C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Officers) is a non-profit organization that offers assistance and compassion to families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The Surviving Spouse Getaway Program was established to offer a weekend of peer support… Continue reading
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
The Pen-Parents network is a service that connects bereaved parents who have lost a child from pregnancy through adulthood. Parents correspond with each other to share feelings and support. The Website also has articles, chat and message boards, lists of… Continue reading
Precious Gems Counseling Services, a community-based non-profit organization that provides bereavement support, has offered its services free to families who were impacted by the September 11th terrorist attacks. Services offered include individual and group counseling, specialized workshops focusing on grief,… Continue reading
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
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA) provides education and information on depression disorders. They sponsor mutual-help support groups in the Washington D.C./Baltimore areas and educational meetings that are open to the public. DRADA also arranges for peer support. Contact… Continue reading
The National Organization for Parents of Murdered Children offers many services to its members. Their staff can provide emotional support, individual assistance, advocacy, court accompaniment, and crisis intervention. Other services include (but are not limited to) help for siblings, newsletters,… Continue reading
The National Organization for Victim Assistance has dispatched Crisis Response Teams in all related areas to offer assistance in dealing with the trauma. NOVA is a is a private, non-profit, organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal… Continue reading
NAMI is a support and advocacy organization for people with mental illness and their families. They sponsor local self-help support groups across the country where family members can share their concerns, learn about mental illnesses, and find out about community… Continue reading
The Center for Grief Recovery/Institute for Creativity is a full-service counseling center based in Chicago, but also has nationwide services. They are a charitable organization that develops more creative means for dealing with emotionally intense experiences than traditional methodologies. The… Continue reading