I-CART Partners with the following agencies:
- NOVA (National Orgaization for Victim's Assitance)
- Indiana State Emergency Management Agency
- American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis
- INVOAD
Resource Handouts
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Tornados: Understanding the Aftermath
After the Tornado: Tip for Parents
After the Tornado: What A School Can Do
Response to the Stress of Tornados
Common Immediate Responses to Trauma
Common Delayed Responses to Trauma
Recommendation for working with Families and Communities
Tips for Talking to Young People and Adults
What Staff and Adults Need to Know
Resources: Web Sites
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. www.aacap.org
Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People. www.brookesplace.org
Companion Press. www.centerforloss.com
Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. www.ticinst.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance. www.try-nova.org
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. www.isisf.org
Mental Health Association. www.nmha.org
Renew Center for Personal Recovery. www.renew.net
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children. www.dougy.org
www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/emergencyservices
Resource Books/Articles: Crisis Response
"In Terror's Grip: Healing the Ravages of Trauma" by Bessel VanderKok
"Our Bodies, Our Fears", Newsweek, Feb. 24, 2003 (brain responses)
"Mental Health and Mass Violence", National Institute of Mental Health, www.nimh.hhs.gov
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez
Trauma in the Lives of Children, by Kenall Johnson
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, by Judith Viorst
God and the Victim, by Lisa Barnes Lampham
In This Very Hour, by Robin Monroe(homicide victim)
A Chaplain's Companion, by Judith C. Joseph (www.jcjoseph.com)
Helping America Cope, (children's book), www.7-dippity.com