Resources on Trauma
ORGANIZATIONS:
Prevent Child
Abuse, America
Prevent Child Abuse
(formerly the National Committee to Prevent
Child Abuse) is nationally recognized as one of
the most innovative leaders in child abuse
prevention. It has a nationwide network of
chapters and their local affiliates in hundreds
of communities. Through our media campaigns,
people are finding ways they can help prevent
abuse. PCA seeks to equip professionals with the
latest, proven prevention approaches through
training and technical assistance. To find out
more about your local affiliate and the national
program activities contact:
Prevent Child Abuse
America
200 S. Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2404
(800) CHILDREN
Tel: (312) 663-3520
Fax: (312) 939-8962
www.preventchildabuse.org
mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Child
Welfare League of America
CWLA is an association
of more than 1,000 public and private nonprofit
agencies that assist over 2.5 million abused and
neglected children and their families each year
with a wide range of services. There have many
resources for families and professionals working
with traumatized children. For more information
contact:
Child
Welfare League of America
440 First Street,
NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001-2085
Tel. (202) 638-2952
FAX (202) 638-4004
http://www.cwla.org/
American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
APSAC's mission is to ensure
that everyone affected by child maltreatment
receives the best possible professional
response. This organization has many useful
scholarly and clinical materials focused
primarily at the professional audience.
Caregivers working with abused or maltreated
children may find this a useful resource,
nonetheless. For more information contact:
APSAC
407 South Dearborn Street Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60605
http://www.apsac.org/
The National
Center for PTSD
The National Center
for PTSD is a program of the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs and carries out a broad range
of activities in research, training, and public
information. The primary focus of the Center has
been combat veterans and their families. Over
the last few years, however, this focus has been
expanded. There are many useful programs,
activities and resources for anyone interested
in the effects of traumatic stressors.
The PILOTS database is
an electronic index to the worldwide literature
on PTSD and other mental-health sequelae of
exposure to traumatic events. It is available to
Internet users through the courtesy of Dartmouth
College, whose computer facilities serve as host
to the database. No account or password is
required, and there is no charge for using the
PILOTS database.
The National
Center for PTSD
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/
International
Society for Traumatic Stress Study (ISTSS)
The International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), founded in
1985, provides a forum for the sharing of
research, clinical strategies, public policy
concerns and theoretical formulations on trauma
in the United States and around the world. ISTSS
is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination
of knowledge and to the stimulation of policy,
program and service initiatives that seek to
reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate
and long-term consequences.
ISTSS
60 Revere Drive, Suite 500
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 USA
Phone: 847/480-9028; Fax: 847/480-9282
http://www.istss.org
The
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
The
Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
is a non-profit organization dedicated to
improve the lives of those who suffer from
trauma and stress, and their families. The
Traumaweb site contains information regarding
trauma, stress, resiliency and coping, and
offers useful advice and self-help strategies by
the center’s professional staff. mail@traumaweb.org
National
Clearinghouse for Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN)
The National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Information is a national resource for
professionals seeking information on the
prevention, identification, and treatment of
child abuse and neglect, and related child
welfare issues.
NCCAN
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (800) 394-3366 or (703) 385-7565
Fax: (703) 385-3206
http://www.calib.com/nccanch
nccanch@calib.com
National Information, Support and Referral
Service on Shaken Baby Syndrome
The Child Abuse
Prevention Center of Utah hosts this useful
website about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS).
In addition, they publish a quarterly newsletter
featuring articles targeted for professionals as
well as family members that deal with SBS.
Articles are written by experts in medicine,
legal profession, investigative, law enforcement
and from parents or family members of victims.
The newsletter is avaliable both on-line and in
print. If you are interested in receiving this
publication please email them at
capcente@ix.netcom.com
and they will add you to their mailing list.
National Information,
Support and Referral Service on SBS
2955 Harrison
Blvd., #102
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 393-3366
Fax: (801) 394-1781
http://www.capcenter.org
capcente@ix.netcom.com
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages
Without question the best
trauma-related resource that exists on the Web.
