[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 507-508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30906]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.604]
Announcement of the Award of an Urgent Single-Source Grant to the
Center for Survivors of Torture in Dallas, TX.
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of an urgent single-source grant to
the Center for Survivors of Torture to provide mental health services
for victims of torture.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of an urgent single-
source grant in the amount of $250,000 to the Center for Survivors of
Torture (CST) in Dallas, TX, to ensure incoming refugee populations in
Texas have access to mental health services.
DATES: The project period for the award is July 1, 2014 through
September 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, Office
of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D. Street SW., Washington, DC 20047.
Telephone: 202-401-4858. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CST is the only accredited mental health
care provider of specialized torture survivor mental health treatment
services in Texas and the surrounding area. Many refugees have been
victims of torture. Approximately 48,000 individual refugees reside in
the areas covered by CST. Texas is a top resettlement location with one
of the highest concentrations of refugees in the United States. In the
past few years, an increasing need for mental health services has been
associated with refugee populations from Iraq, Burma, and Bhutan who
have suffered trauma and torture due to war and genocide in those
countries. Currently, the U.S. refugee resettlement program is seeing a
rise in refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has determined this group
is particularly at risk due to decades of extreme violence in DRC and
recent arrivals have shown a compelling need for mental health services
upon resettlement.
CST services are critical to meeting the mental health needs of
individuals who have survived torture. They provide evaluation and
counseling to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
Additionally, CST offers group therapy, psychosocial activities, and
medication management. In addition to these direct services, CST also
provides training on refugee mental health issues to other
organizations in the area, including schools, health clinics, and
social services agencies. During the period of April 1, 2013 through
March 31, 2014, CST provided free comprehensive mental health services
to 355 ORR clients. More than 82 percent of these clients experienced a
reduction in symptoms.
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Statutory Authority: Section 5(a) of the ``Torture Victims
Relief Act of 1998,'' Public Law 105-320 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note).
Melody Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-30906 Filed 1-5-15; 8:45 am]
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