Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma, St. Louis MO | Nearby Businesses

The Center began in the early 1990s when therapists were seeing an increase in refugees who were suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In response, Jean Abbott, CSJ, LCSW coordinated an informal coalition of service providers that was formed to address the special needs of these new Americans. An early partnership with Provident, Inc. made it possible for Abbot to provide on-site therapy to refugees and immigrants. In the summer of 2001, CSTWT was incorporated as a nonprofit 501(3)c corporation in Missouri to continue this work with an emphasis on providing mental health services. Today, the Center continues to provide holistic mental health services for war and torture survivors with partnerships of other local community agencies to better serve the needs of immigrants and refugees. These agencies include International Institute, Community Alternatives, Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants, Immigration Law Project, BIAS, and Catholic Family Services – LAMP. They work with us to provide interpreter services, case management, and legal services to improve the challenges and barriers that can impact positive healing. Our clients come from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Liberia, Vietnam, and other countries that are experiencing unrest.