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| 2.1.2004 |
American Professional Society on the
Abuse of Children: Official website of APSAC. Contains
information regarding childhood abuse and neglect, links to resources
for professionals and parents, and information regarding APSAC's
publications and conferences.
http://www.apsac.org/
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| 2.16.04 |
The
Trauma Center: Home page of the Boston-based Trauma Center,
under the directorship of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. Site includes
educational resources for professionals and consumers, articles and fact
sheets regarding traumatic stress, information about training programs
in acute and
complex/chronic trauma, and extensive links to electronic resources.
www.traumacenter.org |
| 2.1.2004 |
Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress
Electronic Newsletter : Electronic newsletter for professionals
who work with childhood traumatic stress, published by Dr. Kenneth
Fletcher. Includes research, assessment, and treatment of childhood
trauma, as well as links to other resources.
http://users.umassmed.edu/Kenneth.Fletcher/kidsurv.html
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| 2.1.2004 |
Child Trauma Academy: Home page
of the CTA, a not-for-profit organization focused on childhood
maltreatment and trauma. Includes educational resources for consumers
and professionals, including extensive information on the neurobiology
of neglect, based on the work of Dr. Bruce Perry.
http://www.childtrauma.org
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| 2.1.2004 |
Child Trauma Institute: Home
page of the CTI, under the directorship of Dr. Ricky Greenwald. Includes
resources for professionals and consumers on assessment and treatment of
childhood trauma, updated listing of training programs, access to
assessment instruments, and links to external resources.
http://www.childtrauma.com/
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| 2.1.2004 |
David
Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages:
General information about trauma and children. Extensive information for
professionals, including access to journal articles, consumer handouts,
and a comprehensive section with resource links.
http://www.trauma-pages.com/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
Family Research Laboratory:
Administered by UNH. Much of the content relates to family violence,
youth victimization, and crimes against children. Includes some papers,
description of current research projects, and some links to external
resources.
http://www.unh.edu/frl/
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| 2.1.2004 |
Jim Hopper's Web Page:
Information about trauma, including statistics related to childhood
abuse and neglect, and extensive information related to the sexual abuse
of boys.
http://www.jimhopper.com/
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| 2.1.2004 |
National Child Traumatic Stress
Network: Home page of the NCTSN, a national network of centers
working toward advancement in the field of childhood traumatic stress,
funded through SAMSHA. Site contains extensive information for
professionals and consumers.
http://www.nctsnet.org
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| 2.1.2004 |
National Center for PTSD: Home
page of the NCPTSD. Although largely focused on adulthood traumatic
stress, and particularly veterans, includes information about traumatic
stress in childhood.
http://www.ncptsd.org/
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| 2.1.2004 |
Sidran Institute: Non-profit
organization focused on understanding, management, and treatment of
traumatic stress. Includes information on trauma, downloadable and
purchasable materials, and database of resources for survivors and
professionals.
http://www.sidran.org/
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| 2.1.2004 |
Virginia Tech/Dr. Russel Jones web
page: Links to websites with information regarding trauma and
fire-related injury/burns.
http://www.psyc.vt.edu:5934/Links1.htm
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| 2.5.04 |
Children
and War Foundation. Homepage of the CWF, a European-based
collaborative effort focused on improving care of children impacted by
war and disaster, under the directorship of Atle Dyregrov and William
Yule. Site still in development, but contains case examples, information
on a specific treatment protocol, and links to other resources
www.childrenandwar.org |
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STATISTICS/GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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| 2.1.2004 |
Child Stats: Home page of the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Links to
statistics regarding youth and families from multiple federal
agencies.
http://childstats.gov/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
Fed Stats : Quick link to
statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) Home Page
http://www.fema.gov/
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| 2.1.2004 |
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and
Neglect Information. Extensive information and links to
resources regarding childhood abuse and neglect. Includes
epidemiological statistics and access to legal, clinical, and
consumer-based information.
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
National Center for Health
Statistics. Links to numerous federally-funded surveys,
statistics, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
System . Results of epidemiological research regarding youth
risk behaviors.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm |
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RELATED SITES THAT MAY
BE OF INTEREST (NON-TRAUMA-SPECIFIC)
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Child
Development/Mental Health (General)
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| 2.1.2004 |
AboutOurKids.org: Web site
administered by New York University Child Study Center. Contains child
mental health and developmental information in user-friendly format.
