Resources for Parents
Below please find some web resources for parents. This information has been collected, and is being shared, for the benefit of families affected by the events of September 11, 2001.The Fund does not endorse, and is not endorsed by, any of the organizations listed below.
Psychological Resources
National Center on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters
Describes severe and less severe effects of trauma on children of all ages, how to talk to kids, and when and how to seek professional help. Go to children, then disaster.
National Institute on Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
Offers advice for adults who deal with children and adolescents who experienced trauma, including how post-traumatic stress disorder is diagnosed and how it differs from depression and grief. Lists specialists on treatment of PTSD and a section on recent research.
About our Kids (NYU Child Study Center)
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/war.html
Describes children's reactions to terrorism, the role of television and how to deal with it, and how to talk to children about terrorist acts. Also addresses children's fear, anxiety, aggression, nightmares, and temperament. Suggested reading for children, parents, and professionals.
Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide
Additional Web sites on topics of interest to parents. The WebGuide, funded by the W. T. Grant Foundation, evaluates Web sites on the basis of authority of authors and sponsoring organizations and reliance on research.
Source: The Boston Globe
Emotional Support Groups and Activities for Children
The Circle: A project of the Good Grief Program of Boston Medical Center, The Circle provides on-going grief support groups for bereaved chidren, 5-13 years and the loving adult who brings them. This program was created to help families with children cope with the lost of loved ones. Its trained volunteer facilitators encourage a comfortable environment where children remember, share, and heal from their loss through projects and activities. To contact The Circle: Deborah Rivlin Director of The Circle (617) 414-4005 ext. 2 or (617) 899-7993 The Circle The Good Grief Program of Boston Medical Center Mat 5 Boston, MA 02118
Summer Camp
Project Heal the Children: Program created by the American Camping Association of New England offering families impacted by the events of September 11th the chance to send their children to camp this coming summer. To contact Project Heal the Children: Lucy Norvell Parent Education Manager (508) 647-CAMP (2267) (508) 647-4890 (fax)
American Camping Association of New England Project Heal the Children 214 North Main Street Suite 104 Natick, MA 01760-1131 www.acane-camps.org email: camp@acane-camps.org
Educational Scholorship Funds
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund - Financial assistance for post-secondary education to dependents of individuals killed or permanently disabled in the September 11th attacks. 1-877-862-0136
Jack Ken Cooke Foundation - Grants of up to $15,000 per semester to dependents/spouses of individuals deceased/missing/permanently disabled in September 11th attacks. 1-800-498-6478
The Susan L. Blair '88 Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established in the permanent endowment at Colby-Sawyer College. The fund will be awarded on an annual basis either to any student who has been affected by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America and who is committed to honoring the memory of an individual killed in those attacks or to a female student who in majoring in Colby-Sawyer's Child Development or Education programs and who is committed to enriching the lives of children.
If you are interested in applying for the fund or contributing, please contact Colby-Sawyer College, 100 Main Street, New London, New Hampshire, 03257. Main phone number: 603-526-3000. Fax: 603-526-2135