For information on support and services provided to professionals suffering from vicarious traumatization, also referred to as compassion fatigue, contact the following organizations:

Gift From Within
This international organization is dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Gift From Within provides survivors and caretakers with a peer support network and develops and disseminates educational materials including videotapes, articles, and books.

National Center for PTSD
The Center aims to prevent and reduce PTSD and other adverse consequences of trauma. Its Web site is an educational resource, providing information on PTSD causes and treatment and a database of worldwide literature on traumatic stress.

Sidran Institute
Sidran offers information to empower survivors, educate loved ones, and support clinicians. This nonprofit institute runs many programs, including Sidran Press, the Psychtrauma Infobase, and the Tamar project for treating incarcerated women suffering from trauma and abuse.