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Advancing Evaluation and Research

Last updated: June 6, 2025
Evaluation and Research

At CVT we provide integrated, evidence-informed mental health services to support healing and foster resilience for those who have experienced torture and other forms of trauma. Programming includes justice and human rights initiatives, elevating the voices of survivors. We recognize that mental health challenges often emerge from complex individual, social, and systemic interactions. CVT works collaboratively with clients and communities to support individual and collective healing and the pursuit of survivor defined justice. Our approach is adapted to cultural and contextual factors, with needs in specific settings informing therapeutic approaches.

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Monitoring, evaluation and applied research is integrated throughout CVT initiatives to support prevention, healing and the pursuit of justice. The Evaluation and Research Department plays a key role at CVT in accountability to survivors and donors, driving program improvements, and elevating programming. This includes support for CVT’s partners, representing a broad network of organizations operating in diverse global contexts.

Using diverse methods, the Evaluation and Research Department at CVT is positioned to provide a wide range of services, including:
  • Needs Assessments: rapid and comprehensive population-based approaches.
  • Program Evaluation: baseline, midterm, outcome, and process evaluations, feasibility and acceptability studies.
  • Research Studies: studies conducted to inform decision-making about prevention and response, including research on interventions, measure development, policy and more.
  • Monitoring: design of tools, measures, Theory of Change, MEL frameworks, ongoing data collection for monitoring purposes, pre/post assessments, satisfaction surveys.
  • Learning Products: evidence briefs, data visualization, impact graphics, brief articles for a general audience, learning and reflection sessions.
  • Reports and Publications: assessment and evaluation reports; peer reviewed publications.
  • Training and Mentoring: a broad range of monitoring, evaluation and applied research training content and approaches.

The offerings above are integrated into CVT’s healing and justice services benefitting individuals, communities and organizations. Services can also be offered through fee for service/consultancy frameworks.

Evidence Briefs: Learning from Data

Evidence Briefs below highlight the impact of some of CVT’s innovative programming and showcase the type of learning products the Evaluation and Research Department provides. Click on the briefs below to learn more about survivors’ healing journey as they engage with CVT programs.

Reports and Publications

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