Disaster Mental Health Related Links
Annotated Disaster Mental Health Links https://www.angelfire.com/biz/odochartaigh/dimh.html
On this page you will find links to various Disaster Mental Health resources as well as links
to online articles and reference lists of published articles in various areas of Disaster Mental
Health, CISD, PTSD, and other related areas. New information is added on a regular basis.
TRAUMATOLOGY-e http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma This site is the International Electronic
Journal of innovations in the study of the traumatization process and methods for reducing or
eliminating human suffering. Online articles on Traumatology and Disaster Mental Health.
Professor Charles Figley is the Editor.
Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - Conference Program
Third World Conference for the 
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
"The Long-Term Outcomes of Trauma
in Individuals and Society"
March 16-19, 2000
Carlton Crest
Melbourne, Australia
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.
Puppeteering For Mental Health http://modmh.state.mo.us/homeinfo/progs/disaster/publ.html
A Guidebook available to help state officials and mental health administrators establish a
disaster recovery program for individuals, families, and communities. Links to other sites
and further related information.
State of Missouri Disaster Services Home Page
http://modmh.state.mo.us/homeinfo/progs/disaster.html Links to information about services,
calendar, publications, and Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services Training.
Disaster Mental Health Forum - Subscribe at listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
You can mail a request for an "info" file to the server address. Put this single line in the
mail message:
info DISASTER
You can get a general "help" file from that server by mailing this single line:
help
to the same server address. This should also give you instructions on how to join
(or leave) the group.
Disaster Recovery Forum - Subscribe at majordomo@magmacom.com
You can mail a request for an "info" file to the server address. Put this single
line in the mail message:
info disaster-recovery
You can get a general "help" file from the server by mailing this single line:
help
to the same server address. This should also give you instructions on how to join
(or leave) the group.
Hazards Forum - Subscribe at listproc@lists.colorado.edu
You can mail a request for an "info" file to the server address. Put this single
line in the mail message:
info hazards
You can get a general "help" file from that server by mailing this single line:
help
to the same server address. This should also give you instructions on how to join
(or leave) the group.
The Cochrane Library http://www.cochrane.co.uk The Cochrane Library is an
electronic publication designed to supply high quality evidence to inform people
providing and receiving care, and those responsible for research, teaching, funding
and administration at all levels.
It is published quarterly on CD-ROM and the Internet, and is distributed on a
subscription basis. The Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews are available without
charge and can be searched.
Mental Health Annotated Link Page https://www.angelfire.com/biz/odoc This page is an
index page. It provides an annotated list of references and resources in the areas of
Counseling, Mental Health, Therapy, EAP, Disaster Mental Health, Stress Management,
and related areas.
National Center for PTSD http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd Research and Education
on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The National Center for PTSD is a program of the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and carries out a broad range of activities in
research, training, and public information.
PILOTS Database http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/PILOTS.html Interdisciplinary index
to the worldwide literature on PTSD and traumatic stress.
Disaster Mental Health services - A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/departments/socialwork/provider/DMHS.htm
Produced by the Department of Social Work - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
and the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Health Canada's Emergency Services Division's Disaster Mental Health Manual
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/msb/emergency/index_e.htm
entitled Personal Services: Psychosocial Planning for Disasters.
Click on the Personal Services panel. Acrobat.
Rocky Mountain Disaster Mental Health Newsletter
https://www.angelfire.com/biz3/news
Disaster Mental Health programs are being developed at the national, state, and local
levels. Extensive networking is being conducted with professional associations to inform
their membership about Disaster Mental Health and opportunities for involvement. This
newsletter is intended for Disaster Mental Health and other Mental Health professionals.
It will provide both research and clinical articles in an attempt to keep all informed on
the latest information and the current state of Disaster Mental Health. It will also provide
information about training and educational activities as well as opportunities for involvement.
Networking is an important activity which will be strongly encouraged. Input and relevant
articles of interest are solicited and encouraged. The newsletter is published online and
made available for downloading and printing.
NC-PTSD Research QuarterlyThe NC-PTSD Research Quarterly recently published
an issue reviewing research on EMDR as a treatment for PTSD written by Richard J.
McNally, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Harvard University. The issue includes
McNally's summary and selected abstracts from more than 20 studies. In addition,
there is a brief article overviewing the role of control groups in psychotherapy research.
This issue is available on the NC-PTSD webpage and can be downloaded (PDF).
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/RQ_List.html
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation The International Critical Incident
Stress Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to stress prevention, education and support services
for emergency services professions, organizations and individuals with the purpose of
mitigating the impact of Critical Incident Stress (Traumatic Stress).
http://www.icisf.org
USGS Geologic Information - Major earthquake notification services.
A notification service. You will receive messages when earthquakes occur that have a
magnitude of 5.0 or more in the conyinental US, Alaska and Hawaii, and 6.0 or more
anywhere in the world.
http://geology.usgs.gov/eq/eq_subscribe.html
Recent Earthquakes in Southern California
http://maps4.esri.com/esri/arcview/eq/eq.html
Other Maps
http://maps.esri.com/esri/arcview/demos.htm
EDIS (Emergency Digital Information Service) - Governor's Office of Emergency Services
California Emergencies The information on this system comes directly from
emergency management and public safety agencies.
http://edis.oes.ca.gov
Recent Earthquakes in California Maps and data sources.
http://www.scecdc.scec.org/recenteqs
Nevada seismological Laboratory
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno investigates
earthquakes and their effects in Nevada and eastern California. NSL faculty perform
seismic research worldwide.
http://www.seismo.unr.edu
Current Seismicity for the United States
Links to information about earthquakes and seismic activity throughout the United States.
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/usa.html
TriNet SHAKE MAP Home Page
Choose a map of interest for the most recent earthquake or choose a "Database to
view past events.
http://www.trinet.org/shake.html
International Council of Scientific Unions - World Data System
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/wdc/wdcmain.html
USGS Geologic Hazards
Links to information about Geomagnetism; Earthquakes; Landslides; Interactive Maps.
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/welcome.html
Western Region Geologic Information Server
This site provides access to many USGS earth science web pages for the Western
United States. It also serves as the release site for many on-line geologic
publications of the Western U.S. Follow the links below for earth science topics,
data available, and general information.
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov
Central Region Geologic Information
The Geological Division of the U.S. Geological Survey conducts research on a broad range of
disciplines that include such topics as geophysics, geochronology, earthquakes, landslide
hazards, geochemistry, geologic mapping, climate change, oil and gas assessment,
environmental monitoring and remediation, coal resource assessment, paleontology, and
ecosystem analysis.
http://geology.cr.usgs.gov
Geologic Information About the Eastern Region
"Geologic Information about the Eastern Region" highlights information on the
geologic research and programs for the 26 States east of the Mississippi River, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
http://geology.er.usgs.gov
Geologic Hazards Links
Links to information about Geology and to Disaster Prevention & Management
Journal (Volume 7, Issue 1).
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/links.html
Geologic Hazards Images
Look at some great hazard images (earthquake damage, debris flows, landslides, and
auroras)! There are 99 great hazards images in the slide show. The images are from the
Geologic Hazards team and from a CD-ROM by Michael Rymer of the USGS. The images are
approximately 400 X 400 pixels. The file sizes range from 30K to 130K. The slide show
is offered in HTML .
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/html_files/gsa4.htm
Volcanoes
Links to information about volcanoes and volcanic activity.
http://www.usgs.gov/themes/volcano.html
