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Torture Treatment Centers in the United States

The following is a list, arranged by state, of organizations that provide treatment for torture survivors.

Arizona

Center for the Prevention and Resolution of Violence
PO Box 65720
Tucson, AZ 85728, USA
TEL: (520) 628-7525
FAX: (520) 797-8656
Contact: Amy Shubitz

California

AMANECER
1145 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA
TEL: (213) 481-1347
FAX: (213) 482-9466
Contact: Barbara Breitman, Clinical Director

CST (Center for Survivors of Torture) - San Jose
2400 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95128, USA
TEL: (408) 975-2730 x250
FAX: (408) 975-2745
Contact: Armina Husic, x247

The Healing Center for Survivors of Political Torture
Californian Institute of Integral Studies
9 Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
TEL: (415) 241-1562
FAX: (415) 703-7222
Contact: Terry Zucker, Director of Services

PVT (Program for Torture Victims)
3655 South Grand Avenue, Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
TEL: (213) 747-4944
FAX: (213) 747-4662
Email: jquirogamd@aol.com
Contacts: Jose Quiroga, MD, Medical Director
Ana Deutsch, Director of Psychological Services, (818) 509-7780

Survivors International
703 Market St, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94103
TEL: (415) 546-2080
FAX: (415) 546-2084
Email: info@survivorsintl.org
Contacts: Uwe Jacobs, PhD, Director
Ameena Ahmed, M.D., Medical Director
Robert Chlala, Case Manager http://www.survivorsintl.org

ISPT (Institute for the Study of Psychopolitical Trauma)
380 Edlee Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
TEL: (408) 342-6545/ 342-6500
FAX: (408) 342-6540
Contact: Carlos J. Gonsalves, PhD

Survivors of Torture International
PO Box 151240
San Diego, CA 92175-1240, USA
TEL: (619) 582-9018
FAX: (619) 582-7103
Email: survivors@notorture.org
Contact: Kathi Anderson, MA, President
http://www.notorture.org

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Survivor Center
1547 Gaylord Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80206, USA
TEL: (303) 321-3221
FAX: (303) 321-3314
Email: rmsc@rmscdenver.org
Contact: Eric Johnston, Community Resource Coordinator

Connecticut

Khmer Health Advocates
29 Shadow Lane
W. Hartford, CT 06110, USA
TEL: (860) 561-3345
FAX: (860) 561-3538
Email: mfs47@aol.com
Contact: Mary Scully

District of Columbia Metro Area

ASTT (Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma)
431 E. Belvedere
Baltimore, MD 21212
TEL: (410) 464-9006
Contact: Karen Hanscom, PhD, klh@astt.org
http://www.astt.org

The Naim Foundation
3000 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 136
Washington, DC 20008, USA
TEL: (202) 462-5715
Contact: Nuha Abudabbeh, PhD

PSTT (Program for Survivors of Torture and Severe Trauma)
Center for Multi-Cultural Studies
701 W. Broad St., Suite 305
Falls Church, VA 22046, USA
TEL: (703) 533-3302
FAX: (703) 237-2083
Contact: Judy Okawa, PhD, Director

Illinois

The Bosnian Mental Health Program
4750 N. Sheridan, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60640, USA
TEL: (773) 271-1073
FAX: (773) 271-0601
Contact: Mary Fabri, PsyD, Clinical Administrator

Institute for Survivors of Torture and Human Rights Abuses
1430 West Pratt #1
Chicago, IL 60626, USA
TEL: (773) 521-0750 (ask for Dr. Martinez) or (773)-522-6050
Contact: Dr. Antonio Martinez, President

The Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture
4750 North Sheridan Rd., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60640, USA
TEL: (773) 271-6357
FAX: (773) 271-0601
Email: kovler@mcs.net
Contacts: Scott Portman, MD, Program Coordinator
Lauren Heidbrink, Social Worker/Case Manager

Massachusetts

Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights
Health Law Department
Boston University School of Public Health
Talbot Building, 3rd Floor West
715 Albany St.
Boston, MA 02118, USA
TEL: (617)-638-4626
FAX: (617)-414-1464
Contact: Michael Grodin, MD FAAP
http://www.glphr.org/refugee

The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
8 Story Street, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
TEL: (617) 496-5550
FAX: (617) 496-5530
Contacts: Richard Mollica, MD, MAR, Director, HPRT
James Lavelle, LICSW

International Survivors Center
International Institute of Boston
1 Milk Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02109, USA
TEL: (617) 695-9990
FAX: (617) 695-9191
Email: kallden@iiboston.org
Contact: Kathleen Allden, MD, Medical Director

Victims of Violence
Cambridge Health Alliance
26 Central St.
Somerville, MA 02143, USA
TEL: (617) 591-6360
Contact: Barbara Hamm, MD

Minnesota

Center for International Health Regions Hospital
640 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN, 55101-2595, USA
TEL: (651) 291-4869
FAX: (651) 254-3801
Email: patriciaf.walker@healthpartners.com
Contacts: Dr. Patricia Walker, Medical Director
Karen Ta, MD

CVT (Center for Victims of Torture)
717 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
TEL: (612) 436-4800
FAX: (612) 436-2600
Email: cvt@cvt.org
Contacts: Douglas Johnson, Executive Director
Andrea Northwood, PhD, Director of Client Services
http://www.cvt.org

Nebraska

FIRST Project
1550 S. 70th St.
Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68506
TEL: (402) 488.6760
FAX: (402) 488.6742
Email: mlintel@firstproject.org
Contact: Dr. Maria Prendes-Lintel, Clinical Psychologist/Executive Director
Website: www.firstproject.org

New Jersey

International Institute of New Jersey
Program for Survivors of Torture
880 Bergen Ave., 5th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306
TEL: (201) 653-3888 x12
FAX: (201) 963-0252
Contact: Sara Kahn, Director

New York

The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
Bellevue Hospital Center
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016, USA
TEL: (212) 683-7446
FAX: (212) 994-7177
Contacts: Allen Keller, MD, Program Director
Hawthorne Smith, PhD, Clinical Director
http://www.survivorsoftorture.org

Hari Acharya Human Rights Clinic
HealthRight International
80 Maiden Lane, 6th Flr
New York, NY 10038, USA
TEL: (212) 584-4865
http://www.healthright.org
Contact: Hari Acharya

Oregon

AMIGOS (Amigos de los Sobrevivientes)
P.O. Box 50473
Eugene, OR 97405, USA
TEL: (541) 484-2450
FAX: (541) 485-7293
Email: amigos@efn.org
Contacts: German Nieto-Maquehue, Executive Director
Dr. Saul Toobert, Psychological Services, Director
http://www.pacinfo.com/eugene/tsnet

Intercultural Psychiatric Program
Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road UHN-88
Portland, OR 97201-3098, USA
TEL: (503) 494-4222
FAX: (503) 494-6143
Contact: Professor J. David Kinzie, MD

Texas

CST (Center for Survivors of Torture) - Dallas
4123 Junius Street
Dallas, TX, USA, 75246
TEL: 214.827.2314
FAX: call for number
cst@cstdallas.org
Contacts:Ê Manuel Balbona, PhD, Executive Director
Rena Taylor, Volunteer Coordinator
Sharmin DeMoss, MDiv, Program Development
www.cstdallas.org

Washington

Consejo Counseling and Referral Service
3808 South Angeline Street
Seattle, WA 98228, USA
TEL: (206) 461-4880
FAX: (206) 461-6989
Contacts: Jaci Oseguera, Executive Director
Alberto Robago, Director of Adult Mental Health