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A chapter on public policy and the law may be unusual in a research document addressing the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma, but in fact these topics are directly relevant for survivors of torture and necessary for those who provide services to survivors or conduct research in this area. How public policy and the law affect the lives of survivors and those who attempt to serve them is reviewed here, along with empirical research findings that suggest that each has important consequences in the treatment of survivors of traumatic events. This chapter concludes with a discussion of public policy approaches toward reparations and restorative justice for survivors of trauma and torture.
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Kilpatrick, D.G., Ross, M.E. (2001). Torture and Human Rights Violations. In: Gerrity, E., Tuma, F., Keane, T.M. (eds) The Mental Health Consequences of Torture. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1295-0_20
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