Dr. Baldwin has done a remarkable job,
collecting, sorting and commenting on this
information. If you have access to the Web,
start here. You won’t be disappointed.
These Trauma Pages
focus primarily on emotional trauma and
traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic
Stress Disorder), whether following individual
traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale
disaster. New information is added to this site
about once a month. The purpose of this
award-winning site is to provide information for
clinicians and researchers in the
traumatic-stress field. Baldwin’s interests
include both clinical and research aspects of
trauma responses and their resolution. For
example:
- What goes on biologically in the brain
during traumatic experience and its
resolution?
- Which psychotherapeutic procedures are
most effective for which patients with
traumatic symptoms, and why?
- How can we best measure clinical efficacy
and treatment outcome for trauma survivor
populations?
Supportive resources
supplement the more academic or research
information of interest to clinicians,
researchers, and students.
David Baldwin’s Trauma
Information Pages
http://www.trauma-pages.com
Red Cross
The
American Red Cross has a long history of helping
children, families and communities recover from
disasters. This experience has resulted in an
increasing awareness of the need for quality
mental health education and preventative
approaches to minimize the long-term effects of
traumatic disaster. With special experience for
trauma resulting from natural disasters, this
organization has a network of mental health
professionals capable of immediate response to
help a community organize and focus their
resources following traumatic events. One of the
primary partners in this effort is the Disaster
Mental Health Institute in South Dakota. Either
of these resources are excellent places to
start.
The Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
Disaster Mental Health Institute
University of South Dakota -
SDU116
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion SD 57069-2390
E-mail: dmhi@usd.edu
Resources on Assessment
Collaborative Family Healthcare Coalition (CFHC)
is a diverse group of physicians, nurses,
psychologists, social workers, family therapists
and other health care workers, working in both
primary and tertiary care settings, who study,
implement, and advocate for the collaborative
family health care paradigm.
CFHCC
40 W. 12th Street
New York, NY 10011-8604
(212) 675-2477
http://www.cfhcc.org
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Childstats.gov offers
easy access to federal and state statistics and
reports on children and their families,
including: population and family
characteristics, economic security, health,
behavior and social environment,and education.
http://www.childstats.gov/
Resources on Loss and Grieving
ORGANIZATIONS:
The Barr-Harris
Children's Grief Center in
Chicago, Illinois is dedicated to helping
children facing the pain of death, divorce,
separation, or abandonment. This unique Center
has many useful resources including an excellent
web site. This site has an excellent
bibliography of professional and personal
resources for this issue. Included is a list of
books for children.
The
Barr-Harris Children’s Grief Center
Institute for
Psychoanalysis
122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60603
http://www.barrharris.org
Amanda the Panda
provides support to grieving children and their
families through a variety of services.
Extensive support is provided to children who
are grieving the death of a family member
through accident, illness, suicide, or homicide.
This support is provided through weekend camps,
support groups, home visits, fun days, school
presentations, holiday cheer boxes, pen pal
programs, Halloween and Christmas parties,
birthday cards and remembrances, on the
anniversary of the death. All services are
provided at no cost to children and families
served.
Amanda the Panda
http://www.amandathepanda.org
or contact:
JoAnn Zimmerman
1000 73rd Street, Suite 12,
Des Moines, IA 50311
jzpanda@netins.net
(515) 223-4847
FAX: (515) 223-4782
Julie’s Place
is a unique web site developed by a young woman
who lost her sister in a traumatic event. This
site is designed to help siblings of dealing
with traumatic loss. It has areas listing other
resources, a place for siblings to e-communicate
using a message board, and a list of personal
narratives. This site is likely to be very
helpful to older children and adolescents.
