Helpful Links

GRIEF AND LOSS

Help children of all ages and their family members normalize grief and embrace life
Open Arms
http://www.stjohn.org/InnerPage.aspx?PageID=133

Children and Trauma: What You Can Do to Help
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS)
http://www.naphs.org/News/Traumaandchildren.html

Dealing with Traumatic Events
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/mentalhealth/ptsd.html

How to Help a Grieving Child or Adolescent
The Doughy Center/The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
http://www.dougy.org/adult.html

Helping Teenagers Cope with Grief
Center for Loss and Life Transition
http://www.centerforloss.com/library/centerforloss/showarticle.asp?Article=teenagerscope.htm&AudienceID=127

How to Talk to Children About Death
Cancer Support Team
http://www.cancersupportteam.com/children.htm

Help with the Healing
Connect for Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org/usr_doc/CopingWithGrief.htm#Plans

Survivors of Suicide
American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide
http://www.afsp.org

Grief support after the death of a child
The Compassionate Friends
http://www.compassionatefriends.org

Grief Support
Hospice Foundation of America
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/grief/

Coloring Therapy
http://www.coloringtherapy.com
An alternative to formal meditation practices with a potential for family and interpersonal team-building skill development. Guidelines and resources to help you inexpensively improve your coping and awareness skills through an enjoyable activity.

Life Challenges
http://www.lifechallenges.org
Life Challenges has over 600 pages of articles, self help tools and inspirational stories that help you face and transcend adversity, trauma, change, crisis, recovery and turning points in your life.

A Mother's Grief
http://www.amothersgrief.com
A place for grieving mothers to come together and talk about the loss of their baby. This site offers various means of support. A Chat Room, Message Board, Memorial Wall, Poems & Quotes, Keepsake Store, Our Story page and much more.

Survivors of Homicide
Common Reactions to Homicide | Problems of Survivors | Sibling Grief

Parents of Murdered Children
http://www.pomc.com

PTSD

Gift From Within
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to those who suffer from, and who are at-risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include videotapes, support pal network, poetry & art gallery, Q&A on PTSD, books, inspirational stories, and articles for both clinicians and those experiencing PTSD.
http://www.giftfromwithin.org

Specialized Topics Related to Traumatic Stress
National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/index.html

The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
Good website on trauma in both English and Hebrew.
http://www.traumaweb.org/

TERRORISM / DISASTER

Coping in Unsettling Times
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/unsettlingtimes.html

Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster
American Psychological Association (APA)
http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html

Disaster Website for Kids
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/kids/

How to survive and recover from the devastating emotional impact of terrorist attacks
Survivor Guidelines
http://www.survivorguidelines.org

Tips for talking about disasters
US Dept of Health & Human Services
http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/after.asp

Helping Families Cope with War, Terrorism & Other Disasters
Michigan State University Extention
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/cyf/disaster/

FOR SCHOOLS

ACA site provides links to information for those who work with school tragedies
http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/BullyingandSchoolViolenceTimetoBreaktheLink/Trauma_And_Violence.htm

Suggested Responses for Schools
Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/misc/030327facingfear.html

Terrorism and School Safety
National School Safety and Security Services
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/terrorist_response.html

Evacuation and Shelter in the Event of a Chemical Emergency
Center for Disease Control
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/index.asp#general

Emergency Response Planning
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/

RESOURCE MATERIALS

A wonderful source for mental health resources
The Self Esteem Shop
http://www.selfesteemshop.com

Michigan's leading provider of specialized services for children and their families
Children's Home of Detroit
http://www.childrenshomeofdetroit.org

A grief resource center
Centering Corporation
http://www.centering.org

RESOURCES ON MENTAL ILLNESS

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
www.nami.org

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
www.nmha.org

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
www.narsad.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) - previously known as National DMDA
www.ndmda.org

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
www.psych.org

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
www.prainc.com

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GRIEF AND LOSS Help children of all ages and their family members normalize grief and embrace life Open Arms http://www.stjohn.org/InnerPage.aspx?PageID=133 Children and Trauma: What You Can Do to Help National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) http://www.naphs.org/News/Traumaandchildren.html Dealing with Traumatic Events New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/mentalhealth/ptsd.html How to Help a Grieving Child or Adolescent The Doughy Center/The National Center for Grieving Children and Families http://www.dougy.org/adult.html Helping Teenagers Cope with Grief Center for Loss and Life Transition http://www.centerforloss.com/library/centerforloss/showarticle.asp?Article=teenagerscope.htm&AudienceID=127 How to Talk to Children About Death Cancer Support Team http://www.cancersupportteam.com/children.htm Help with the Healing Connect for Kids http://www.connectforkids.org/usr_doc/CopingWithGrief.htm#Plans Survivors of Suicide American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide http://www.afsp.org Grief support after the death of a child The Compassionate Friends http://www.compassionatefriends.org Grief Support Hospice Foundation of America http://www.hospicefoundation.org/grief/ Coloring Therapy http://www.coloringtherapy.com An alternative to formal meditation practices with a potential for family and interpersonal team-building skill development. Guidelines and resources to help you inexpensively improve your coping and awareness skills through an enjoyable activity. Life Challenges http://www.lifechallenges.org Life Challenges has over 600 pages of articles, self help tools and inspirational stories that help you face and transcend adversity, trauma, change, crisis, recovery and turning points in your life. A Mother's Grief http://www.amothersgrief.com A place for grieving mothers to come together and talk about the loss of their baby. This site offers various means of support. A Chat Room, Message Board, Memorial Wall, Poems & Quotes, Keepsake Store, Our Story page and much more. Survivors of Homicide Common Reactions to Homicide \| Problems of Survivors \| Sibling Grief Parents of Murdered Children http://www.pomc.com PTSD Gift From Within An international nonprofit organization dedicated to those who suffer from, and who are at-risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include videotapes, support pal network, poetry & art gallery, Q&A on PTSD, books, inspirational stories, and articles for both clinicians and those experiencing PTSD. http://www.giftfromwithin.org Specialized Topics Related to Traumatic Stress National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/index.html The Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma Good website on trauma in both English and Hebrew. http://www.traumaweb.org/ . TERRORISM / DISASTER Coping in Unsettling Times National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/unsettlingtimes.html Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html Disaster Website for Kids The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/kids/ How to survive and recover from the devastating emotional impact of terrorist attacks Survivor Guidelines http://www.survivorguidelines.org Tips for talking about disasters US Dept of Health & Human Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/after.asp Helping Families Cope with War, Terrorism & Other Disasters Michigan State University Extention http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/cyf/disaster/ FOR SCHOOLS ACA site provides links to information for those who work with school tragedies http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/BullyingandSchoolViolenceTimetoBreaktheLink/Trauma_And_Violence.htm Suggested Responses for Schools Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/misc/030327facingfear.html Terrorism and School Safety National School Safety and Security Services http://www.schoolsecurity.org/terrorist_response.html Evacuation and Shelter in the Event of a Chemical Emergency Center for Disease Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/index.asp#general Emergency Response Planning U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/ RESOURCE MATERIALS A wonderful source for mental health resources The Self Esteem Shop http://www.selfesteemshop.com Michigan's leading provider of specialized services for children and their families Children's Home of Detroit http://www.childrenshomeofdetroit.org A grief resource center Centering Corporation http://www.centering.org RESOURCES ON MENTAL ILLNESS National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org National Mental Health Association (NMHA) www.nmha.org National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) www.narsad.org Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) - previously known as National DMDA www.ndmda.org American Psychiatric Association (APA) www.psych.org National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness www.prainc.com . . .