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
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
Adventist Community Services offers free intervention for victims of disasters. The emotional and spiritual needs of these individuals, their relatives and neighbors are addressed through door-to-door visitation and listening posts staffed by trained lay pastoral workers. These services offer useful… Continue reading
The Jewish Information & Referral Service of Greater Washington provides free counseling for individuals who have lost a love one. In addition to counseling services, this organization offers support groups for on-going grief issues. This free service is open to… Continue reading
The mission of SHARE is to offer support to parents who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth and parents who have lost an infant. There are resources, information on local chapters, literature, and a bi-monthly newsletter available. Contact National SHARE… Continue reading
Pastoral Counseling Centers around the country are reaching out to provide therapeutic resources and a forum for people to express their feelings in a group setting and with individual counseling. Fees are being temporarily suspended. Pastoral Counselors are trained and… Continue reading
Healing Works, a nonprofit dedicated to providing holistic healthcare and education to people in need, offers free stress relief and bereavement counseling services for staff of social service agencies and other nonprofit groups in NYC. Through our Care to the… Continue reading
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is offering free grief counseling services to any New York resident that has loss his/her pet(s) as a result of the September 11th attacks. Stephanie LaFarge, Ph.D., Director of… Continue reading
Contact Community Services is people helping people. Trained volunteers offer a listening ear, guidance, and information and referrals to community services to anyone with a problem or concern. All the information and referral is done in a confidential and non-judgmental… Continue reading
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