by Death of M. Cherif Bassiouni, Drafter of the UN Convention Against Torture

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Posted in Human Rights
CVT responds with sadness to the death of M.Cherif Bassiouni, a globally recognized champion of the rights of victims of torture.
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A Stop on the Train

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell, CVT director of development, met with 9 women clients on a recent donor trip to CVT Jordan and reflects on the insight they shared with her.
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Everyone at CVT Impacts the Lives of Survivors

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Henock Tesfa Keno, administration/finance manager, CVT Ethiopia, writes about the important role of every person at CVT in ensuring sustained, effective care for those who have survived torture.
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Atomic Data’s Jim Wolford is a Restoring Hope Breakfast “Regular”

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Posted in Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Minnesota
Jim Wolford, co-owner and chief executive officer of Atomic Data, hopes that his company's sponsorship of CVT's Restoring Hope Breakfast will inspire other businesses to participate.
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The Human Face of the Torturer

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Andrea Northwood, Ph.D., LP, CVT client services director, writes about James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, the psychologists who designed the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, and how torturers are created.
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Why Torture is Wrong

Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health
The following speech was delivered by Curt Goering, CVT executive director, in Spokane, Washington, on September 9, 2017. He was invited by the Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture to speak on the occasion of settlement of an historic lawsuit filed against two psychologists, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who designed the CIA torture program after the attacks of 9/11.###
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