 Treatment Centers for Torture Victims - CVT
Center for Victims of Torture/National Capacity-Building Project
Project Goal: To enhance and expand the availability of health care, social services, and legal services to survivors of torture living in the U.S.
The National Capacity-Building Project (NCB) provides training and technical assistance to the emerging network of U.S.-based torture treatment programs. Funding for the NCB project is provided by ORR under the Torture Victims Relief Act.
Direct Technical Assistance for ORR Victims of Torture Program Grantees or Members of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs: The project focuses on providing technical assistance for needs identified by the participants, ensuring the most effective use of resources possible and continuous self-evaluation. Needs are identified through site visits, surveys, and self-assessment tools. In addition to building stronger individual organizations, the project fosters relationships within the network and encourages members to share knowledge and skills with each other and with the mainstream community.
Direct technical assistance activities include:
- Training institutes and webinars
- On-site, telephone and email consultations
- Subgrants for capacity-building activities
- Development of tools and systems for data collection and analysis
Technical Assistance Resources for Mainstream Providers and Potential Treatment Centers:
The National Capacity-Building Project also strengthens the capacity of service providers outside of specialized centers and programs to understand the needs of torture survivors, recognize symptoms of torture, and offer rehabilitative and supportive services to torture survivors.
Available resources include:
- Service Provision to Torture Survivors Manual: Healing the Hurt: A Resource for Developing Services
- Website resource center
- Training conferences
- Individual phone consultations
For more information:
Website:
www.cvt.org. The website’s Resource Center is a library of resources for professionals and others interested in learning more about the needs of survivors of torture. The website tab titled Building Healing Communities houses more information on the National Capacity-Building Project services and partner programs.
Center for Victims of Torture NCB Contacts:
Carol White, Project Manager (612) 436-4847 cwhite@cvt.org
Ann Lundberg, Communications and Logistics Coordinator (612) 436-4856 alundberg@cvt.org.