Julie’s
Place
http://www.juliesplace.com
OTHER
REGIONAL RESOURCES ON LOSS AND GRIEVING:
The Dougy
Center
P.O. Box 86852
Portland, Oregon 97286
www.dougy.org
Fernside, A Center for Grieving
Children
2303 Indian Mound Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
(513) 841-1012
www.fernside.org
Center for
Loss and Life Transition
3735 Broken Bow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
www.counselingforloss.com
Bo's Place
5501 Austin
P.O. Box 271165
Houston, Texas 77277-1165
Phone: (713) 942 - 8339
Fax: (713) 942 – 2252
Resources on
Neglect
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Feralchildren.com
Visit this site for a fascinating look at
what can happen to children raised in
neglectful or extreme situations. The
ChildTrauma Academy and Dr. Perry
participated in some of the key research
highlighted on this site.
http://www.feralchildren.com
Resources on Violence
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PROTECT is a national
pro-child, anti-crime
membership association founded on the
belief that our first and most sacred obligation
as parents, citizens, and members of the human
species is the protection of children from harm.
Protect and its members are committed to
building a powerful, nonpartisan force for the
protection of children from abuse, exploitation
and neglect. Members believe that this must be
done through a determined single-issue focus, a
meaningful mainstream agenda and the use of
proven modern political strategies.
www.protect.org
46 Haywood Street, Suite 315,
Asheville, NC 28801
phone: (828) 350-9350 - email:
info@protect.org
Child Welfare
Training Resources Online Network
is designed to assist the child welfare
training community to identify and share
training resources, activities, curricula, and
materials aimed at enhancing the skills and
qualifications of the child welfare workforce.
By serving as a central repository and conduit
for child welfare training information from
across the United States, the Project
facilitates the connection of trainers and
practitioners to resources and services that
meet their training needs. The CWTR Project is
managed by the National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect Information, a service of the
Children's Bureau.
Child Welfare Training Resources Online
Network
National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect Information
330 C Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20447
1-800-394-3366
http://www.childwelfaretraining.org
(go to "National Organizations"
and then scroll through their alphabetical list
of resources)
Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP),
Department of Justice is the
division of the Justice Department dedicated to
the shaping and enacting federal policy
regarding the areas of juvenile justice. As it
carries out this mission, the OJJDP is works
with states and other non-government agencies
and organizations to develop programs to prevent
and control juvenile delinquency. The OJJDP
website has a wealth of information regarding
the prevalence of problems as well as the
documentation of promising intervention
programs. OJJDP has been a primary sponsor of
the successful home-visitation models, the Safe
Kids/Safe Streets project, Safe Start programs
and the community policing initiatives taking
place in many communities.
OJJDP
810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531
(202) 307-5911
Fax: (202) 307-2093
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
E-mail:
askjj@ojp.usdoj.gov
Parents and Teachers Against Violence in
Education: Project NO SPANK
This is an advocacy organization that has
documented and catalogued materials related to
the issue of physical discipline. For any
individual or group interested in reading about
the research regarding the adverse impact of
physical discipline and spanking, this is the
site to start with. Remember, this is an
advocacy organization; this site will clearly
and strongly present their positions.
Project No Spank
P.O. Box 1033
Alamo, CA 94507-7033
(925) 831-1661
Fax: (925) 838-8914
E-mail:
ptave@silcon.com
http://www.nospank.net
New Haven Child Development-Community Policing
Project: (CD-CP)
This is an innovative program which is a
collaborative project of the Yale Child Study
Center, the New Haven Police Department, local
schools and the Connecticut child protective
services. This project is designed to provide
the immediate mental health needs of child crime
victims and witnesses. By creating special
training opportunities, mental health providers
and police officers share expertise and address
the complex needs of children exposed to
violence. This is an effective and unique
program. The OJJDP is helping other communities
create similar innovative collaboratives.
CD-CP Program
Suite 212
47 College Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-3377
Family Violence Research Laboratory of
University of New Hampshire (FRL)
This organization is a pioneer in
conducting research and education in the area of
domestic violence and violence in childhood.
Since 1975, the Family Research Laboratory (FRL)
has devoted itself primarily to understanding
family violence and the impact of violence in
families. This organization and its website are
a highly recommended resource for quality
research, reviews and thoughtful policy and
practice recommendations.
