This section provides information on other web sites with disaster and trauma content.
Readers who come across such sites are invited to pass this information on to the
webmaster for inclusion in these pages.
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
The Trauma Information Pages site concentrates on emotional trauma, including
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and disaster mental health response,
whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large scale natural disaster.
The primary target audience is clinicians, researchers, and students interested in traumatic-stress,
but information and supportive links are provided for trauma survivors (and friends) as well.
Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the USA federal government, reporting to the President. Since its founding in 1979, FEMA's mission has been clear:
to reduce loss of life and property and protect the nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is a forum for extending the
understanding of prevention and treatment of major stress and trauma within the
Australasian region.
Disaster Mental Health
Established in 1995, this site contains a collection of detailed information designed to help
mental health workers assist disaster / trauma victims and fellow relief workers / crisis counselors.
Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet - Staffordshire Raynet,
The Radio Amateurs' Emergency Network in Staffordshire.
Compiled by Martin Harrison G3USF for Staffordshire Raynet, this site provides an extensive
up to date list of links to current and recent disasters, types of disasters, emergency management, government organisations by country, various agencies (international, non-governmental & voluntary), journals and institutes.
Disaster Mental Health Institute
We are a State of South Dakota Board of Regents Center of Excellence, and offer an
Undergraduate Minor in Disaster Response, and a doctoral specialty track in Clinical/Disaster
Psychology. We also host an annual national conference on Advances in Disaster Psychology.
Air-Rescuetek
Air-Rescuetek.com is dedicated to reporting international air medical and air rescue news,
reports and product/system updates. The web site provides daily news bulletins
and monthly newsletters
The Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma
The Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma is a non-profit organization dedicated to improve
the lives of those who suffer from trauma and stress, and their families. The Traumaweb site contains information regarding trauma, stress, resiliency and coping, and offers useful advice and self-help
strategies by the center's professional staff.
Academy of Traumatology, established in 1997 by Professor Charles R. Figley to bring together
world leaders in the study of traumatology for the purpose of establishing and maintaining
professionalism and high standards for this new field. The field of traumatology is the study
and treatment of the traumatized.