Helping Torture Survivors Heal

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Specific Populations

Karen Refugees from Burma

Bhutanese Refugees

Iraqi Refugees

Working with Youth

Other resources

For more information on and resources for new immigrant populations, see:

• PTSD in Cambodian Refugees (webinar archived at Stanford school of medicine)
• Meeting the Healthcare Needs of American Muslims - from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
• the Cultural Orientation Resource Center, especially its cultural profiles
• the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
• GCJFCS' Country Condition Reports series
• Multicultural America, a useful quick reference to a number of immigrant populations in the United States