As
public and professional interest in family
violence has grown, so has the need for more
reliable knowledge. The FRL has tried to fill
that need in a variety of ways: through
comprehensive literature reviews, new theories,
and methodologically sound studies. Researchers
at the FRL pioneered many of the techniques that
have enabled social scientists to estimate
directly the scope of family violence. These
efforts have brought international recognition
to the FRL.
FRL
126 Horton Social Science Center
Durham, NH 03824-1888
(603) 862-1888
Fax: (603) 862-1122
E-mail:
mas2@christa.unh.edu
http://www.unh.edu/frl
Resources on Attachment and
Bonding
ORGANIZATIONS:
Zero to Three
is a national, nonprofit organization located in
Washington, D.C., dedicated solely to advancing
the healthy development of babies and young
children. Founded in l977 by top developmental
experts, ZERO TO THREE disseminates key
developmental information, trains providers,
promotes model approaches and standards of
practice and works to increase public awareness
about the significance of the first three years
of life.
Zero to Three
734 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-1144.
http://www.zerotothree.org
PACT,
An Adoption Alliance
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization begun
by two adoptive parents in 1991, Pact has
developed a national reputation for excellence
in serving all members of the adoption triad.
Each year, Pact offers educational events
attended by more than 1500 individuals, provides
- free of charge - over 1000 crisis
consultations to birth parents, and consults
with hundreds of potential adoptive parents. Top
priority is given to programs especially
designed to support and inform adopted children
and adopted adults of color.
PACT
3450 Sacramento
Street Suite 239
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 221-6957
(510) 482-2089 FAX
e-mail:
info@pactadopt.org
http://www.pactadopt.org
Attachment
Parenting International
is a
coalition of concerned individuals,
professionals, and grassroots organizations.
They advocate special "attachment parenting"
methods to develop and fulfill a child's need
for trust, empathy, and affection in order to
create secure and enduring relationships. This
organization feels that attachment parenting, in
conjunction with support groups can not only
strengthen families but provide a simple and
cost-effective model to aid in the prevention of
child abuse, behavioral disorders, criminal
acts, and other serious social problems.
Attachment
Parenting International
1508 Clairmont Place
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(615) 298 4334
http://www.attachmentparenting.org
Resources on the Brain
Society for
Neuroscience is the world's
largest organization of scientists and
physicians dedicated to understanding the brain,
spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. This
site has a number of very useful materials for
professionals without specific expertise in the
neurosciences. The educational programs and
materials are well written, clear and accurate;
overall an excellent resource.
Society for Neuroscience
11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 500
Washington D.C. 20036
(202) 462-6688
http://www.sfn.org
info@sfn.org
The
Human Brain: Dissections of the Real Brain
You really want to see what the brain
looks like? This site has a well-presented
dissection of the human brain. It is a useful
way to see what these areas really look like.
Visit this site and admire the work of Terence
H. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.. Nedzad
Gluhbegovic, M.D., Ph.D. and Jean Y. Jew, M.D.
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/BrainAnatomy/BrainAnatomy.html
The
Amazing Human Brain and Human Development -- A
Free, Online Course
Course author and instructor Dr.
Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D. has created brief
lessons with practical information to help
professionals and caregivers understand this and
other interesting topics. Participants can
discuss course content with fellow students and
Dr. Perry online via the message boards.
The self-paced courses are offered at no cost to
participants. Simply register as a
student at www.ChildTraumaAcademy.com, enroll in
the course or courses of your choice and return
to complete each lesson at your leisure
Enroll now!
http://www.childtraumaacademy.com
Print Material:
Brainy Babies: Build & Develop
Your Babys Intelligence
By Robin Fancourt,
M.R.C.P. F.R.A.C.P.
In
this ground-breaking new book, Dr. Robin
Fancourt takes the reader on a fascinating
journey, from conception through the early
years, that unravels the mysterious process of
how babies learn, understand and relate to
others, become confident and succeed. By
understanding how the brain works, we can enrich
the lives children in so many ways.
Dr.
