Trauma-informed Care for Survivors of Torture

In collaboration with the WNY Center for Survivors of Torture and the student-run Human Rights Initiative at UB, medical students are assisting survivors of torture and political violence.

Featured Articles and Reflections

Students Assisting in Forensic Exams of Political Asylum Seekers
4/12/16
Through a unique intersection of medicine, the justice system and the human rights field, medical students are advancing their training by assisting survivors of torture and political violence seeking asylum in the United States.
Helping refugee survivors of trauma
6/12/14
UB faculty member Kim Griswold has been named medical director of the new Western New York Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture.