The Program for Torture Victims (PTV) is a social services and health agency serving Los Angeles and Orange County, California that assists asylum seekers and refugee survivors of torture, persecution or other human rights abuses. PTV provides trauma responsive and culturally sensitive therapeutic mental health and medical care, therapeutic case management support, legal assistance, forensic psychological and medical evaluations and expert witness testimony in court and limited assistance with basic needs. PTV organizes peer group support networks, offers survivor leadership capacity building and engages immigrant communities in expressive arts healing. PTV is available to provide training and consultation services to professionals (physicians, mental health providers, attorneys) on topics related to serving survivors of torture. PTV was founded in 1980 -- the first torture treatment center in North America.
Website Link:
Address:
3550 Wilshire Blvd, Suite #1906 (19th Floor)
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Do you have to be a survivor of torture to be eligible for your services?:
Referral Information:
Please refer survivors using this Client Referral Form, then either scan it to refer@ptvla.org or submit the data from PTV Client Referral Form by email to refer@ptvla.org.
Key Partners in Direct Care (Please send referrals to healing center first):
Services are provided at PTV:
- PTV is part of the Afghan Refugee Task Force of Los Angeles County -- and will coordinate care with community and government partners as need arises
- PTV is a member of the Border Migrant Task Force advocating for and assisting under-served African migrants stranded in Mexico
