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This brochure documents stories of victims of torture who have regained their dignity and rebuilt their lives with the help of organisations supported by the United Nations Fund for Victims of Torture.

This resource, developed with Professor Louise Newman, focuses on the traumatic events and adversities that face people from refugee backgrounds and people seeking asylum from the point of escaping their country through to resettlement in a new country.  The resource discusses how the

Universal Stories of Healing from Depression is an audio-visual resource which has been developed to raise awareness of depression in refugee communities. There are three stories from three different communities spoken in English and the languages of Dari (Afghanistan), Karen (Burma)

About seven out of 10 refugees in Australia have been tortured or gone through some kind of war-related trauma. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sometimes develops after frightening events. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety attacks and depression. The symptoms of t

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

A guide developed to assist improving services to survivors of torture and trauma, focusing on adults and young people. “Responding to people who have survived torture and trauma often represents a significant challenge for those in a position to help. The horror and pain contai