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Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence “Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It is used by political and military leaders to BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the HOME | HHRIDATABASETHEMATIC PAGESGBV TRAINING MANUALNEWSLETTERSABOUT Mental health and psychosocial support for resettled refugee. International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2021. This document aims to inform decision-makers and practitioners about the main psychosocial responses. Read more. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee works to foster communities where women and girls are free from violence and have the rights and resources to promote their own safety and self-determination through the Women s Protection and Empowerment Team comprised of 450 field staff and technical experts, including specialists in primary prevention, care for child survivors, economic SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The MF was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom, dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. MF works in the UK, but the website provides good links and information concerning lots of aspects of torture. This human rights organization helps torture survivors to GLOBAL NETWORK OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict.

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Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence “Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It is used by political and military leaders to BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the GLOBAL NETWORK OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict.

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The Importance of Helping the Helper. Roger Friedman, in Trauma and Child Welfare, 2002. The article provides with an overview over the problems and psychological consequences helpers are facing, by taking care of clients in very difficult and almost catastrophic situations, with focus on social workers in Child Welfare. –. GROUP THERAPY MODEL FOR REFUGEE This article looks at the Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors therapy group model for torture survivors and describes two of its variants: The Bashal group for African and Somali women and the Bhutanese multi-family therapy group. Group therapies in this model extend to community healing. Groups develop their cohesion to graduate to a social community club or initiate a community NO. 3 OCTOBER 2020 LGBTQ AND MIGRATION: HUMAN RIGHTS View the original newsletter in your browser. Boletín en español Overview of content: LGBTQ and migration: Human rights violations, mental health and COVID-19 More information and Further reading Logo and Name Download the MHHRI GBV manual Events LGBTQ and migration: Human rights violations,mental health and COVID-19 risks Dear friends and colleaguesRecently we have received

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LGBT+ human rights framework. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender + (LGBT+) persons are vulnerable to a range of human rights violations, including homophobic violence, killings, rape, arbitrary detention and widespread discrimination in the workplace BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION NETWORK (MHIN) A community of mental health innovators - researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, service user advocates, and donors from around the world - sharing innovative resources and ideas to promote mental health and improve the lives of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders. MHIN aims to facilitate the development and uptake of effective mental health interventions. INDEPENDENT MEDICO -LEGAL UNIT (IMLU) Independent Medico Legal Unit (IMLU)is an NGO comprised of a network of doctors and lawyers in Kenya dedicated to a torture free society though medico legal documentation. Our vision is to transform social paradigms on torture and human rights abuse and transforming social perception on torture and human rights.

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DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: A GUIDEBOOK FOR Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators. Each day disasters occur, and each year millions of people are affected. Whether natural or human-made, the extreme and overwhelming forces of disaster can have far-reaching effects on individual, local community, and national stability. Updated November

19, 2003.

HOME | HHRIDATABASETHEMATIC PAGESGBV TRAINING MANUALNEWSLETTERSABOUT Mental health and psychosocial support for resettled refugee. International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2021. This document aims to inform decision-makers and practitioners about the main psychosocial responses. Read more. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee works to foster communities where women and girls are free from violence and have the rights and resources to promote their own safety and self-determination through the Women s Protection and Empowerment Team comprised of 450 field staff and technical experts, including specialists in primary prevention, care for child survivors, economic SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The MF was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom, dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. MF works in the UK, but the website provides good links and information concerning lots of aspects of torture. This human rights organization helps torture survivors to GLOBAL NETWORK OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict.

HELPING THE HELPERS

Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence “Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It is used by political and military leaders to BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the HOME | HHRIDATABASETHEMATIC PAGESGBV TRAINING MANUALNEWSLETTERSABOUT Mental health and psychosocial support for resettled refugee. International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2021. This document aims to inform decision-makers and practitioners about the main psychosocial responses. Read more. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee works to foster communities where women and girls are free from violence and have the rights and resources to promote their own safety and self-determination through the Women s Protection and Empowerment Team comprised of 450 field staff and technical experts, including specialists in primary prevention, care for child survivors, economic SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The MF was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom, dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. MF works in the UK, but the website provides good links and information concerning lots of aspects of torture. This human rights organization helps torture survivors to GLOBAL NETWORK OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict.

HELPING THE HELPERS

Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence “Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It is used by political and military leaders to BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the GLOBAL NETWORK OF PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict. NO. 3 OCTOBER 2020 LGBTQ AND MIGRATION: HUMAN RIGHTS View the original newsletter in your browser. Boletín en español Overview of content: LGBTQ and migration: Human rights violations, mental health and COVID-19 More information and Further reading Logo and Name Download the MHHRI GBV manual Events LGBTQ and migration: Human rights violations,mental health and COVID-19 risks Dear friends and colleaguesRecently we have received GROUP THERAPY MODEL FOR REFUGEE This article looks at the Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors therapy group model for torture survivors and describes two of its variants: The Bashal group for African and Somali women and the Bhutanese multi-family therapy group. Group therapies in this model extend to community healing. Groups develop their cohesion to graduate to a social community club or initiate a community

