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Information for Children

From the Federal government

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_aft.htm
with a link to a bibliography of books for kids on a variety of mostly natural disasters

National Institute of Mental Health
"Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters"
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
This has an extensive bibliography for practitioners.

 

From private organizations

The National Association of School Psychologists has prepared
"Children and Responding to National Disaster: Information for Teachers"
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terror_eds.html

Connect for Kids has gathered a few good resources for adults to help children with their fears and grief
http://www.connectforkids.org

American Library Association's resources for parents, children and teachers
http://www.ala.org/pio/crisis/

Parenting Press has compiled resources for media and parents
http://www.parentingpress.com/resp_issues.html

Compiled 9/13/2001 by Todd Quinn, Instruction/Reference Librarian

 

  

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