CVT In the News
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As U.S. braces for Syrian refugees, mental health services lag
Alison Beckman, CVT's project manager and clinical supervisor, is quoted in this article about the critical need for mental health services for refugees.
Source: Reuters
Date: 10/28/2015 -
St. Paul-based Center for Victims of Torture to expand to Atlanta
Ruth Barrett-Rendler, CVT's deputy director, discusses the opportunity to expand services into Atlanta through a partnership with the IRC.
Source: MinnPost
Date: 10/21/2015 -
Two CIA Contractors Are Being Sued for Torture and 'Human Experimentation'
Dr. Steven Miles, a professor at the University of Minnesota's Center for Bioethics and a CVT board member, is quoted in this article about a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of three former CIA detainees.
Source: VICE News
Date: 10/13/2015 -
Almanac: Scale of Torture
Curt Goering, CVT's executive director, discusses torture prevalence in the U.S. on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac program.
Source: TPT's Almanac
Date: 10/09/2015 -
How Minnesota Nonprofits Are Changing The World
CVT is among other international nonprofits based in Minnesota mentioned in this Twin Cities Business magazine article.
Source: Twin Cities Business
Date: 10/06/2015 -
Welcome Refugees, and Treat Survivors of Torture
Curt Goering, CVT's executive director, writes about the need to include rehabilitative services when planning to resettle refugees to the U.S., in a letter to the editor of The New York Times.
Source: The New York Times
Date: 10/01/2015 -
Many Flee Torture: Resettlement Must Include Rehabilitative Care
Curt Goering, CVT's executive director, calls out the need for rehabilitative care for refugees as the Syrian refugee crisis worsens.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 09/29/2015 -
Many Obstacles Are Seen to U.S. Taking in Large Number of Syrian Refugees
Eric Schwartz, Professor and Dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a member of CVT's board of directors, is quoted in this article about the current Syrian refugee crisis.
Source: The New York Times
Date: 09/04/2015 -
Community groups fear loss of UCare from state health plans
Alison Beckman, project manager for the Healing Hearts project, is quoted in this article on UCare and refugees' access to health care.
Source: The Star Tribune
Date: 08/29/2015 -
Honoring Humanitarians: Despite All Odds, the Work Continues
Curt Goering, executive director, honors the selfless dedication of humanitarians across the globe on this World Humanitarian Day.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 08/19/2015
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