TPO Cambodia

Trauma Healing Initiatives (THI) project is currently supported by the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT, USA), funded by USAID, which aims to build clinical and public education capacity, among a network of community torture/trauma treatment resources in Cambodia, to enable a broader impact on torture survivors.

Project Objectives:

• Training of trainers: Assisting a core group of trauma clinicians in strengthening a larger network of resources for torture survivors in Cambodia.
• Community outreach & education strategies: Improving network members’ capacity to increase awareness of trauma effects, healthy coping, stigma reduction, available treatments, and human rights among targeted communities.
• Training the Network: Enhancing clinical skills and knowledge among a Network of community torture / treatment resources
• Network model development: Using a participatory approach to develop multi-disciplinary and multi-sector collaborative models of care among providers, best practices for trauma treatment in Cambodia, and practical program evaluation measures.

Targets:

Staff from respective partner agencies such as Nyemo, Royal University of Phnom Penh (Department of Psychology), National Program for Mental Health, LICADHO, World Vision Cambodia, Child Center of Cambodia, RISP, Afesip, Enfants et Developpement and Handicap International Belgium as clinician core group members; survivors of Khmer Rouge, victims of DV, human trafficking, rape, sexual exploitation, political violence and prisoners.

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