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Causes: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Human Services, Immigration
Mission: Refuge, inc. Provides resources for community based programs which address the psychological rehabilitation of individuals and families who have been damaged by state-sponsored violence - victims of torture, war, state terrorism, genocide, and refugee trauma.
Programs: International trauma studies program - this program provides intensive training in trauma theory, treatment and prevention. The program focuses on multi-disciplinary apporaches grounded in individual, family and community oriented interventions based on a resilience framework. The program explores best practices in international psychosocial responses in the context of domestic, communal, natural and human made catastrophes and traumatic events.