Grief Counseling for Pentagon Victims and Families
Catholic Charities of Arlington and the Diocesan Office of Family Life are offering free grief counseling for victims and their families. Contact Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 24th and South Ives Street, Crystal City, VA, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00… Continue reading
Free Mental Health Services for NYC Residents
NAMI is the chapter of the New York State Alliance for the Mentally Ill that serves the greater New York City area. They offer practical support, education, and advocacy through monthly support meetings, newsletters, speaker’s bureau, advocacy program, hotline, resource… Continue reading
Aid for International Survivors
The Office for Victims of Crime through the U.S Department of Justice is offering assistance to international survivors of the September 11 terrorist acts. Their online Resource Directory has links for different countries and a list of what compensation programs… Continue reading
Free Bereavement Camps for Children and Teenagers
Camp Comfort is a non-profit bereavement camp for children throughout the country who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. The children participate in a combination of recreation and therapeutic group activities specific to their age… Continue reading
24-Hour Crisis Hotline
Help Line, New York is a telephone crisis hotline that provides an immediate response to people in the New York Metropolitan area. The service is staffed by trained volunteers (lawyers, students, teachers, retirees, homemakers, and bankers) who go through a… Continue reading
Support for Military Families
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS) is a national non-profit organization made up of, and providing services to, all those who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces. The heart of TAPS is its national… Continue reading
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Assistance
Gift From Within is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Their philosophy is to restore dignity to trauma survivors. A unique… Continue reading
Free Bereavement Services for Grieving Families
The American Hospice Association, a national non-profit corporation, offers bereavement services, at no cost, to members of the community in which they are located. A wide variety of services is available to individuals and families including: individual and family counseling;… Continue reading
Free Family Therapy and Stress Reduction Courses
The Albert Ellis Institute is a non-profit agency that offers individual, couple, and family therapy. There are on-going therapy groups and training in biofeedback for stress-related disorders. Also offered are workshops and courses, professional training, consulting services, and publications. Contact… Continue reading
Helping Children
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading
