Making Mental Health a Global Priority 

BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSCULTURAL MENTAL HEALTH
	Best Practices – Torture Treatment Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) The Center for Victims of Torture 717 E. River Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55455 Tel: (612) 436-4800 Website: http://www.cvt.org/main.php  CVT exists to heal the wounds of government-sponsored torture on individuals, their families, and communities and to stop its practice. CVT works locally, nationally and internationally to build healing communities where torture survivors feel welcomed, protected and healed. The Center fulfills its mission in four ways: Providing services directly to torture survivors in the U.S. and Africa, including medical and psychological treatment and social services. In addition, referrals to other agencies in the community are also provided. Training of health, education and human services professionals who work with torture survivors and refugees. Conducting research on the effects of torture and on effective treatment methods to be sure that they are providing the best care they can to their clients. Advocating for public policy initiatives in Minnesota, in the United States and worldwide that will help heal survivors and put an end to the practice of torture. The Center for Victims of Torture is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1985. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and offices in St. Paul, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., CVT also operates healing centers in Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.S. National Consortium for Torture Treatment Centers listing can be found on this website as well as CVT’s international capacity building work. International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) Borgergade 13 PO Box 9049 DK-1022 Copenhagen K, Denmark Tel: +45 33 76 06 00 Fax: +45 33 76 06 00 Email: irct@irct.org Website: www.irct.org  The International Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims (IRCT) is an independent, international health professional organization that promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide. Based in Denmark, the IRCT works in collaboration with 136 members, which include rehabilitation centres and programmes worldwide. The IRCT also works in partnership with governments, human rights organizations, health professional organizations and intergovernmental organizations. The IRCT strives to promote a world that values and accepts shared responsibility for the eradication of torture. In support of this vision, the IRCT: Raises awareness of the rehabilitation needs of torture victims Promotes and supports the establishment of treatment facilities around the world Works for the prevention of torture and an end to impunity Document the impact and consequences of torture, and Works to increase funding for rehabilitation centres and programmes worldwide.