FASSTT is not-for-profit and is funded by its member agencies using resources from the Program of Assistance for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (PASTT), which is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

FASSTT’s aims

Apathy, disbelief and complacency are the best friends of the torturer. If we do not recognise a survivor’s need for support and provide services to assist in their recovery from torture and trauma, the goal of the torturer is sustained and enhanced.

FASSTT and its member agencies seek to combat the impact of torture on the individual, the family and the community.

FASSTT does this by:

• Supporting a network of agencies that respond directly to the needs of survivors of torture and trauma
• Developing national policy and service frameworks for survivors of torture and trauma
• Liaising with federal and state governments on behalf of survivors of torture and trauma
• Participating in international networks concerned with issues relating to refugees and survivors of torture and trauma