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Resources on Coping

Since September 11, there has been much concern about the mental well being of individuals throughout the country. Numerous resources are available to help everyone, including people with disabilities, handle the recent tragedies. The National Organization on Disability has compiled a list titled "Resources to Help as the Nation Recovers." This list can direct people to a variety of resources on coping.

Below are two additional noteworthy sites:

•  "Coping With Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children With Cognitive Disabilities," developed by Anne Farrell, Ph.D., and Daniel Crimmins, Ph.D., of the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD), a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY, can be found at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/Sept11/addcoping.html.

• "Helping Children with ADHD Cope with the September 11, 2001 Tragedy," by Kathleen Ross-Kidder, Ph.D., is available at http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/parenting/coping.html.

• About Our Kids: Resources for Helping Children Cope with Trauma and Death" by NYU's Child Study Center. This web site contains many links to articles and other web sites with resources, including the FEMA resource listed below. These articles can be found on the web at
  http://www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/crisis_index.html
  



• "Children Coping with Grief and Dying: Books About Death, Loss, Illness, and Hope for Children and Their Caregivers" collected by Lee Anne Phillips. 2001. This list of books can be found on the web at
  http://leeanne.com/grief/

• "Coping with a Siblings Disability," by Linda Lee Ratto, M.D. A Publication of the Amputee Coalition Of America. Jun/July 1006, can be found on the web at
  http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/jun_jul_96/copsibs.html
  


• "Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events," developed by the American Psychological Association, can be found on their web site at http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=22.
  


• "Resources for Children and Their Parents and Educators: Dealing with the Tragic Events of September 11, 2001" has been posted on the web site of the Association for Library Services for Children, a division of the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/alsc/dealing_with_tragedy.html).

• "Resources for Parents and Teachers: Bibliography: Books on Disaster for Kids" by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can be found on the web at
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_bks.htm