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International Resources, Australia, Canada, European Union, United States, Related Documents
International Resources
Australiasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies: This is a peer-reviewed online journal dealing with disaster and trauma studies in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim countries. The journal contains reports, news and reviews, information on conferences and links of interest.
Crisisweb - The International Crisis Group Online System: ICG is a private international organization dedicated to increasing the ability of countries and societies to understand and respond to impending crises. Reports, analysis and publications can be found on this site.
Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet: A well organized and comprehensive link directory to information, services, organizations around the globe for disasters and emergencies of all kinds.
Disaster Finder: Developed and maintained by NASA, this database allows you to find the latest disaster links, broken down by topic/region/discipline and more. The links are previewed for you, allowing you to select those most likely to render the information you need.
Disaster Handouts and Links: From David Baldwin's award winning Trauma Information website. This page includes links to online handouts and factsheets on deal with traumatic stress in a variety of disaster situations, links to disaster tracking websites and organizations -- including both natural and man-made disasters such as terrorism, disaster mental health guides, emergency services and more.
Disaster Mental Health: A collection of detailed information designed to help mental health workers assist disaster / trauma victims and fellow relief workers / crisis counselors.
Disaster Mental Health Institute: The mission of the Institute is the promotion, development, and application of both practice and research in disaster mental health. Their site includes links to other disaster mental health organizations, online publications, public and professional education programs and much more.
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association International: DERA seeks assist communities worldwide in disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and to serve as a professional association linking professionals, volunteers, and organizations active in all phases of emergency preparedness and management.
Emergency Net - Crisis, Conflict and Emergency Services News, Analysis and Reference Information: A vast amount of information and links on emergency and crisis events and services around the world. Some areas include "lessons online", ongoing reports and news flashes.
EMS Units Worldwide: This site links to the websites of EMS units. Their website is currently undergoing an update.
Red Cross / Red Crescent International: Their sites list all activities, research, publications of the International organization, along with links to all national and regional Red Cross / Red Crescent services.
Australia
European Union
EURESTE: The aim of the Eureste project is to reflect on the way the victims of terrorism and their families experience this tragedy. The second goal is to establish an inventory of useful European resources concerning this issue.
Canada
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness: CCEP is a Canadian not-for-profit organization devoted to the promotion of disaster management to individuals, communities and organizations, in both government and the private sector, with the aim of reducing the risk, impact and cost of natural, human-induced and technological disasters.
EPIX: Emergency Preparedness Information eXchange: This large site, based at Simon Frazer University in B.C., is the hub for the exchange of information between emergency/disaster management and response organizations. Many links to related groups, national and international, and much text information on the topic or emergency preparedness/management, conferences, etc.
Public Safety: The Public Safety Portal is your one-window entry to all public safety information from the Government of Canada. An extensive site, containing information, links to other sites and publications on: Criminal Activity/Policing, Emergencies, Environmental issues, Family and Home Safety, Financial Safety, Health, Internet Safety, National Safety and Security, Product/Consumer Protection, Recreational Safety, Transportation and Travel Safety, and Workplace Safety.
New Brunswick Critical Incident Stress Management Program: Descriptions of this provincial service, including links to background information, web sites of interest, and government contacts.
SARBC: Search And Rescue British Columbia site, with a wealth of data on search and rescue in B.C., specialized and government information for SAR teams and section on CISM for SAR members and the victims they serve.
United States
After the Crisis: After the Crisis is a collaborative initiative between the National GAINS Center at Policy Research Associates (PRA) and the Center on Women, Violence and Trauma (CWVT). The initiative is supported in part by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), as well as through the tremendous dedication of its members who have volunteered countless time and resources toward achieving the goals of the initiative. The urgent need for the After the Crisis initiative was most recently highlighted by the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in communities all along the Gulf Coast. The key activities of the initiative are focused on the development of technical assistance strategies and support networks that are dedicated to addressing the long term mental health and trauma needs of disaster survivors.
American Red Cross Disaster Services: Background information on the variety of services provided by the Red Cross in the US.
Center for Disease Control Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch: The Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (EPRB) coordinates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) emergency preparedness and response activities.
Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress Index: A series of descriptive links leading to information on disasters, how to deal with stress, and how to talk about these concepts to children, adults and the elderly.
Department of Homeland Security Preparedness and Response: Links to the latest news, information on planning and prevention, for both natural and unnatural disasters.
Disaster Technical Assistance Center: Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) assists the States and Territories with “all-hazards” disaster response planning, response, communication and technical assistance.
Disasterhelp.gov: Disasterhelp.gov is a one-stop portal for disaster preparedness and response information, launched today to test its ability to maximize the availability of information to first responders to minimize the effects of a disaster.
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency: The U.S. main emergency/disaster response and support agency. This site is filled with information on FEMA, it's programs and resource material on disaster/emergency management.
Fire and EMS Information Network: A very large and complete site, it boasts a number of special services such as: free web pages for any fire/ems service which applies; a variety of online communications (IRC chat rooms, bulletin-board style discussions); a huge number of text files (including Gopher links) and a *very* large number of links to almost every area of fire/ems interest or technology.
National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation: NADA/F is a non-profit organization which seeks and advocates to improve the treatment of the families/survivors of aircraft disasters as well as advocating for prevention and higher standards of safety in the air industry. This organization represents aviation professionals as well as the survivors, family members and others impacted by over 35 aviation disasters. Their site includes sign-up information, support and informational links, a history and background of the organization and more.
National Education Association Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit: A complete program for developing crisis plan for schools, including pre-crisis organization, actions to be taken during a crisis involving a schools, post-crisis activities and tools for educators.
National Next of Kin Registry: NOKR, a free service provided by a non-profit agency, supported by many US government agencies, is the only organization globally that provides a free emergency contact resource of this kind, to both citizens and to emergency agencies. Many people think that if they are carrying a driver's license, identification card or credit cards, authorities will know who their emergency contact is. The fact is these forms of identity only indicate who you are not who should be contacted in the event of urgent need. To add to this problem, often times your current identification is not updated or readily available and it becomes very difficult and complex to locate next of kin. Who will speak for you or your family member when they can't? NOKR is the solution.
National Transport Safety Board Family Affairs: Links to a series of sites, booklets or collections of articles dealing with the families /survivors of aircraft disaster victims, including the NTSB Family Assistance Plan for Aviation Disasters: this is an overview of the Federal plan for helping, supporting and informing families in case of aircraft disaster; this paper includes multiple appendix.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations responding to disaster. Member organizations provide more effective and less duplication in service by getting together before disasters strike. Once disasters occur, NVOAD or an affiliated state VOAD encourages members and other voluntary agencies to convene on site. This cooperative effort has proven to be the most effective way for a wide variety of volunteers and organizations to work together in a crisis
Natural Hazards Disaster Center: The goal of the Center is to strengthen communication among researchers and the individuals, organizations, and agencies concerned with reducing damages caused by disasters.
Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) : The Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism is dedicated to preventing and reducing terrorism and mitigating its effects. They feel they have a special obligation to first responders - police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and all of the others who are first on the scene in the aftermath of terrorist activity.
State and Local Emergency Management Agency Directory: Provided by the911site.com, this directory includes a clickable map lead to state and regional disaster and emergency management organization homepages.
US State Department Crisis Awareness and Preparedness: Meant for US citizens traveling overseas, this page contains links to information, organizations and services to help tourists/travelers stay informed and prepared in the event of any disaster, natural or otherwise.
