Projects

Sexual Assault

CARE: Communication and Recovery Enhancement

After a sexual assault, many of survivors’ loved ones want to help, but aren’t sure what to do. We’re conducting a research study to…

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Project SARAH

For individuals who are experiencing distress after experiencing a sexual assault psychotherapy to target ongoing symptoms may be helpful. Project SARAH is a research study…

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Optimizing PTSD Treatment

The project focused on individualizing PTSD care across key parameters: choice of treatment, combined psychotherapy and pharmacological treatment, and the presence of co-occurring major…

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NarXii – Residence XII

The overall goal of this study was to examine emotional engagement with the trauma memory during treatment for AUD as a predictor of decreased…

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Special Programs to Address the Needs of Survivors

The program goals were to (1) improve specific programs funded by the Victims of Torture Program; (2) transfer capacity to VTF partners to use…

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Sacred Journey: Transcending Trauma, Substance Use and STI Risks Toward

A 3-year project to culturally adapt and pilot an empirically supported trauma-focused treatment, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, substance use and HIV/STI sexual…

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BRITE – Brief Restructuring Intervention after Trauma Exposure

Following sexual assault a substantial number of victims will go on to develop psychopathology, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or alcohol use disorders…

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