Trauma Survivors Network - provided by ATS

Survive. Connect. Rebuild.

A Program of the ATS

Organizations/Resources

The Compassionate Friends (national office)
A national, self-help support organization for those grieving the loss of a child or sibling.
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
630-990-0010; Toll Free 877-9690010
http://www.compassionatefriends.org

Fernside
Grief information, resources, and support for grieving children and their families. Bethesda Professional Building
4360 Cooper Road, Suite 101
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-745-0111 (M - F 9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST)
http://www.fernside.org

RENEW: Center for Personal Recovery
A grief counseling center for individuals and families that are experiencing loss, with a specialty in grief recovery counseling for traumatic deaths
P.O. Box 125
Berea, KY 40403
859-986-7878
http://www.renew.net

 

Online Resources:

GriefNet
A web site that provides information and resources related to death, dying, bereavement, and major emotional and physical losses.
http://www.griefnet.org/

Growth House, Inc. A source of quality information and resources on death and dying issues.
http://www.growthhouse.org

Transformations
A web site about self-help, support, and recovery issues.
http://www.transformations.com

Unites States Department of Veteran Affairs: National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/disasters/fs_grief_disaster.html

National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/bereavement/Patient/page7

SAMSHA: National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken%2D01%2D0104/

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
http://www.adaa.org/home.asp

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm#anx12
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm#ptdep8
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm#ptdep1
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=1

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=1

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Telephone: 202-966-7300
Fax: 202-966-2891
www.aacap.org

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
112 S. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3061
Telephone: 703-838-9808
Fax: 703-838-9805
www.aamft.org

American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
Telephone: 703-907-7300
Toll Free: 888-357-6850
www.psych.org

American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Telephone: 800-964-2000
www.apa.org

National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
Telephone: 800-638-8799 or 202-408-8600
Fax: 202-336-8310
E-mail: info@naswdc.org
www.naswdc.org


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