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LGBT+ human rights framework. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender + (LGBT+) persons are vulnerable to a range of human rights violations, including homophobic violence, killings, rape, arbitrary detention and widespread discrimination in the workplace BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION NETWORK (MHIN) A community of mental health innovators - researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, service user advocates, and donors from around the world - sharing innovative resources and ideas to promote mental health and improve the lives of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders. MHIN aims to facilitate the development and uptake of effective mental health interventions. INDEPENDENT MEDICO -LEGAL UNIT (IMLU) Independent Medico Legal Unit (IMLU)is an NGO comprised of a network of doctors and lawyers in Kenya dedicated to a torture free society though medico legal documentation. Our vision is to transform social paradigms on torture and human rights abuse and transforming social perception on torture and human rights. PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL An important international standard is the United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care. It has proved to be particularly valuable in applying human rights recognised in other instruments to people with mental illness and to situations affecting them (for historical reference). DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: A GUIDEBOOK FOR Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators. Each day disasters occur, and each year millions of people are affected. Whether natural or human-made, the extreme and overwhelming forces of disaster can have far-reaching effects on individual, local community, and national stability. Updated November

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SALUD MENTAL Y VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO 2 Health and Human Rights Info (HHRI) es una base de datos que ofrece información gratuita en inglés y en español, sobre los efectos que tienen en la salud mental, las violaciones a los HOME | HHRIDATABASETHEMATIC PAGESGBV TRAINING MANUALNEWSLETTERSABOUT Mental health and psychosocial support for resettled refugee. International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2021. This document aims to inform decision-makers and practitioners about the main psychosocial responses. Read more. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee works to foster communities where women and girls are free from violence and have the rights and resources to promote their own safety and self-determination through the Women s Protection and Empowerment Team comprised of 450 field staff and technical experts, including specialists in primary prevention, care for child survivors, economic THEMATIC PAGES OVERVIEW Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict. SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The MF was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom, dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. MF works in the UK, but the website provides good links and information concerning lots of aspects of torture. This human rights organization helps torture survivors to

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Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. GROUP THERAPY MODEL FOR REFUGEE This article looks at the Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors therapy group model for torture survivors and describes two of its variants: The Bashal group for African and Somali women and the Bhutanese multi-family therapy group. Group therapies in this model extend to community healing. Groups develop their cohesion to graduate to a social community club or initiate a community BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the HOME | HHRIDATABASETHEMATIC PAGESGBV TRAINING MANUALNEWSLETTERSABOUT Mental health and psychosocial support for resettled refugee. International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2021. This document aims to inform decision-makers and practitioners about the main psychosocial responses. Read more. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE The International Rescue Committee works to foster communities where women and girls are free from violence and have the rights and resources to promote their own safety and self-determination through the Women s Protection and Empowerment Team comprised of 450 field staff and technical experts, including specialists in primary prevention, care for child survivors, economic THEMATIC PAGES OVERVIEW Mental Health and Human Rights Info is a resource database providing free information about the consequences of human rights violations on mental health in the contexts of disaster, war and conflict. SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The MF was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom, dedicated solely to the treatment of torture survivors. MF works in the UK, but the website provides good links and information concerning lots of aspects of torture. This human rights organization helps torture survivors to

HELPING THE HELPERS

Helping the Helpers Talking to survivors of trauma also affects the helper. For all helpers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatisation or secondary traumatic stress (STS). How are helpers to manage their own stress? Early recognition and awareness is crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. Awareness GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Dear colleague, welcome to our Gender Based Violence Training Manual page. Thank you for your interest in our manual: “Mental health and gender-based violence Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict – a training manual” If you are working with or assisting survivors of gender-based violence or involved in training of helpers working directly with CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT Worldwide, more than 5000 children are, on a daily basis, displaced due to armed conflict. Many of these children are able to run away from violence together with their families, but an increasing number may loose track of their loved ones and find themselves alone in a threatening situation. Among these, some will be recruited into armed

groups.

ETHICS AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence is a complicated and sensitive subject. Reporting on gender-based violence means discussing issues that are often considered ‘taboo,’ and talking publicly about intimate and distressing matters. This can be particularly challenging in countries where tradition and religion play an important role in everyday life. GROUP THERAPY MODEL FOR REFUGEE This article looks at the Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors therapy group model for torture survivors and describes two of its variants: The Bashal group for African and Somali women and the Bhutanese multi-family therapy group. Group therapies in this model extend to community healing. Groups develop their cohesion to graduate to a social community club or initiate a community BERLIN CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF TORTURE VICTIMS (BZFO The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the

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Window of tolerance This is a model for understanding reactions to stress and trauma. Being within the window indicates that we are in the ideal state of emotional response. In this state we can absorb and respond to information effectively. Above the window we experience hyper arousal (often associated with the body’s ‘fight and

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INDEPENDENT MEDICO -LEGAL UNIT (IMLU) Independent Medico Legal Unit (IMLU)is an NGO comprised of a network of doctors and lawyers in Kenya dedicated to a torture free society though medico legal documentation. Our vision is to transform social paradigms on torture and human rights abuse and transforming social perception on torture and human rights. MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Gender-based violence “Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day crisis affecting millions of people around the world. It is used by political and military leaders to PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL An important international standard is the United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care. It has proved to be particularly valuable in applying human rights recognised in other instruments to people with mental illness and to situations affecting them (for historical reference). DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: A GUIDEBOOK FOR Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators. Each day disasters occur, and each year millions of people are affected. Whether natural or human-made, the extreme and overwhelming forces of disaster can have far-reaching effects on individual, local community, and national stability. Updated November

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