CVT: The Inside Story
What is CVT’s National Capacity Building Project website that offers training & resources to rehabilitation centers across the U.S.?
Heal Torture
What is the name of the legal process that brings refugees or asylees together with immediate family members in the U.S.?
What is refugee/asylum family reunification (or I-730 process)?
This common reaction to trauma may cause someone to feel numb, disconnected, or like they’re “not really here.”
Dissociation
This federal U.S. program provides low-income individuals with monthly funds to buy food.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
In 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot for advocating girls' education in this country.
Pakistan
Name the 6 countries that CVT serves.
Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, U.S., Iraq, Jordan
What global intergovernmental organization prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide?
ICC (International Criminal Courts)
This chemical, often called the “stress hormone,” helps the body respond to danger — but can stay elevated long after trauma, causing health issues.
Cortisol
This program provides housing assistance by subsidizing rent for low-income individuals and families.
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
This country created “mega prisons” for gang members in 2023 and suspended due process for thousands accused of affiliation, sparking international human rights concerns.
El Salvador
What year did CVT open its door to survivors?
1985
What global body coordinates international efforts in cases of mass displacement, including refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid?
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
This part of the brain is responsible for decision-making and logic, but often “goes offline” when a person feels unsafe.
The prefrontal cortex
This protection allows certain undocumented children brought to the U.S. to apply for work permits and avoid deportation.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Kakuma & Dadaab refugee camps, among the world's largest, are located in this country.
Kenya
CVT highlights 5 core values - name at least 3.
Hope, Human Dignity, Integrity, Equity, & Collaboration
In this West African country, military coups in 2022 and 2023 triggered the closure of borders and large population outflows into the Ivory Coast and Togo.
Burkina Faso
This brain region, sometimes called the “fear center,” becomes overactive in trauma survivors, even when there’s no real threat.
The amygdala
The right to shelter and emergency housing for homeless families is protected in this U.S. state, the first to implement a "right to shelter" law.
New York
This country has taken in the largest number of refugees in recent years due to ongoing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan, and Sudan.
Turkey
This association of experts with experience across numerous disciplines and proven leadership in efforts for global human rights/torture survivor rehabilitation employ their expertise and talents to provide organized and coordinated support for CVT’s mission.
CVT's National Advisory Council
In Latin America, many migrants travel the ______ ____, a dangerous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.
This part of the brain, involved in memory and orientation, can shrink in people with PTSD — making it hard to tell past from present danger.
The hippocampus
This U.S. government program offers financial assistance to help pay for internet service and devices for low-income households.
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
This country has deported thousands of ethnic Haitians—many born there—despite widespread abuse claims, cholera outbreaks, and statelessness.
Dominican Republic