Only 6% of psychologists, 8% of counselors, and 11% of social workers are from countries of color.

Torture and Trauma

The Center for Victims of Torture
CVT's client care spans the disciplines of medicine, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social services and massage and physical therapy to contribute to the healing care of of torture survivors.
http://www.cvt.org/

National Mental Health and Education Center
National Mental Health and Education Center provides resources on children's reactions to trauma and how to help children cope.
http://www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/trauma.html

David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
This page contains disaster-related links and materials. Mental health handouts as well as links to external disaster web sites, disaster mental health guides, and other informative materials useful in assisting disaster victims.
http://www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php

Sidran Institute
Helps people understand, recover from, and treat: traumatic stress (including PTSD), dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues, such as addictions, self injury, and suicidality.
http://www.sidran.org/

Disaster and Trauma
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/links/default2.asp?ID=Disaster/Trauma&Topic=Disaster/Trauma

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
ISTSS is an international, multidisciplinary, professional membership organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma.
http://istss.org/

United States Department of Veteran Affairs - National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) aims to advance the critical care and social welfare of U.S. Veterans through research, education and training on PTSD and stress-related disorders.
http://ncptsd.va.gov

The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
TLC’s mission is to bring out the best in every traumatized child by creating environments where children can flourish.
http://www.starrtraining.org/tlc



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