Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Stress and Anxiety Resources and CEUs

Stress and Anxiety Resources and
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After the Disaster: A Children’s Mental Health Checklist
A checklist to assess a child’s mental health status, following a disaster or traumatic experience.


Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives (ABIL)
Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives is a non-profit organization for persons dealing with anxiety and panic disorders, incorporated in the State of Virginia. It has support groups nationwide.


American Red Cross - Disaster Services
Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 67,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.


Anxiety & Panic: Gaining Control Over How You're Feeling
This brochure is part of the “AAFP Family Health Facts” series.


Anxiety and Panic Disorder Center of Los Angeles
The Anxiety and Panic Disorder Center of Los Angeles offers specialized treatment for anxiety and panic disorder, and agoraphobia in a safe and empathic environment.
director@panicla.com



Mental Health Topics

Stress and Anxiety
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Anxiety Coach
Information about anxiety disorders and how to treat them is found here. This site includes links and reading list.


Anxiety Disorder Association of America
The Anxiety Disorder Association of America promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them.


Casey Family Programs, National Center for Resource Family Support
The National Center for Resource Family Support is a one-stop source of information, technical assistance, written materials, and referrals to both families and child welfare professionals who work with them. Look at the section on Terrorism and Trauma.


CDC: What is Stress?
This fact sheet explains stress and includes a checklist that will give you a clue about how you handle stress.


Facts about Generalized Anxiety Disorder


Factsforhealth.org
Factsforhealth.org was created by the not-for-profit Madison Institute of Medicine to increase the understanding of mental health disorders. Helps people identify, understand and find treatment for social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Provides clinician referrals and free online CME courses for PTSD and PMDD.


Families and Work Institute: What is 9/11 as History?
This site offers a multi-dimensional program and resources to help youth, parents and educators address the anniversary of September 11th. The educational initiative offers web based tools, including curricula, resources, and tips to help adults and youth of all ages reflect on and be intentional in their response to the anniversary.” It is highly recommended for resources on the 9/11 anniversary.


International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies provides a forum for the sharing of research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns, and theoretical formulations on trauma. It is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and to the stimulation of policy, program and service initiatives that seek to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.


Mental Health America of Wisconsin
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness - working to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.


National Anxiety Foundation
Information on anxiety disorders for professionals and the general public can be found here. An international directory of anxiety health care professionals is also availalbe on this site.