Working with Youth

Reimaginings: Storytelling and Poetry for Navigating Loss and Hope

This presentation, by Merna Hecht, MA is an excerpt from ORR's 2022 Survivor of Torture Annual Community of Practice Symposium, “Reimaginings: Storytelling and Poetry for Navigating Loss and Hope.” The symposium was convened virtually by The Center for Victims of Torture and The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, supported by The Office of Refugee Resettlement on September 15, 2022.

The Presenter: Merna Hecht, MA
Merna Hecht is a teaching artist, nationally known storyteller, published poet, and essayist.

CVT Literature Selection Q1 2022

This document is a resource for current literature, January through March, on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the area of social work that relates directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The compilation below includes peer-reviewed journal article citations in these areas and links to the publicly available abstracts and full-text versions of these articles. It does not currently include articles on policy and advocacy.

CVT Literature Selection Q4 2021

This document is a resource for current literature, October through December, on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the area of social work that relates directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The compilation below includes peer-reviewed journal article citations in these areas and links to the publicly available abstracts and full-text versions of these articles.

CVT Literature Selection Q2 2021

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This document is a resource for current literature, April through May, on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the area of social work that relates directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The compilation below includes peer reviewed journal article citations in these areas and links to the publicly available abstracts and full text versions of these articles.

CVT Literature Selection Q3 2021

This document is a resource for current literature, July through September, on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the area of social work that relates directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The compilation below includes peer reviewed journal article citations in these areas and links to the publicly available abstracts and full text versions of these articles.

Supporting ORR's UC Program

Dear Resettlement Agencies and Refugee Program Discretionary Grantees,

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has learned that there is a strong interest to support increasing provider participation in the Unaccompanied Children (UC) program. ORR is working diligently to expand our licensed bed capacity and other support resources, and we recognize that a lot of you have been fielding questions about this, or are interested in helping yourself, and we hope that the following information will be helpful to you. 

Below are categories and options for an organization to work with the ORR to expand

CVT Literature Selection Q1 2021

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This document is a resource for current literature, January through March, on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the area of social work that relates directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The compilation below includes peer reviewed journal article citations in these areas and links to the publicly available abstracts and full text versions of these articles.

Switchboard's New Blog Series on Race and Racism

Talking about Race and Racism:

Switchboard has partnered with the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) for a three-part blog series on talking about race and racism in various settings. The series includes guidance on how to prepare yourself for these conversations, tips for participating in introductory conversations, and tips for conversations with refugee youth.

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CVT PATH Bibliography Q1 2020

CVT's Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH) creates bibliographies every quarter of resources for current literature on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the areas of social work that relate directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The bibliography includes peer-reviewed journal article citations in these areas; select original summaries of those articles; and links to the publicly available abstracts and full-text versions of these articles.

Therapy for Refugees and Torture Survivors: New H.E.A.R.T. Model Part 1

In this first session of our  Measured Impact Webinar (MIW) mini-course, "Therapy for Refugees and Torture Survivors: New H.E.A.R.T. (Healing Environment and Restorative Therapy)" Dr. Richard Mollica of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma  introduces the H.E.A.R.T. model of care in working with survivors of torture. Dr. Mollica  describes the H.E.A.R.T. model and how the concepts contained in it may provide a different way of thinking about therapy with survivors of torture.

Update: NCTSN Grantees Receiving Supplemental Funds for UAC Mental Health

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, NCTSN, updated their roster of grantees who received supplemental funds from Congress to provide mental health services to unaccompanied (and formerly unaccompanied) children.
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New NCTSN Webinar Series - Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children

Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children (Available in English and Spanish)

Led by the Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center in Boston and in collaboration with the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child

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