Organisations (international)
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American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
www.apa.org
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people"s immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.
www.redcross.org
Brittish Red Cross
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the largest independent humanitarian network in the world, with more than 100 million members across the globe. One of the most active members of this movement, the British Red Cross is a leading UK charity with 40,000 volunteers working in almost every community.
www.redcross.org.uk
Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
With a special focus on public health, epidemiology, structural and socio-economic aspects, CRED promotes research, training, and information dissemination on disasters. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of developing countries" disaster management capabilities as well as fostering policy-oriented research.
www.cred.be
Civil Protection in the EU
This website gives an overview of the authorities and activities in the field of Civil Protection in the Member States of the European Union.
ec.europa.eu/environment/civil/prote/cp14_en.htm
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, established in 1993, is the European network for professionals in the field of psychotraumatology. It seeks to ensure continued prominence is given to all aspects of traumatic stress and its many repercussions.
www.estss.org
Federal Emergency Management Agency
On March 1, 2003, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA"s continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.
www.fema.org
French Red Cross
Website only available in French.
www.croix-rouge.fr
Hellenic Red Cross
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavours, in its international and national capacity, to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found.
www.redcross.gr
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) is the world"s premier trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.
www.istss.org
Irish Red Cross
The Irish Red Cross Society offers a range of services to deal with both national and international emergencies. As a National Society within the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the Irish Red Cross has access to the largest voluntary network in the world and is also among the oldest humanitarian organisations in the world.
www.redcross.ie
Istanbul Center for Behavior Research and Therapy
Since its foundation the ICBRT has concentrated its work on primarily 3 trauma groups:
- survivors of political violence and torture
- war trauma (including refugees, displaced people, combat veterans, torture survivors) and
- natural disasters (earthquakes)
It has developed a mental health care model that is based on brief and cost-effective methods of assessment, treatment, and treatment dissemination for posttraumatic stress problems following mass trauma events.
The site offers a information on this model, on their projects, consultancy etc.
www.dabatem.org/
Mental Health Europe
Mental Health Europe is a non governmental organisation committed to :
- The promotion of positive mental health.
- The prevention of mental distress.
- The improvement of care.
- Advocacy.
- The protection of human rights of (ex-)users of mental health services, patients of psychiatric hospitals, their families, and carers.
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. Its mission was, and remains: To advance the clinical care and social welfare of America"s veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress.
www.ncptsd.org
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government"s principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nimh.nih.gov
Red Cross Finland
The Finnish Red Cross is one of the largest civic organisations in Finland. We have:
- approx. 100 000 members
- tens of thousands of active volunteers
- more than 200 000 blood donors
- 70 000 regular contributors
- 12 districts and 600 local branches
Reference Centre for Psychological Support
In 1991 the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched the Psychological Support Programme (PSP) as a crosscutting programme under the Health & Care Division. To assist the IFRC with the implementation of the programme, the Danish Red Cross and IFRC established the Reference Centre for Psychological Support as a centre of excellence in 1993. From November 2004 the centre changed its name to the Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support.
psp.drk.dk/sw2955.asp
Spanish Red Cross
Website only available in Spanish.
www.cruzroja.es
The European Network for Traumatic Stress
Traumatic events like disasters strike the wellbeing of entire communities. In the aftermath of natural and other disasters victims are in need of adequate psychosocial assistance. The TENTS-project is committed to the dissemination across Europe of evidence based practice for the assistance of victims of natural and other disasters. This project is funded by the European Commission, Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO).
www.tentsproject.eu
The Interfaith Center of New York
IFCNY was founded in 1997 as a secular educational organization whose mission is to make New York and the world safe for religious difference by increasing respect, mutual understanding and fellowship among citizens of diverse religious faiths, and by fostering cooperation among religious communities and civic organizations to solve common social problems.
www.interfaithcenter.org
Transcultural Psycho-social Organization
Transcultural Psycho-social Organization (TPO) is an independent non-profit organization based in Amsterdam. TPO is an expert centre in the field of psychosocial and mental health care for survivors of war and organized violence. Its role is most important in the rehabilitation of communities that have been affected by violence or conflict, as this is the time people are more able to reflect on the events that have affected their communities. Its focus is on the poorest communities with minimal access to basic support systems across the world.
www.tpopom.org
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Underscoring a commitment to advance the frontier of disaster and emergency research, The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) was created, originally as the Club of Mainz in 1976, to focus its members" expertise on the scientific investigation and improvement of disaster and emergency response.
wadem.medicine.wisc.edu/
World Bank
The World Bank Group"s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty.
web.worldbank.org