Useful for professionals and consumers.
http://aboutourkids.org/
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| 2.1.2004 |
Research and Training Center on Family
Support and Children's Mental Health. Administered by Portland
State University. Contains news updates, public policy information,
data, research, and resources related to child and family mental health.
Includes links to a large number of youth resources.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
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| 2.1.2004 |
Society for Research in Child
Development : SRCD website. Much of the information is
"members-only", but contains links to job postings and announcements in
the field of child development and mental health.
http://www.srcd.org/
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| 2.4.2004 |
The
Community Stress Prevention Center: Home page of the CSPC, an
Israeli organization focused on response to acute traumatic events,
including terrorism. Includes extensive information/resources, including
description
of response protocol, articles, excercises, assessment measures,
therapeutic stories, and links to other resources. May be accessed in
English or Hebrew.
www.icspc.org |
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Neurobiology/Physiology
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| 2.1.2004 |
Brainplace.com : Non-trauma
specific information on the brain and brain systems. Includes detailed
descriptions of areas/systems of the brain linked to domains of
functioning, including graphs and SPECT images.
http://www.brainplace.com |
| 2.1.2004 |
Society for Neuroscience Home
Page : Extensive information about the brain and nervous
system. Includes a downloadable "primer" on the brain, and has at times
included information related to stress and the brain.
http://web.sfn.org/
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| 2.1.2004 |
The Whole-Brain Atlas:
Non-trauma-specific site containing an array of images (CT, MRI, SPECT,
PET) of the brain.
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html |
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Resilience
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| 2.1.2004 |
Search Institute Home Page:
Includes section on "Forty Developmental Assets": results of research on
resilience in stress-exposed and at-risk youth.
http://www.search-institute.org/ |
| 2.1.2004 |
American Psychological
Association: Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism.
Includes fact sheets for children and families.
http://www.apa.org/psychologists/resilience.html
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Schools
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| 2.1.2004 |
UCLA School Mental Health
Project : Includes extensive information on school-based crisis
response, including materials for professionals and consumers and links
to other resources.
http://www.smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ |
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RESOURCES FOR
CAREGIVERS
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| 2.1.2004 |
Trauma
and Children - Information for Parents from the National Assoc.
of School Psychologists
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/ptsd.html |
| 2.1.2004 |
Handbook
of FAQs following traumatic events; primary focus on acute
events (e.g., disaster, terrorism, violence)
http://www.dcchildrens.com/about/institutehandbook.pdf
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| 2.1.2004 |
PTSD
Research Quarterly: "Traumatic stress in injured and ill
children"
http://www.ncptsd.org/publications/rq/rqpdf/V14N2.PDF |
| 2.1.2004 |
Cancer in
Children - Information for Parents from the National Assoc. of
School Psychologists
ENGLISH: http://www.nasponline.org/pdf/cancer_eng.pdf
SPANISH: http://www.nasponline.org/pdf/cancer_sp.pdf |
| 2.1.2004 |
Parent
handout on PTSS after injury
http://www.ems-c.org/downloads/pdf/ptstress.pdf
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| 2.1.2004 |
Consortium on Trauma, Illness, & Grief in
Schools
http://www.tigconsortium.org/resource_articles.asp?cat=17
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| 2.1.2004 |
Info for
families on coping with chronic illness, hospitalization
(kid-friendly web resources):
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html
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| 2.1.2004 |
Helping
children cope with a sibling's illness or hospitalization:
http://www.chop.edu/childlife/siblings.shtml |
| 2.1.2004 |
Helping
children cope with stressful healthcare procedures
http://www.chop.edu/childlife/stress_coping.shtml
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| 2.1.2004 |
Helping
children prepare for medical tests and procedures:
http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/procedure.html
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| 2.1.2004 |
Parent
guide for helping children deal with medical procedures and
hospitalization:
http://www.experiencejournal.com/cardiac/clinic/parentguide.pdf
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| 2.4.2004 |
The
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma: Affiliated
with Herzog Hospital, this resource is designed for
consumers/caregivers. The website provides information about trauma and
the trauma response, childhood trauma,
resiliency, etc., as well as information about different kinds of
treatment for traumatic stress and a self-test of traumatic stress
symptoms. May be accessed in English or Hebrew.
www.traumaweb.org |
