OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide comprehensive health care for refugees and survivors of torture, to educate and train agencies and professionals who serve these communities, to advocate for the promotion of health and human rights in the United States and worldwide, and to conduct clinical, epidemiological, and legal research for the better understanding and promotion of health and quality of life for survivors of torture and related trauma.

The BCRHHR was founded in 1998.  We operate as an interdisciplinary collaboration among clinicians and experts from Boston Medical Center (Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Social Work, Interpreter Services), Boston University (Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, and Law), Global Lawyers and Physicians, a non-governmental organization, and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.