Self-Help Clearinghouse for New Jersey Residents
New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse provides information and referrals to support groups statewide. In addition, it provides assistance to new and existing groups, workshops, conferences, training workshops, and a directory of support groups. Contact New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse, Northwest Covenant Medical… Continue reading
United Methodist Church Offers Pastoral Care & Assistance
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is offering pastoral care to traumatized survivors, rescue workers, news media staff, family members, and the thousands of neighbors who witnessed the tragedy and its ongoing aftermath. UMCOR will provide assistance for individuals who… Continue reading
Advocacy and Emotional Support for Parents of Murdered Children
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
Peer Support for Flight Attendants
The Association of Flight Attendants Employee Assistance Program (AFAEAP) is a confidential resource available to members, families and partners to assist with personal, as well as work-related concerns. AFA EAP provides three distinct but interrelated services, including: 1) assessment, support… Continue reading
Free Advice on Funerals and Grief Relief
The National Funeral Directors Association maintains a web site with useful information for those having to plan a funeral including a list of member funeral homes, guidance on funeral home pricing, and articles on grief relief. Contact National Funeral Directors… Continue reading
Counseling Professor offers Free Services
Jorja Prover, Ph.D. is a professor of social welfare at UCLA with twenty years experience in crisis intervention counseling and training. She has worked in several post-war environments, most recently Bosnia and Kosovo and in follow-up to urban crises and… Continue reading
Help for Those Suffering from Depression and Anxiety
Freedom From Fear is a national not-for-profit mental health advocacy association whose mission is to aid and counsel individuals and their families who suffer from anxiety and depressive illnesses. FFF has developed an anxiety and depression screening program with a… Continue reading
Free Guidebook for Clinicians
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a resource resulting from collaborations with the Veteran’s Administration, the Department of Defense, academic establishments and professionals from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health. The… Continue reading
Emotional Support for Children Who Are Disaster Victims
The Virginia Disaster Stress Intervention Site is a service of the Psychology Department of James Madison University. The site provides an online printable version of a ten page, illustrated workbook for children, entitled My Disaster Diary . This workbook provides… Continue reading
Help for Grieving Teens
The non-profit organization Teen Age Grief (T.A.G) specializes in providing resources and information that addresses grief issues specific to teenagers. There is information on basic grief responses, and how to deal with spiritual questions as well as the anger that… Continue reading
