The Florida Center for Survivors of Torture’s national technical assistance program, the National Partnership for Community Training, wrote and edited a 7-chapter paper on Best, Promising and Emerging Practices in the torture and refugee trauma treatment field. The work, ”Best, Promising, and Emerging Practices: A Compendium for providers working with survivors of torture” was published […]
Archives for August 2013
The Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Torture Survivors
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Informational guide discusses spirituality as a protective factor and strength for torture survivors as well as the importance of spirituality in torture rehabilitation. Population of focus: Refugees and asylees Link to resource: Informational guide: The Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Torture Survivors (pdf) Date: 2013 Organization: Gulf Coast Jewish […]
Systematically Targeting AIDS Reduction and Treatment
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: International Black Women’s Congress Description: The program’s goal is to provide HIV prevention and education to the underserved and hard-to-reach African American community. The agency is located in the oldest, low-income Black community in Norfolk; surrounded by three public housing developments. The agency is staffed by multigenerational, community-based persons who mirror the target […]
AIDS Care: A Call to Women of Color Social Gathering
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: AIDS Care Description: A Call to Women of Color Social Gathering is a HIV/STD group level prevention intervention targeting women of color primarily African American and Latino women. The intervention curricula focuses on skill building related to sexual behavior, substance use, and health care seeking behaviors. The program addresses the unique influencing […]
The Game Plan — How School and Community Youth Sports Programs Can Help Get Eligible Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
The Game Plan — How School and Community Youth Sports Programs Can Help Get Eligible Children Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP provides strategies and outreach materials to help coaches ensure that children get the health coverage they need. The guide is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge, […]
Census Bureau Interactive Map Shows Languages Spoken in United States
The U.S. Census Bureau today released an interactive, online map pinpointing the wide array of languages spoken in homes across the nation, along with a detailed report on rates of English proficiency and the growing number of speakers of other languages. The 2011 Language Mapper shows where people speaking specific languages other than English live, […]