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Resource
List for Consumers
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
202-966-7300
This organization provides information, guidance and resource
links to parents and caregivers for helping children and
adolescents recover from the emotional effects of hurricane
Katrina. Information about post-traumatic stress disorder
and helping children with recovery is also provided in Spanish.
American
Psychological Association
1-800-374-2721
This organization, through its online APA Help Center, provides
a comprehensive list of online publications on managing
post-traumatic stress disorder, tips for recovery, and resilience
after disaster in both English and Spanish.
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
1-800-789-2647
This organization provides information specific to mental
and emotional recovery from hurricanes and other disasters.
Crisis hotlines, a mental health services locator, and mental
health information and publications are provided on the
Web site; in English and Spanish.
National
Institute of Mental Health
1-866-615-6464
Provides a free, easy-to-read booklet titled "Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, A Real Illness." Booklet includes
a self-test for PTSD and is also available in Spanish.
National
Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This organization, originally created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, provides information on how to receive or give help relating to recent hurricanes, including a relief hotline, a volunteer Web page, a U.S. government recovery Web page, links to organizations providing assistance with locating missing persons, more detailed information on post-traumatic stress disorder and resources for recovery, and more.
Medline
Plus (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes
of Health)
This comprehensive listing provides fact sheets about PTSD
from NIH and from the American Academy of Family Physicians,
the American Psychiatric Association, the Mayo Foundation
for Medical Education and Research, and other well-known
government and academic centers. Organizations, help with
finding a professional to treat PTSD, and other information
is also listed; available in Spanish.
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