General Sources

• Army's Developmental Counseling Home Page, by rank, topic, etc. including how to teach counseling

• Links to Counseling Resources on the Net, California State University Northridge, Dept of Educational Psychology and Counseling (GOOD list, personal, family, children, trauma, etc)
• Mental Health Net
• Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Library of Medicine
• Psych Net, service of American Psychological Association (APA), incl. articles about family violence

Family Related

• Family Matters, from My Virtual Reference Desk
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Psych Net, service of American Psychological Association (APA), incl. articles about family violence
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Home Page, incl. Facts for Families info sheets

Teens

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Home Page, incl. Facts for Families info sheets
• The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action

Aged/Aging

• Taking Care of Elderly Family Members, at Army War College
• DoD Caregiver's Guide, at Army War College
• Administration On Aging, Dept of Health & Human Services
• National Institute on Aging

Substance Abuse/Addiction

• QuitNet, help with quitting smoking
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Dept of Health and Human Services
• National Substance Abuse Web Index

Violence

• National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
• Psych Net, service of American Psychological Association (APA), incl. articles about family violence
• The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action

Spouse/Child Abuse

• Psych Net, service of American Psychological Association (APA), incl. articles about family violence

Post-Disaster/Crisis

• The Oklahoma City Bombing: A Psychiatrist's Experience

Grief

• Suicide and Sudden Loss: Crisis Management in the Schools, incl counseling tips
• National Coalition of Homicide Survivors
• National Center for Victims of Crime

Sickness

• Clinical Pastoral Education Residency, at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, to prepare military chaplains for the hospital environment
• Association for Death Education and Counseling, has a Certification Program, with a list of things to consider/study

Disabilities

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Suicide

• National Coalition of Homicide Survivors
• Suicide and Sudden Loss: Crisis Management in the Schools, incl counseling tips
• Youth Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide

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