Helpful External Resources

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.

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Click here to go to NCTSN resources dealing with traumatic Grief in military children.

The National Military Family Association supports military families. Spouses, parents, and family members make up their staff and board positions. They speak up on behalf of military families and empower husbands, wives, and children to understand and access their benefits.

On this site you'll find information on deployments (preparing and managing), reunion issues, support groups), disaster preparedness, mental health care, supporting children and much more.

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This website provides intervention for those feeling desperate, alone or hopeless. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides a free 24-hours hotline to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress (1-800-273-TALK (8255)).

On this site you'll find help for veterans, printed materials, crisis center information, news and more.

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The National Institute of Mental Health website explores OCD.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as hand washing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety.

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The National Institute of Mental Health website explores panic disorders.

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.

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Pathfinders, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals, parents and professionals find resources, supports and training while working to increase the awareness of autism spectrum disorders and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.

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After a trauma or life-threatening event, it is common to have reactions such as upsetting memories of the event, increased jumpiness, or trouble sleeping. If these reactions do not go away or if they get worse, you may have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The National Center for PTSD provides resources for veterans, the public and professionals.

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This site gives descriptions and exercises for several relaxation techniques including massage, yoga, breath work, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, meditation, and tai chi.

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This website which offers useful practical information for recovering child and adult survivors of any type of trauma and dissociation, for their families and friends, and for the clinical and front-line service providers who assist in their recovery.

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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has many resources available to you to learn and prevent suicide.

More than 32,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. It is this country's 11th leading cause of death, and is often characterized as a response to a single event or set of circumstances. However, unlike these popular conceptions, suicide is a much more involved phenomenon. The factors that contribute to any particular suicide are diverse and complex, so our efforts to understand it must incorporate many approaches. The clinical, neurobiological, legal and psychosocial aspects of suicide are some of the major lines of inquiry into suicide -- here, we present some information from each of these perspectives.

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This site is designed to offer ways to escape from the hustle and bustle around us. You’ll find suggestions to help you think your way through stressful situations, and methods to help you find peace and tranquility.

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