Statistics and facts about asylum seeker and refugee issues
ASeTTS provides services to people who are humanitarian entrants or are from a refugee type background and who have experienced torture or trauma in their country of origin, during their flight to Australia, or while in detention.
All of ASeTTS services are provided free of charge to clients. Interpreters are also provided free of charge for non-English speaking clients. All counselling and interviews are confidential. ASeTTS has no political affiliation and assists all survivors regardless of race, religion, ethnicity gender and lifestyle.
ASeTTS is a member of the Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT). FASSTT is a national coalition of organisations that respond to the needs of survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas. There is an agency in each state and territory of Australia.
Norma Josephs, CEO of ASeTTS was the Pacific Representative on the Council of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) from 2003 -2009.
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