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Compassion Fatigue is another name for the burnout experienced by so many people in fields where they care for people under extreme circumstances, including: Doctors, nurses, EMS personnel, police, firemen, victim advocates and many others. On this page you'll find helpful resources mixed in with a little bit of humor to help relieve the pressure

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Canuckcare: A Canadian company that offers consulting, training and an extensive number of resources, books & videos specifically designed for victim service providers and all care givers. The site also offers a variety of useful links. 

Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project: A project to to promote an awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue and its effect on caregivers.  The site includes self-tests, basic explanations of compassion fatigue symptoms, as well as links of interest and a recommended reading list.

Crisis, Grief and Healing: An award-winning website by Tom Golden, you'll find information on, or links to, just about anything you need to know about grief and healing.

Duhaim's Fun Law Page:  Who says law has to be boring!  Check this site, which includes:  Dumbest Things ever said in Court, Outrageous Lawsuits and the Hodge Podge of the Law

Green Cross: The mission of the Foundation is to support the field of traumatology in special interest areas such as: humanitarian efforts, standards of practice in research, consultation, education, and the development of humane policies affecting the traumatized.

Mental Help Net: An online catalog of mental health, psychology and psychiatry resources. 

Mindtools - How to Master Stress: An excellent site dealing with stress; how to recognize the signs of stress, how to help manage it, reduce it and make your working environment less stressful.

Police Stressline: An excellent site, providing articles, information and links of interest to police and emergency services personnel on stress, CISM, PTSD and general emotional survival.

Psych Web: This is an excellent on-line resource and contains tips, links and mailing-lists for many different kinds of problems.

SA\VE (Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education): SA\VE is an organization dedicated to educating the public about suicide prevention. Their site include a much information on suicide and depression, how to recognize it in yourself or others and how to help. They also have book review and survivor support pages.

The Bright Side: A very useful site which presents information and support for those suffering from depression, stress or a personal/traumatic crisis.  They supply links to other sites, online articles, educational materials, support groups and much more.

The Dilbert Zone: Dilbert is still a good laugh, particularly for those who work within large organizations... and who doesn't need a good chuckle?

The Web's Stress Management and Emotional Wellness Page: Just about everything you've ever wanted to know about managing/reducing and understanding stress in all it's forms, for just about everybody. A large and nicely categorized list of links is included, as is an on-line message board.

The Wounded Healer Journal:  A website dedicated to caregivers who've found themselves overwhelmed by what they face.

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