Robin Fancourt is a paediatrician with a special
interest in young children, and those abused,
neglected and disadvantaged. She has
held several important positions, from President
of DSAC (Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care) to
founding and being the inaugural chairperson of
Children's Agenda, a national organisation
providing advocacy for children. She is also an
executive member of the council for ISPCAN
(International Society for the Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect). Dr. Fancourt has
also been central in the setting up of BrainWave,
a national trust to disseminate information and
lobby parliament for resources for early
childhood.
Available online through Penguin Books Australia
http://www.penguin.com.au/
ISBN: 0140296921
Resources on Secondary Trauma
The
Traumatic Stress Institute/ Center for Adult and
Adolescent Psychotherapy is
located in South Windsor, Connecticut and has a
dual mission: (1) to promote understanding and
improve treatment of traumatic stress and (2) to
promote psychology as a discipline and
profession. This Institute has developed some
very useful resources for professionals
struggling with secondary traumatic stress.
The Traumatic Stress Institute/
Center for Adult and Adolescent
Psychotherapy
22 Morgans Farms Road
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074
(860) 644-2541
http://www.tsicaap.com
The Traumatology
Institute is the home of
psychologist, Dr. Charles Figley, a pioneer in
the field of compassion fatigue or secondary
trauma. Dr. Figley is the founding Editor of the
Journal of Traumatic Stress and has written many
articles and books on compassion fatigue or
secondary traumatic stress.
The Traumatology Institute
School of Social Work
Florida State University
C2500 University Center
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2570
(850) 644-4751
http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/traumatology
International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS),
founded in 1985, provides a forum for the
sharing of research, clinical strategies, public
policy concerns and theoretical formulations on
trauma in the United States and around the
world. ISTSS is dedicated to the discovery and
dissemination of knowledge and to the
stimulation of policy, program and service
initiatives that seek to reduce traumatic
stressors and their immediate and long-term
consequences.
ISTSS
60 Revere Drive, Suite 500
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 USA
(847) 480-9028
Fax: (847) 480-9282
http://www.istss.org
Resources on Children and the Law
ORGANIZATIONS:
National Council
of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
The National Council's began in 1937 when
a group of leading judges sought to bring
together judicial officers working with in
Juvenile and Family Courts. The purpose was
two-fold: to focus attention on the concept of a
separate tribunal for children and to encourage
the development of essential treatment programs
for children with special needs.
Juvenile law has changed dramatically since
then, and so, too, has the National Council.
Increased awareness and sensitivity to
children's issues have given the Council the
insight to provide meaningful assistance to
judges, court administrators and related
professionals in whose care the concerns of
children and their families have been entrusted.
Consequently, the Council is not only the
nation's oldest judicial membership
organization, it is also the largest.
NCJFCJ
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
(702) 784-6628
(702) 784-4858 Fax
http://www.ncjfcj.unr.edu/
National
Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a non-profit
professional membership organization dedicated
to quality representation and protection of
children in the legal system. The purpose of the
NACC is to assist attorneys and other
professionals in their work with children in the
legal system. At the same time, the NACC carries
out a Policy Agenda designed to improve the
legal system for children.
NACC
1825 Marion Street, Suite 340
Denver, CO 80218
888/828-NACC
advocate@NACCchildlaw.org
http://naccchildlaw.org/
ABA Center on Children and the Law
Established in 1978, the ABA Center on
Children and the Law's mission is to improve
children's lives through advances in law,
justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.
Its work includes:
- Strengthening
laws, policies, and judicial procedures
affecting children
- Researching and
disseminating information on laws, policies,
and practices affecting children and families
- Enhancing skills
and competence of legal professionals in
children's proceedings
- Educating
non-attorneys on child-related law and its
impact on their work
- Increasing
public awareness of law and justice related to
children
- Stimulating and
assisting activities and projects on children
and the law
Center on Children and the Law
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-1720
(202) 662-1755 Fax
http://www.abanet.org/child/home.html
This
page on the their website is particularly useful
as a resource.
http://www.abanet.org/child/links.html
