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Databases and e-journal Collections

Academic Search Premier
A good starting point for research, this multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.   Include it when you search other databases from this vendor (such as CINAHL, ERIC or Child Development) to have the full text from ASP automatically incorporated into your results.

PsycARTICLES
Full-text professional and academic articles from 60 scholarly journals published by APA in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and communications, among others.

PsycINFO
Covering psychology and social science literature.  PsycINFO® is an electronic bibliographic database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. It is of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

Sage Journals Online-Multidisciplinary
Provides online access to the full text of 500+ SAGE journal titles in humanities, social sciences, medicine, science, and technology, comprising over 230,000 full-text articles.

ScienceDirect Social & Behavioral Sciences
A collection of over 500 social and behavioral science journals, with almost 200 available full text For records lacking a "check full text" button be sure to go to the Full Text Journal Finder to see if your article is available in another database.

Selected Websites

Search Selected Websites & Other Free Web Resources (marked )

Children Now: How to Talk to Your Kids About Anything
Ten tips for talking with kids about difficult issues.

Connect For Kids : Violence Prevention
Message board for adults,children, advocacy groups, and others to discuss violence prevention

Disaster Mental Health
Provides resources and information for working in area of disaster relief and disaster mental health.

Helping Our Children Deal with Violent World Events Reported in the News
Article by Dr. Diane Levin, professor of education at Wheelock.

Mental Health America: Coping with Disaster
Various online resources for children and families on dealing with crisis and loss.

Midlink Magazine's Resources for Helping Students Deal with Tragedy
Resources for parents and teachers to help students deal with tragedy and violence.

National Education Association : Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit
Offers step-by-step advice for schools and districts to use before, during, and after a crisis.

Parenting: Helping Kids Handle Tragic Headlines
Offers advice on answering children's questions — and calming their fears.

School Violence: Tips for coping with stress
A collection of resources on violence prevention to help parents, students, and school personnel cope with the aftermath of a traumatic event.

Statistics/Data

University of Illinois Extension Disaster Resources
List of online resources about helping children to cope with disaster

Organizations

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Information about childhood mental illness and psychiatric resources.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Organization committed to the attainment of optimal physical, social and emotional health for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The site includes current news, advocacy updates and research. See the Academy's report on the importance of play.

American Psychological Association
Largest association of psychologists worldwide

National Institute for Mental Health
"Information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma, Disasters, and Violence"

Government Information

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research and education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of PTSD