CVT In the News
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It's Time to Right the Wrongs of Torture
Citing pop culture's false depictions of torture, Executive Director Curt Goering writes the time is now to get the truth behind the U.S. government's past use of torture and cruel treatment.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 09/30/2013 -
Mental Health Global Humanitarian Priority
Jennifer J. Esala, Ph.D., a CVT Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, writes, “Now is the time to reinvigorate our commitment to supporting the rehabilitation needs of torture and war trauma survivors around the world.” The complete article begins on page 179.
Source: TORTURE: Asian and Global Perspectives
Date: 09/27/2013 -
Mental health care for survivors of torture and conflict
For the Minority Rights Group International's flagship report, State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013, CVT staff write about CVT’s work providing mental health care to refugee survivors of torture and war trauma and the need to integrate mental health care in support of refugees and during post-conflict rebuilding.
Source: Minority Rights Group International: State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013
Date: 09/24/2013 -
Charity of the week
CVT is named a charity of the week by The Week magazine.
Source: The Week
Date: 09/06/2013 -
Restoring Hope, Building Local Capacity
The United Methodist Women, long-time supporters of CVT’s international healing initiatives, feature our work in Dadaab, Kenya, the world’s largest refugee camp.
Source: United Methodist Women
Date: 08/26/2013 -
Mental Health Care as a Humanitarian Response
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering responds to the World Health Organization’s new clinical guidelines for effective mental health care for people exposed to trauma and loss.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 08/20/2013 -
Soon, half of all Syrian fleeing
A CVT Jordan staff member is interviewed by Finland's Yle News for a story about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Source: Yle News
Date: 08/14/2013 -
The urgency of addressing mental health for Syrian refugees
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering writes about CVT Jordan's work helping Syrian refugees and the need for the international community to increase its efforts to provide them skilled, culturally appropriate care.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 08/13/2013 -
Face-to-face with Dr. Steven Miles: Tracking doctors who torture
Dr. Steve Miles, a CVT board member, talks about the role of doctors in torture and his new website, DoctorsWhoTorture.com.
Source: Twin Cities Daily Planet
Date: 08/07/2013 -
It's Never Too Late to Account for Our Torturous Past
Following the 11th anniversary of the Department of Justice's torture memos, CVT Sr. Policy Counsel Melina Milazzo writes that eleven years is a long time to account for the past use of torture, but it's never too late.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 08/06/2013
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