CWS / IRP Miami Office - Florida Center for Survivors of Torture

Abigail Alexander
Abigail Alexander explains the work of the Florida Center for Survivors of Torture to a visitor.
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The Florida Center for Survivors of Torture (FCST) provides comprehensive treatment and support services to victims of political torture who have relocated to the Tampa Bay and Miami-Dade areas from their countries of origin. The FCST contracts with diverse partners including University of South Florida’s College of Public Health and Medical School, Catholic Charities, Lutheran Services of Florida, Church World Service, and Jewish Family Services of South Florida.

The FCST is one of 35 organizations that form a National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs. Utilizing the concept of a “center without walls,” the FCST has recruited and trained a multi-disciplinary network of providers including psychiatrists, psychologists, interpreters, social workers, attorneys, and physicians who provide services to clients in the communities in which they reside.  

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