September 11, 2001
General ways to help...
1. Obtain materials for psychologists from the APA Practice Directorate
website . The web-based resources include a cover memo outlining the purpose of
the materials, a discussion guide for use by psychologists, a list of Internet
resources as background materials, suggested steps for reaching out to local
schools, and “Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster.”
http://www.apa.org/practice
2. Share helpful psychological information with the public by visiting:
http://www.apa.org
http://helping.apa.org
3. Obtain information on bereavement by visiting:
http://www.utulsa.edu/cpsc/bereavement.htm
4. Donate blood and money. Volunteer to assist.
American National Red Cross
430 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
1-800-GIVE-LIFE
(Specify that the contribution is for
Disaster Relief.)
http://www.redcross.org
5. Donate money to:
United Way of New York City
2 Park Ave
New York, NY 10016
(Specify that the contribution is for
the Sept 11th fund.)
Donors may specify the community -- Washington, D.C. (code 9011) or New York
City (code 9012) where they would like their contributions to help. One hundred
percent of all donations will be used to respond to the needs of the victims of
these disasters. Established to help the victims of the terrorist attacks in
Washington, New York City and elsewhere in the United States. The purpose of the
fund is to mobilize financial resources to respond to the pressing needs of the
victims and their families and all those affected by the tragedy.
http://www.uwnyc.org
6. Donate money to:
International Association of Fire
Fighters
1750 New York Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(Specify that the contribution is for disaster relief.)
7. Donate money to:
World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund
Federal Employee Education &
Assistance Fund (FEEA)
call 303-933-7580
Send checks to:
FEEA World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund
8441 W. Bowles Ave Suite 200
Littleton, CO 80123-9501.
Families needing assistance may contact FEEA (800-323-4140 or 303-933-7580)
The Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund is the only non-profit,
non-governmental agency whose sole mission is to provide educational and
emergency financial assistance civilian federal and postal employees.
8. Donate money, food, and clothing to:
Salvation Army
800-SAL-ARMY
9. Medical personnel willing to go into Manhattan to assist victims and
emergency workers can call 516-656-9254 or 516-656-9252. The City of Glen Cove,
New York is coordinated transportation of medical personnel via ferry to
Manhattan.
10. Collect Coins and Dollars on campus and in the community.
11. Visit an excellent website on how to help:
http://www.helping.org
12. Organize and participate in candlelight vigils for peace and compassion.
13. Arrange public gatherings to express compassion for the victims and their
loved ones.
14. Arrange public gatherings to express the need for peaceful and
non-violent solutions.
15. Assist the New York State Disaster Response Network. Call 800-732-3933
16. Host a neighborhood meeting to listen and support each other.
17. Coordinate prayer services in hospitals, nursing facilities, and other
social service and educational institutions.
18. Assist Interfaith Centers and International Student Centers
19. Address the emotional and safety needs of international students. Offer
them free campus housing or arrange for them to stay in safe homes in the
community.
20. Disseminate educational materials and PSAs to the media, schools, and
community on how to address and cope with the tragedy.
21. Appear on local radio and television stations
22. Assist the staff of the Residence Halls and Student Services Offices.
23. Offer discussion groups on campus and in the community.
24. Staff phone lines to answer questions and perform crisis intervention.
25. Offer pro bono or low cost crisis intervention services.
26. Volunteer to offer services at your local airport.
27. Arrange informal “brown bag” lunches on campus and schools for
students who wish to drop in and talk
28. Visit this website that presents information on how therapy helps in
times of a trauma:
http://www.helping.apa.org/therapy/traumaticstress.html
29. Monitor the mood of students at dinners and activities
30. Distribute psychoeducational materials on campus and in schools
concerning how to cope with the tragedy and where to find services
31. If needed, assist the local police and fire departments.
32. Organize fundraising activities such as a car wash, bake sale, yard sale,
etc.
33. Offer pro bono workshops and outreach programs on how to reduce the
anxiety/phobia associated with flying.
34. Offer outreach programs on forgiveness.
35. Offer outreach programs on race relations.
36. Visit these websites for information on crisis prevention and responses
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
Coping with Emotions after a Disaster
http://www.psychworks.com/PTSD%20response.htm
After a Disaster: Steps You Can Take to Cope
http://www.wright.edu/sopp/cps/TraumaticStress.html=20
The Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress
http://users.umassmed.edu/Kenneth.Fletcher/kidsurv.html
National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.org/
Primary Care Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000901/1035.html
http://www.psychiatrist.com/supplenet/v61s05/02index.htm
http://www.aaets.org/arts/art87.htm
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/directory/
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/tcenter/tcenter.html
Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster
http://www.psych.org/pract_of_psych/disaster.cfm
Comorbidity of Psychiatric Disorders and PTSD
www.psychiatrist.com/supplenet/v61s07/61s07.pdf#nameddest=brady
How to communicate & treat children & adolescents during crisis
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm
http://www.guideline.gov/VIEWS/summary.asp?guideline=000314
Supporting Survivors, Families and Loved Ones in the Aftermath
http://www.aaets.org/arts/art98.htm
Michigan State University's
Counseling Center
Resources for Dealing with
Emotional Trauma
http://www.couns.msu.edu/emotional-trauma.htm
37. Visit
the webpage devoted to trauma recovery at:
http://www.uky.edu/Education/coetrauma.html
38.
Write a letter to our President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and
First
Lady expressing your views about how the tragedy should be resolved.
The
addresses are:
president@whitehouse.gov
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
secretary@state.gov
first.lady@whitehouse.gov
39.
Comfort and serenity may be found in a variety of places.
Spend time
nature,
climb hills, touch trees, sit on a rock, listen to the river and the
wind,
and pray and visualize peace.
40.
Contact a local nursing home to see if you can be of any help.
41.
Offer your services to airline staff, especially pilots and flight
attendants.
42.
Donate to the September 11 Children’s Fund
This
Fund supports the long-term emotional, mental and physical health and of
children
and families affected by the September 11, 2001 tragedy. It will be
used
to support services to the surviving children of flight attendants,
pilots
and passengers on the airplanes that crashed; clerical workers,
secretaries,
security and others who were lost at the World Trade Center and
the
Pentagon; Fire, Police, EMS and other rescue workers who gave their lives
so
that others might be saved; and children who reside in the nearby New York
City
and Washington DC neighborhoods that have been devastated.
Checks
payable to
Community
Funds Inc./SEPTEMBER 11th CHILDREN’S FUND
New
York Community Trust
Two
Park Avenue
New
York, New York 10016
43.
Contribute food. Visit The Hunger Site ( http://www.thehungersite.com
) and
click
on the "Give Free Food" button.
Visit
America's Second Harvest http://www.secondharvest.org
Visit
Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org
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