UNVFVT – Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Sector: MHPSS
Location: Sulaymaniyah and Erbil
Title of the project: Trauma Rehabilitation and Training Center
Direct services: Improved quality and access to specialized treatment for victims of torture inside reformatory and detention centers and within communities
Output: 120 individual torture survivors will be receiving mental health and trauma- focused physical therapy
Prevention activities through conducting:
• Training of 25 guards and officers inside reformatory, and detention centers, on trauma, torture and their effects on individual, families and community.
• “Victim Rights Workshop” among 30 prisoners, detainees, guards, officers, monitors, and social workers.
• Psycho-education sessions on understanding the impact of torture on survivors and the strategies of coping mechanisms for 400 participants.