The Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland

The Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland is an outpatient ward of specialized healthcare for assessing, treating and rehabilitating refugees and asylum seekers and their family members resident in Finland, who have become traumatised because of torture.

The Centre for Torture Survivors operates nationwide, but its clinical work focuses on Southern Finland.

The Centre for Torture Survivors develops and tests new action modes and functions as a nationwide centre of expertise for other organisations involved in caring for people, who have been tortured. The Centre trains, provides consultation services for and instructs Social and Healthcare sector professionals, various authorities, and NGOs.

What is torture?
Background and mission statement
Services and tasks
Admission to therapy and descrption of therapy
Children and adolescents
Links

Contact information

The Centre for Torture Survivors
Mäkelänkatu 58-60, 3rd Floor
00510 HELSINKI
Tel. (09) 7750 4584, Mon-Fri 8.30 am - 3.00 pm
Fax (09) 7750 4502
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Map

Pekka Tuomola, Director
Tel. (09) 7750 4053, 050 351 3835
Fax (09) 7750 4057
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