In Congo, finding promise in a therapy that brings women together to heal

"For over ten years, the International Rescue Committee has provided holistic support to survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, delivering health care, legal assistance and emotional support. Recently, the IRC collaborated with Johns Hopkins and the University of Washington to introduce and evaluate another form of therapy for women in need of additional, specialized support, called Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Here, Jeannie Annan, the IRC’s director of research and evaluation, answers questions about the therapy and how it is helping women in Congo...."

http://www.rescue.org/blog/congo-finding-promise-therapy-brings-women-together-heal

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Thanks to AC member Catherine Myers for this story.