Each of the eight organisations in the FASSTT network offers:
- direct services to survivors of torture and trauma, their families and their communities
- training and community education
- publications that provide advice for professional interaction with refugees and survivors of torture and trauma
- secondary consultation to those working with refugees.
For a list of publications and resources each FASSTT agency offers, see their website or contact them directly. Click here for website and contact details.
Here are some examples of the types of publications that are available:
- A Guide to Working with Young People who are Refugees (VFST, 1996, reprinted 2000)
- Rebuilding Shattered Lives: Resource Guide (VFST, 1998)
- A Handbook for Doctors and Health Practitioners Caring for People from Refugee Backgrounds (VFST 2001)
- Caring for Refugee Patients in General Practice: A Desk-top Guide (VFST and WMDGP 2000)
- Making a Healthy Start in Australia (VFST 2001)
- English and Multi-lingual Resources produced as part of the Food and Nutrition Project for Recent Arrivals from Refugee Backgrounds (VFST et al., 2001)
- Refugee Transitions (a journal produced by STARTTS)
- Research Papers (STARTTS)
- Relaxation Tapes in community languages (QPASTT)
- Looking After Yourself: Hints and Tips for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (a multilingual resource kit) (QPASTT)
- Newsletters and annual reports