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July 22, 2005
Immigrants flee to Minnesota,yet still struggle to escape the trauma.
Startribune
Many Liberians survived the civil war at home but they still carry heavy burdens of personal tales that are painful to tell. In Minnesota there are thousands of Liberians who are living with tales of trauma from the violence that devestated their homeland. The center for Victims of Torture is working with $ 125,000 in grant from the Minneapolis Foundation which is creating a network of: Churches , schools, healthcare agencies and social-services workers to watch for symptoms of war trauma to wheel victims toward treatment. I think, such a program will help lots of Liberians especially children who never had childhood to get reintegrated in a normal society. It is tough for so many Liberians for them to be going through a terrible experience especially parents who lost every things including their children. Women were rape before their children and husband. I know friends who lost thier entire family. I sometime wonder how these people will put the broken pieces together.
Comments
I think that it is important that steps are being taken to help Liberians deal with the trauma that they endured before coming to America. If these people are to succeed in our society they are going to have to adjust and I think that excellent that steps are being made to accomplish this.
Posted by: Chuck at July 23, 2005 5:24 PM