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Resources
for helping children cope with tragedy
Web sites that help kids and teens cope with
tragedy
Resources that foster tolerance
Association for Library Service to Children Resources
Spanish materials for coping with tragedy
Books
about the Arab World
Books
to help young children understand Islam, Arab cultures and Middle Eastern
countries
** Web sites that help kids and teens cope with tragedy:**
These web
sites include suggestions on ways to help children and teenagers deal
with stress and anxiety. Many of the sites include additional links
to other resources.
About our Kids
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (disaster response)
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (talking about war)
American
Academy of Pediatrics
Boys and Girls Clubs
of America
Child Care Exchange
Children's Defense Fund
Children's
Grief Education Association
Connect
for Kids
Educators for Social
Responsibility
Mr.
Rogers Parents' site
National Institute
of Mental Health
Purdue University Extension
Sesame
Street - Tragic Times, Healing words
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**Resources
that foster tolerance:**
Resources
for kids, parents and educators from Tolerance.org,
a national community committed to human rights.
Fifty
Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know (Cooperative Children's
Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Images
Of Community In Books For Children And Young Adults (Cooperative
Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin
- Madison)
40
Books About Peace and Social Justice (Cooperative Children's Book
Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Jane
Addams Book Award: books that promote peace, social justice and
world community.
The
Peace Page - Uma Krishnaswami
The site groups books by the following categories: "War and Oppression,"
"The Nature of Conflict," and "Peace and Peacemaking." The site also contains several links to Peace web sites.
UNESCO, A Global
Quest for Tolerance
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Association
for Library Service to Children Resources
ALSC's
Resources for Children, Their Parents and Educators includes resources
for kids and their parents and educators, dealing with the terrorist
attacks of September 11.
Spanish materials for coping with tragedy
If you or
someone you know is dealing personally or professionally with a grief
process, the following IAF Disaster Intervention manuals are available
for free download from the International
Association of Facilitators Web site:
- A LIGHT
IN THIS DARK VALLEY: A Manual for Disaster and Trauma Victims
- FACILITATING
PSYCHOSOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION: Manual for Disaster Intervention
- LUZ
EN EL VALLE OSCURO: Manual para la Sobrevivencia Emocional
- RECUPERACIÓN
PSICOSOCIAL: Guía para Facilitadores de Apoyo
- Y AHORA...¿CÓMO
HAGO?: Manual para Niños y Niñas
- Also
available in Portuguese, Swedish and Cantonese upon request.
**Books about the Arab World**
This bibliography from the
November 1999 issue of Booklinks includes picture books, folktales,
poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in trade books for younger and older
readers. Since the Arab world spans 21 countries and many ethnic groups,
the titles are arranged by the country or ethnic region in which the
book takes place.
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For more information about youth services, contact Shawn Brommer.
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