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1 Stop-Shop for Emergency Planning Crisis Response
EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR AMERICA’S SCHOOLS
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Organization: United States
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Connie Deshpande
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10 Tips for Deployed Fathers and Families
10 Ways to Stay Involved with Your Children During Deployment
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Organization: National Fatherhood Initiative
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Vincent DiCaro
Contact Phone:
(301)948-0599
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Bereavement and Grief: Information for Military Families
Factsheet: Dealing with the death of a loved one during war
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Children with Mental Health Issues during War
A one-page quick guide for adults who work with children and youth with mental health issues.
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Organization: Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Any Staff
Contact Phone:
(703)684-7710
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Coping with War-Related Stress: Military Families and Communities
Factsheet: Emotional impact of war-related stress
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Coping with Your Feelings About War and Terrorism
Coping with Your Feelings About War and Terrorism
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Organization: Girl Scouts of the USA
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Harriet Mosatche
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Coping with Your Feelings About War and Terrorism
Coping with Your Feelings About War and Terrorism
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Organization: Girl Scouts of the USA
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Harriet Mosatche
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Drawing on Your Faith to Cope with War and Terrorism
Factsheet: Support and guidance in times of crisis
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Expecting the Unexpected Plans to Help Children
This Save the Children Children in Crisis toolkit is a training and resource document for those working with children living in poverty and have limited access to public hyealth and safety resource to play for and recover from various types of crisi
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Organization: Save the Children
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Kathleen Connolly
Contact Phone:
(202)467-1435
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Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal With Terrorism and Tragic Events
The American Red Cross’s Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal with Terrorism and Tragic Events curriculum addresses tragic events, natural or human-caused disasters, war and terrorism.
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Organization: American Red Cross
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Contact your local Red Cross chapter or visit www.redcross.org
Contact Phone:
(866)438-4636
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Family and Youth Resiliency
Family and Youth Resiliency and Policy
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Organization: Penn State University
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Daniel Perkins
Contact Phone:
(814)865-6988
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Help with Healing, on the Web
Even with the healing passage of time, children can have trouble handling the emotions of fear, anger and grief, and the continuing national war on terrorism raises the emotional stakes. Connect for Kids has compiled resources to help.
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Organization: Connect for Kids
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Carlos Birdsong
Contact Phone:
(202)454-5645
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Helping America Cope
A workbook for parents and children to assist with fears and feelings in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks and during the war on terrorism
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Organization: 7-Dippity, Inc. and the Helping America Cope Project
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Scott Sevin
Contact Phone:
(866)734-7748
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Helping Children Cope with Loss Resulting from War or Terrorism
Factsheet: Coping with the death of a loved one
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Helping Children Cope with the Challenges of War and Terrorism
This material is designed to assist parents and children in understanding and coping with the war in Iraq and fears of terrorism.
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Organization: 7-Dippity, Inc.
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Scott Sevin
Contact Phone:
(866)734-7748
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Helping Children Feel and Be Safe
This booklet and three-poster set will help children talk to adults about their fears, get involved in their communities, and learn how to keep themselves safe.
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Organization: National Crime Prevention Council
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Children's Initiatives Department
Contact Phone:
(202)466-6272
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Helping Our Children Deal With War
Helping Our Children Deal With War
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Helping Young People Cope with War and Terrorism Threats
Helping Young People Cope with War and Terrorism Threats
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Organization: Girl Scouts of the USA
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Harriet Mosatche
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Helping Young People Cope with War and Terrorism Threats
Helping Young People Cope with War and Terrorism Threats
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Organization: Girl Scouts of the USA
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Harriet Mosatche
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Homeland Security Youth Mentoring Program
Coping with War/Terrorism/Crimes through Empowerment and Prevention and Positive Activism
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Organization: Good Knight Child Empowerment Network, Inc.
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Jacqueline Cooper
Contact Phone:
(301)595-8989
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Factsheet: Symptoms and treatment of PTSD
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Resources to Help Families Cope with War & Terrorism: www.ymca.net
YMCA of the USA website with links to other organizations.
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Organization: YMCA of the USA
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Jennifer R. Elvey
Contact Phone:
(312)419-8104
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ScholarShop's Options for Kids
With Garfield the Cat as their guide, young people ages 9-12 use these online activities to discover their smarts, explore the world of work, prepare for postsecondary education and build the basic skills needed for success in school and in life.
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Organization: Scholarship America
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Cindy Freeman
Contact Phone:
(507)931-0462
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Ten Tips to Help Children Cope With War and Terror
Ten Tips to Help Children Cope With War and Terrorism , by Neil Boothby, Save the Children
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Organization: Save the Children
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Samantha Salcedo
Contact Phone:
(202)467-1431
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Together We Prepare
The American Red Cross Together We Prepare initiative encourages five actions that organizations, individuals and families should take to better prepare themselves for an emergency: Make a plan, Build a kit, Get trained, Volunteer and Give Blood.
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Organization: American Red Cross
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Contact your local American Red Cross chapter or visit www.redcross.org.
Contact Phone:
(866)438-4636
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Understanding Your Mental Health in Times of War and Terrorism
Factsheet: Dealing with strong emotions in traumatic times
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
No
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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Waiting For War
Coping with threat of war
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Organization: National Mental Health Association
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
Yes
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
No
Contact: Resource Center
Contact Phone:
(800)969-6642
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web site
resources in alaska or web based
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Organization: Alaska Youth and Family Network
Helps Organizations Prepare for/Deal with Crises?
No
Helps Children & Youth?
Yes
Helps Parents & Families Help Children & Youth?
Yes
Contact: Frances Purdy
Contact Phone:
(907)770-4979
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