HELPFUL LINKS
First Responders
THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS
www.supportiv.com/stress-relief/the-emotional-needs-of-first-responders
POLICE PTSD: UNDIAGNOSED
https://badgeoflifecanada.org/police-ptsd-undiagnosed/
FIRST RESPONDERS-ISSUES
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/first-responder-issues
https://badgeoflifecanada.org/police-ptsd-undiagnosed/
Canadian Mental Health Association
www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/posttraumatic-stress-disorder
Military
The Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada offers many specialized services for the treatment of operational stress injuries such as PTSD. Family members are also supported.
Wounded Warriors
www.woundedwarriors.ca
Honour the Fallen, Help the Living. Wounded Warriors is a non-profit charity supporting Canadian troops injured in the line of duty.
Canadian Mental Health Association
www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/posttraumatic-stress-disorder
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
www.ncptsd.ca.gov
Operated by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, this comprehensive site offers support to veterans and the general public on PTSD.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
www.nctsnet.org
Aiming to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities.
There is also section on this website dedicated to Military Children and Families.
HeartMath ® Resilience Programs for the Military
www.heartmath.org
Raise PTSD Awareness
Read the PDF article
PTSD Coach Canada
By Veterans Affairs Canada / Anciens Combattants Canada
PTSD Coach US Veteran Affairs
U.S Department of Veteran Affairs
Contact - Combat Stress UK
http://www.combatstress.org.uk/contact-us/
Sidran Institute
www.sidran.org
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
www.ptsd.va.gov
Healthy Place.com
www.healthyplace.com
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Anxiety Canada - PTSD
https://anxietycanada.com/
David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages – Comprehensive information and resources.
www.trauma-pages.com
Trauma Centre
www.traumacenter.org
Gift from Within
www.giftfromwithin.org/index.html
Jim Hopper
www.jimhopper.com
Raise PTSD Awareness
Read the PDF article
International Trauma Life Support
Woodworking as CPTSD/PTSD Treatment
https://www.sawinery.net/blog/woodworking-cptsd-ptsd-therapy-interview/
Addiction
Substance abuse resources for veterans
https://www.rehab-recovery.co.uk/resources/substance-abuse-resources-veterans/
2019 GUIDE FOR VETERANS AND ADDICTION
https://silvermistrecovery.com/resources/veterans/
DANGEROUS DRUGS
www.drugdangers.com
DrugRehab.com
drugrehab.com/co-occurring-disorder/ptsd/
Alcohol Rehab help
https://alcoholrehabhelp.org/treatment/12-step-programs/
https://alcoholrehabhelp.org/addiction/
Addiction Center
https://www.addictioncenter.com/
Alcohol Rehab Guide
https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/dual-diagnosis/alcohol-and-PTSD/
In Crisis, and Requesting Help?
If you are:
feeling desperate and hopeless
worried you might hurt yourself, someone else, or commit suicide
alone with no one to talk to
If you have:
made a plan
the means to hurt yourself or someone else (e.g. pills or a weapon)
attempted suicide or hurt yourself befor
Please get help immediately!
Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
http://phoenixaustralia.org/recovery/find-help/
For Journalists
PTSD: National Center for PTSD - Traumatic Events encountered by Journalists
Traumatic events encountered by journalists
Photo and print journalists report on a variety of topics, from routine domestic issues to unforeseen, highly disturbing events, such as car accidents, homicide, natural disaster, famine, and war. As a result, some journalists find themselves in situations in which their lives are threatened and they are witnesses to significant human suffering.
Read the full web article
Ex-correspondent Chris Hedges on covering war, dealing with PTSD
Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges spent decades as a war correspondent for the New York Times and other publications before the suffering he witnessed became too much to bear.
Now he is minister of social witness and prison ministry at the Second Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, a popular public speaker, and an author and freelance columnist who does not shy away from controversy.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
About Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
www.cdc.gov/ace/index.htm
ACE Questionnaire - What's My ACE Score?
English
French
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
www.emdria.org
EMDR Canada
www.emdrcanada.org
EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs
www.emdrhap.org/home/index.php
EMDR Institute Inc.
www.emdr.com
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
The Centre for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
www.ccbt.ca
HeartMath®
Institute of HeartMath
www.heartmath.org
HeartQuotes from HeartMath
www.heartquotes.net
Journaling
Therapeutic Journalling
www.alternativedepressiontherapy.com/therapeutic-journaling.html
Military
The Veterans Affairs Canada
www.vac-acc.gc.ca
Veterans Affairs Canada offers many specialized services for the treatment of operational stress injuries such as PTSD. Family members are also supported.
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
www.ncptsd.ca.gov
Operated by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, this comprehensive site offers support to veterans and the general public on PTSD.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
www.nctsnet.org
Aiming to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities.
There is also section on this website dedicated to Military Children and Families.
HeartMath ® Resilience Programs for the Military
www.heartmath.org
Wounded Warriors
www.woundedwarriors.ca
Honour the Fallen, Help the Living. Wounded Warriorrs is a non-profit charity supporting Canadian troops injured in the line of duty.
Raise PTSD Awareness
Read the PDF article
PTSD Coach Canada
By Veterans Affairs Canada / Anciens Combattants Canada
PTSD Coach US Veteran Affairs
U.S Department of Veteran Affairs
Contact - Combat Stress UK
http://www.combatstress.org.uk/contact-us/