TRAUMA INFORMATION - DAVID BALDWIN'S TRAUMA INFORMATION PAGES
http://www.trauma-pages.com/

These Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale disaster. The purpose of this award winning site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field. Specifically, interests here include both clinical and research aspects of trauma responses and their resolution.

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION
http://www.icisf.org

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress through the provision of: Education, training and support services for all Emergency Services professions; Continuing education and training in Emergency Mental Health Services for Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers and Licensed Professional Counselors; and Consultation in the establishment of Crisis and Disaster Response Programs for varied organizations and communities worldwide.

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
http://www.vaonline.org/cism.html

Annotated links to Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) resources nationally and internationally.

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT - International Crisis Specialists (ICS)
http://www.internationalcrisis.com

ICS is an international consulting firm that provides training, trauma recovery and crisis management to a variety of emergency (fire, police, hospital & safety) as well as non-emergency workplace environments. International Crisis Specialists (ICS) is committed to providing training programs of unmatched quality and educational excellence. ICS provides customized, personalized and cross-culturally sensitive programs aimed toward your organizations unique workplace needs and demographics. In addition to training and educational programs, ICS is also committed to providing swift, effective, and focused "comprehensive" critical incident stress management (CISM) for incidents involving workplace accidents, trauma, and violence. ICS's comprehensive CISM approach includes a strong emphasis on pre-incident planning, preparation and prevention; 'state of the art' crisis intervention / postvention techniques; and finally, positive, proactive programs for self-care, mitigation and management of vicarious traumatization (compassion fatigue) as well as general stress/organizational management and team building.

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN COMMUNITY-BASED CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
http://www.traumacenter.org/cism.html

The Trauma Center is pleased to offer, through its Community Services Program, a 20-hour Basic Certificate Course providing development, training, credentialing and ongoing technical assistance to School and Community-Based Critical Incident Response Teams (CIRT's). The School and Community-Based Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) course is designed for school districts, local community youth alliances, municipal governments, and behavioral health care consortia. Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive a certificate from The Trauma Center indicating that they are credentialed to conduct Basic School and Community-Based CISM Defusings and Debriefings.

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
http://oep.osophs.dhhs.gov/dmat/resource/links/cistrssmgtlinks.html

Links to sites with information about critical incident stress management, disasters, and post traumatic stress.

THE AUSTRALIAN TRAUMA WEB
http://psy.uq.edu.au/PTSD/trauma/traumaj.html

A list of sites, sources and documents thatyou may find interesting, all of which relate to Trauma or Post Traumatic StressDisorder (PTSD). At this time only those pages which DO NOT represent privatecompanies or profit making institutions have been listed. Many of the listedAustralian sites are at this server. Links to out of this server's tentacles aremarked as such.

ISTSS - INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRAUMATIC STRESS STUDIES
http://www.istss.org ISTSS

Has formed alliances with related national and international organizations, including the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) and the Association de Langue Française pour l'Etude de Stress Traumatique (ALFEST). ISTSS is active in the development of new national organizations around the world and the coordination and exchange of information and activities. ISTSS members enjoy additional benefits and access to global resources through reciprocity arrangements with these organizations.

To search for books on disasters and disaster mental
health topics, critical incident stress management,
critical incident stress debriefing, post traumatic
concerns, crisis intervention, crises, and related topics
and purchase them online, click on the following:

https://www.angelfire.com/biz/odochartaigh/searchbooks.html

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Contact your local Mental Health Center or
check the yellow pages for counselors, psychologists,
therapists, and other Mental health Professionals in
your area for information on emotional impact and
assistance available in your area.
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Rocky Mountain Region
Disaster Mental Health Institute
Box 786
Laramie, WY 82073-0786

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