Resources

Traumatic stress and PTSD

For more information about traumatic stress and PTSD: 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network
A network of academic and community-based centers providing education and services for children and families who have experienced a traumatic event.
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

A professional membership organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma.

National Center for PTSD

Developed originally to serve the needs of war veterans, this organization also has resources for a broad range of traumatic events for children and adolescents.

Medline Plus (US National Library of Medicine)

Over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, and injuries compiled by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. 

National Institute of Mental Health

Information explaining what PTSD is, when it starts, how long it lasts, and how to get help.