Treating survivors of torture and trauma
The Center for Prevention and Resolution of Violence, based in Tucson, Arizona, grew from the Sanctuary Movement that gained national attention in the early 1980s. In 1992, through the vision of the late Dr. Barbara Chester, an international leader in the fields of torture, post-traumatic stress disorder and cross-cultural treatment, the center evolved under the umbrella of the Hopi Foundation.
This is the only off-reservation program that The Hopi Foundation funds in part because it supports the Hopi traditions of self-empowerment and the concept of Qa tuutsawinvu, undoing a state of physical, emotional or psychological threats.
The Center was dissolved in November 2008, but remaining are two of its flagship programs: The Barbara Chester Award and the Owl & Panther Project.
 The Barbara Chester Award
In honor of the life and work of Dr. Barbara Chester, The Hopi Foundation has established an award for outstanding clinicians/practitioners who treat victims of torture, their families and communities. In issuing this award, we hope to honor the worthy persons who undertake the difficult and often dangerous work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture. We hope also to call attention to such abuses directed against specific regions and communities, and draw worldwide support for prevention of torture and associated trauma. For more information please follow the link: http://www.barbarachesteraward.org
 The Owl & Panther ProjectOwl and Panther is a unique group designed to help those affected by trauma through creative writing and counseling. Owl and Panther especially seeks to treat trauma associated with torture, dislocation, refugee status, or family problems. Through creative writing, counseling, and community service participants of diverse ages, backgrounds, and ethnicity build confidence and enhance their communication and leadership skills. For more information please follow the link: http://www.owlandpanther.org
Articles & Related Stories:
Torture Survivors: Refugees and victims of atrocities find assistance--and hope--at a local treatment center. From Tucson Weekly.
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The Barbara Chester Award
The Owl & Panther Project