Announcement of the Award of an Urgent Single-Source Grant to the Center for Survivors of Torture in Dallas, TX, 17413 [2013-06517]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.576]
Announcement of the Award of an
Urgent Single-Source Grant to the
Center for Survivors of Torture in
Dallas, TX
Office of Refugee Resettlement,
Administration for Children and
Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of
an urgent single-source grant to the
Center for Survivors of Torture to
provide mental health services for
refugees.
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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 February 1, 2013 through January 31,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20047. Telephone:
202–401–4858. Email:
kenneth.tota@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Approximately 45,000 individual
refugees reside in the areas covered by
the Center for Survivors of Torture.
Texas and the surrounding region have
a demonstrated history of being a top
resettlement location with one of the
highest concentrations of refugees in the
United States. In the past few years, the
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
has seen an increasing need for mental
health services associated with the three
primary refugee populations from Iraq,
Burma and Bhutan who have suffered
extreme trauma and torture due to war
and genocide in those countries.
Refugees from Bhutan have specifically
demonstrated a high incidence of
suicide upon arrival to the U.S. ORR has
been working closely with the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) to assess this
situation. The CDC recently published a
study recommending enhanced mental
health services for incoming refugees
from Bhutan.
This fiscal year the program is seeing
a significant increase in resettlement of
refugees from the Democratic Republic
of Congo. The United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
has determined this group is
particularly at risk due to decades of
extreme violence in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and recent arrivals
have shown a compelling need for
mental health services upon arrival.
Furthermore, CST is the only accredited
mental health care provider of
specialized refugee mental health
treatment services in Texas and the
surrounding area.
CST services are critical to meeting
refugee mental health needs by
providing services such as an initial
assessment, counseling to: children,
adolescents, adults, couples, and
families. Additionally, CST provides
group therapy, psychoeducational
groups, testing for mental health
conditions, and medication
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management. In addition to these direct
services, CST also provides training to
other agencies in the area to include
schools, health clinics, and social
services agencies on refugee mental
health issues.
Due to the high number of refugees
being resettled in this region, with no
other demonstrated provider of expert
mental health services to this
population, this grant is urgent and
critical to those in need of such services.
According to the Department of State,
Texas is projected to receive the highest
number of refugees admitted to the U.S.
in FY13. Through this grant ORR will
ensure there is no disruption in much
needed mental health services to these
particularly at risk populations. This
urgent grant will support the provision
of these much needed mental health
services to ensure these refugees are
afforded a successful path to selfsufficiency.
Statutory Authority: Section 412
(c)(1)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended and the Refugee
Assistance Extension Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–
605 (8 U.S.C. 1101).
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.576]
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, Administration for Children and
Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of an urgent single-source grant to
the Center for Survivors of Torture to provide mental health services
for refugees.
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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 February 1, 2013 through
January 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, Office
of Refugee Resettlement, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20047.
Telephone: 202-401-4858. Email: kenneth.tota@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approximately 45,000 individual refugees
reside in the areas covered by the Center for Survivors of Torture.
Texas and the surrounding region have a demonstrated history of being a
top resettlement location with one of the highest concentrations of
refugees in the United States. In the past few years, the Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has seen an increasing need for mental
health services associated with the three primary refugee populations
from Iraq, Burma and Bhutan who have suffered extreme trauma and
torture due to war and genocide in those countries. Refugees from
Bhutan have specifically demonstrated a high incidence of suicide upon
arrival to the U.S. ORR has been working closely with the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) to assess this situation. The CDC recently
published a study recommending enhanced mental health services for
incoming refugees from Bhutan.
This fiscal year the program is seeing a significant increase in
resettlement of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has determined
this group is particularly at risk due to decades of extreme violence
in the Democratic Republic of Congo and recent arrivals have shown a
compelling need for mental health services upon arrival. Furthermore,
CST is the only accredited mental health care provider of specialized
refugee mental health treatment services in Texas and the surrounding
area.
CST services are critical to meeting refugee mental health needs by
providing services such as an initial assessment, counseling to:
children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Additionally, CST
provides group therapy, psychoeducational groups, testing for mental
health conditions, and medication management. In addition to these
direct services, CST also provides training to other agencies in the
area to include schools, health clinics, and social services agencies
on refugee mental health issues.
Due to the high number of refugees being resettled in this region,
with no other demonstrated provider of expert mental health services to
this population, this grant is urgent and critical to those in need of
such services. According to the Department of State, Texas is projected
to receive the highest number of refugees admitted to the U.S. in FY13.
Through this grant ORR will ensure there is no disruption in much
needed mental health services to these particularly at risk
populations. This urgent grant will support the provision of these much
needed mental health services to ensure these refugees are afforded a
successful path to self-sufficiency.
Statutory Authority: Section 412 (c)(1)(A)(iii) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended and the Refugee
Assistance Extension Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-605 (8 U.S.C. 1101).
Eskinder Negash,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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