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American Psychological Association's
Public Page
Barr-Harris Children's
Grief Center in Chicago
http://www.barrisharris.org
This site has general information on children and grief, recommended books for
children and parents, information on Barr-Harris services, and information on
coming events related to children and grief in the Chicago area.
Childhelp USA
FEMA
for Kids: Resources for Teachers
http://www.fema.gov/kids/terrism.htm
This site contains information about how to talk to children about the threat of
biological warfare or terrorist attack emphasizing what actions they should take
to protect themselves.
Gift
From Within
http://www.giftfromwithin.org
Gift From Within, an international nonprofit organization, is dedicated to those
who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and
those who care for traumatized individuals. Educational materials include
videotapes, books and articles for clinicians, social workers, teachers, mental
heath workers, EMS, nurses, doctors, and those experiencing PTSD. Public Service
Announcements on PTSD Awareness have reached over 4 million homes. Other resources include a Support Pal Network For women suffering from PTSD
(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) where Survivors find peer support (http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/penpal.html).
GFW has been gifted with clinicians, writers, and educators who contribute real
life experiences through articles that appear on the website. Many of these
experiences are used in developing Gift From Within's videotapes on trauma and
victimization as well as the recovery process (http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/articles.html).
Grief
and Trauma Resource
http://www.tlcinst.org/PTRC.html
For parents and professionals. The information is available in English, Spanish
and Arabic.
The Intervention Letter
http://www.interventioncentral.org
Subscribe at this site and they will send you regular emails about
teacher/classroom interventions. The materials are easily printed and used. In a
past email, the topics covered included: Kids as Reading Helpers - Peer Tutor
Training Manual; Academic Intervention Ideas that Any Teacher Can Use;
Defiant Kids - Communication Tools for Teachers; and Evaluating the Seriousness
of Student Threats.
Mandatory
Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
A summary of the important features of statutes mandating persons to report child abuse and neglect. References to
statutes, articles and resources in all 50 states.
National
Center for Homeless Education at SERVE
http://www.serve.org/nche
The mission of NCHE is to "be a national resource center of research and
information enabling communities to successfully address the needs of homeless
children and youth and their families." This site includes information about the
McKinney-Vento Legislation, current McKinney-Vento Programs listed by state,
contact information for the Coordinators of Education for Homeless Children and
Youth for each state, and extensive list of links to other online resources, and
information on numerous topic related to homelessness.
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
http://www.aifs.org.au/institute/pubs/pubsmenu.html
This clearinghouse operates under the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
An online publication area features full-text newsletters, papers on issues in
child abuse prevention and discussion papers.
Rape, Abuse, Incest
National Network
Raising
the Roof
http://www.raisingtheroof.org
Raising the Roof is a Canadian charity dedicated to long-term solutions for
homelessness. The site includes a database of over 400 programs in housing,
health, employment, education, finance, the legal sector and criminal justice,
and child welfare. These programs are located in Canada and the U.S.
Social Work Today
http://www.socialworktoday.com
Social Work Today is a national biweekly newsmagazine committed to enhancing the
entire social work profession by exploring its difficult issues, new challenges,
proud past, and current successes through expert, but concise editorial content
presented in a contemporary, visually appealing style. Social Work Today is a
unique forum for social workers to share their expertise, dialogue with
colleagues, affirm the profession’s strengths, and evaluate its future in a
remarkably readable, quality professional publication.
Teaching Tolerance
This site brings 10 years of educational innovation and leadership to your
fingertips.
 YouthChange
http://www.youthchg.com
Our site's Solution and Help Center is packed with hundreds and hundreds of
free interventions social workers can use to turnaround school failure, truancy,
violence, family problems, defiance, and more. We even send social workers and
other professionals free sample intervention lessons, and give them a free
subscription to our Problem StudentProblem-Solver internet magazine. We don't
have any magic answers but we do have some of the newest and best solutions that
exist. Thanks in
advance for checking us out, and for having such a terrific site for school
social workers. YOUTHCHANGE, The Problem-Kid Problem-Solver, 275 N. Third St.,
Woodburn OR 97071, 1-800-545-5736 Fax 1-503-982-7910
Youthwork
http://www.youthwork.com
This site provides links to other sites and a list of activities to do with
youth. The activities are divided into Warm-Up activities, problem solving,
dividing into small groups, and general. Visitors are encouraged to submit their
own ideas that work.
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