Survivors International provides essential psychological, social service and medical services to survivors of torture, war trauma and gender-based violence residing in San Francisco. If you are seeking services or support, DO NOT leave a message here and do not post either on our page or via Facebook Messaging. Rather, if this is a life threatening emergency, please dial 9-1-1 or go to yo
ur closest emergency room. You can call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Otherwise, for any questions about our clinic, please call us during business hours (Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Fri 8-5 and Tues 8-7pm) at 415-437-3000. Survivors International was founded in 1990 by a clinician who felt compelled by a deep sense of betrayal by his own profession when he read a medical article about doctors' and psychologists' roles in designing and carrying out torture in many parts of the world. Survivors International grew out of this need to serve the population of refugees and immigrants who had survived torture and/or war trauma in their home countries. While the torturer's aim is to destroy the victim by inflicting excruciating physical pain and terrifying mental abuse, the goal of Survivors International is precisely the opposite: to strengthen and rebuild a sense of self and trust in humanity.
