PolicyPublicationsResearchMental Health, Migrants and Xenophobia, Psychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeMigración Forzada: Un Problema de Justicia TransicionalEste informe de investigación presenta recomendaciones para integrar la migración forzada y sus víctimas en los procesos de justicia transicional. Sobre la base de las investigaciones realizadas en asociación con comunidades de migrantes forzados en Gambia, Sudán, Siria y Bangladesh/Myanmar, las recomendaciones brindan unas buenas pautas a los responsables políticos nacionales e internacionales y a los actores de la sociedad… Read More CSVRApril 21, 2022
PolicyPublicationsResearchMental Health, Migrants and Xenophobia, Psychosocial Support, Transitional Justiceالهجرة القسرية: قضية عدالة انتقاليةيقدم موجز البحث هذا توصيات لدمج الهجرة القسرية وضحاياها في عمليات العدالة الانتقالية. استناداً إلى البحث الذي تم إجراؤه بالشراكة مع مجتمعات المهاجرين قسريا في غامبيا والسودان وسوريا وبنغلاديش / ميانمار، تقدم التوصيات إرشادات لصانعي السياسات الوطنيين والدوليين والجهات الفاعلة في المجتمع المدني العاملة في حلقة الوصل بين الانتقال والهجرة. Read More CSVRApril 21, 2022
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Mental Health, Trauma Counselling, Violence PreventionTransforming Attitudes, Beliefs and Norms Is a Must to Win the War against GBV in South AfricaThe 8th of March marks International Women’s Day, a global day for celebrating women’s achievements and recognise challenges that persist when it comes to achieving gender equality. Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaMarch 8, 2022
PublicationsResearchMental Health, Migrants and Xenophobia, Psychosocial Support, Trauma CounsellingGuidelines for Clinical Work with Migrant African Families Affected by Complex and Continuous TraumasCSVR has worked with families since the early 1990s, providing direct MHPSS interventions and developing professional insights into the lived experiences of vulnerable groups affected by violence and the intersection of vulnerabilities such as nationality, poverty, health status, inequality, marginalized gender or sexual identities, educational outcomes and so forth. These guidelines document the ways in which clinicians have worked with… Read More CSVRFebruary 21, 2022
PublicationsResearchMental Health, Psychosocial Support, Trauma and TransitionBLENDED VOICES: Building an Understanding of Torture, War Trauma & Violence through an African LensBetween October 2020 and March 2021, CSVR hosted an online symposium entitled ‘Blended Voices: Building an Understanding of Torture, War Trauma and Violence Through an African Lens’. The Blended Voices symposium emerged from the extensive work being done on torture, war trauma and violence throughout the continent, and the desire to provide a platform for African voices to share their… Read More CSVRDecember 31, 2021
ArticlesMediaInequalities, Mental HealthSuicide Crisis Soars in South AfricaSouth Africa is facing a suicide crisis that aptly rose last month — September is dedicated to suicide awareness. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group reports that there are 23 known cases of suicide in South Africa every day, and for every person that commits suicide, 10 have attempted it. Before Covid-19, the organisation fielded 600 calls a day… Read More Charlotte MotsoariOctober 6, 2021
