Friday, April 14, 2006
San Diego and National Resources that Can Help
Talk to Someone Who Can Help, a brochure from the American Psychological Association about psychotherapy and choosing a psychologist can be ordered free of charge. Call 1-800-964-2000
Find a Psychologist, referrals for psychologists in the San Diego area are available through the San Diego Psychological Association’s Psychologist Information and Referral Service: San Diego 619-291-3451; North County Coastal 760-436-5527; North County Inland 760-489-1415; Poway/Rancho Bernardo 858-484-1400
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One, San Diego County Hospice offers group and individual grief-focused therapy for children and adults (619) 688-1600; Survivors of Violent Loss Program offers a program to help adults deal with the loss of a loved one by suicide, homicide, or other unnatural cause (619) 497-6609
Help for Crime Victims, help and advocacy is available through the San Diego District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Program. Call 619-531-4041
National Organization for Victims Assistance, 1730 Park Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20010; toll-free 1-800- TRY- NOVA; in D.C. metropolitan area, (202) 232-6682; www.try-nova.org
Coping with Terrorism, a document that offers tips on managing this type of stress, can be found on the web at www.helping.apa.org/daily/terrorism.html
A Terrible Thing Happened, a storybook for children who have witnessed a violent or traumatic event, can be ordered online from www.maginationpress.com
I’ll Know What To Do: A Kid’s Guide to Natural Disasters, Bonnie S. Mark, Ph.D., and Aviva Layton, illustrated by Michael Chesworth, a book that helps kids understand and cope with feelings/reactions to frightening natural disasters, order online www.maginationpress.com
The American Red Cross has brochures available on line: Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma, When Bad Things Happen, Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities, and How Do I Deal With My Feelings? These documents can be retrieved and printed from the website at www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/terrormat.html
The local chapter of the American Red Cross may be able to direct you to additional resources. The San Diego/Imperial County Chapter can be reached at 619-542-7400 or online at www.sdarc.org
Emotional Reactions to Disasters, University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, is online at http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/ facts/emotion.html
Find a Psychologist, referrals for psychologists in the San Diego area are available through the San Diego Psychological Association’s Psychologist Information and Referral Service: San Diego 619-291-3451; North County Coastal 760-436-5527; North County Inland 760-489-1415; Poway/Rancho Bernardo 858-484-1400
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One, San Diego County Hospice offers group and individual grief-focused therapy for children and adults (619) 688-1600; Survivors of Violent Loss Program offers a program to help adults deal with the loss of a loved one by suicide, homicide, or other unnatural cause (619) 497-6609
Help for Crime Victims, help and advocacy is available through the San Diego District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Program. Call 619-531-4041
National Organization for Victims Assistance, 1730 Park Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20010; toll-free 1-800- TRY- NOVA; in D.C. metropolitan area, (202) 232-6682; www.try-nova.org
Coping with Terrorism, a document that offers tips on managing this type of stress, can be found on the web at www.helping.apa.org/daily/terrorism.html
A Terrible Thing Happened, a storybook for children who have witnessed a violent or traumatic event, can be ordered online from www.maginationpress.com
I’ll Know What To Do: A Kid’s Guide to Natural Disasters, Bonnie S. Mark, Ph.D., and Aviva Layton, illustrated by Michael Chesworth, a book that helps kids understand and cope with feelings/reactions to frightening natural disasters, order online www.maginationpress.com
The American Red Cross has brochures available on line: Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma, When Bad Things Happen, Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities, and How Do I Deal With My Feelings? These documents can be retrieved and printed from the website at www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/terrormat.html
The local chapter of the American Red Cross may be able to direct you to additional resources. The San Diego/Imperial County Chapter can be reached at 619-542-7400 or online at www.sdarc.org
Emotional Reactions to Disasters, University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, is online at http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/ facts/emotion.html
