Disaster & Terrorism Links
For you, your family, friends, and colleagues
Coping with Terrorism: From the American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/daily/terrorism.html
What to tell children about terrorist bombings
http://www.trauma-pages.com/bombing.htm
Helping kids cope with Tuesday's terrorism: From the American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html
http://www.apa.org/practice/ptindex.html
Children's reaction to disaster
http://www.trauma-pages.com/chld-res.htm
Disaster Handouts and Links
http://www.trauma-pages.com/pg5.htm
The National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Rescue Worker and other Helper Resources
Disaster Manual from the National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.org/treatment/disaster/index.html
Disaster Rescue and Response Workers
http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_rescue_workers.html
Secondary Stress and the Professional Helper
http://www.ctsn-rcst.ca/Secondary.html
Compassion Fatigue and Secondary/Vicarious Traumatization
http://www.isu.edu/~bhstamm/ts.htm
http://www.isu.edu/~bhstamm/tests.htm
Gift From Within: An International Charity for Survivors of Trauma and Victimization
http://www.giftfromwithin.org
Resources for professionals assisting others (mental health professionals, teachers, etc).
http://www.apa.org/psychologists/
Continuing education on bioterrorism and public health issues for primary care providers.
http://www.ahecbt.org
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists
http://www.atss-hq.com
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
http://www.icisf.org/