Research Related

Here are links to other websites that provide information on trauma and PTSD research.

• VA Information Resource Center (VIReC)
  VA researchers will be interested to learn about VIReC, a group that develops & disseminates knowledge about useful research databases on trauma and other VIReC products & services. VIReC staff include database & informatics experts and methodologists....
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  The NCTSN was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events and to encourage and promote collaboration between service providers in the field.
  
• FACSNET A Guide to Statistics and Data Analyses
  Basic statistics information readers should know when interpreting prevalence of mental health problems and other statistical terms....
  
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
  The ISTSS is a trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns and theoretical formulations about trauma in the United States and around the world.
  
• Military Family Research Institute: Deployment Support Resources Guide
  MFRI provides a special collection of resources focusing on eployment issues. Several of our resources focus specifically on deployment and how it affects military families. Other resources are targeted more toward helping children deal with war,...
  
• MIRECCs
  MIRECCs are Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers established by Congress to investigate the causes of mental illness, and to evaluate both established and new treatments with the goal of bringing best practices in mental health care...
  
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  The NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders. Their mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior....
  
• PAR: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
  PAR offers new and time tested assessments in a variety of subject areas....
  
• Research Education in Disaster Mental Health: REDMH
  REDMH is an educational program, funded by NIMH, created to inform, instruct, advise, and mentor disaster researchers. REDMH is co-sponsored by Dartmouth College and the National Center for PTSD. On this site you will find research summaries to inform...
  
• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
  Information for the general public and providers regarding a wide array of mental health-related information and services; service locator; crisis hotline; children's mental health; grants and funding information.
  
• The Institute of Medicine: Veterans
  The IOM website includes information about a variety of military-related health issues. The Website has separate sections for health care issues affecting the last four major military conflicts -- World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the...
  
• David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
  Research-related trauma resources on the Internet that can be read, joined or searched: on-line databases, a workshop calendar, professional organizations, email discussion lists, and information about effective trauma treatment approaches.
  
• CITRM
  The Conference on Innovations in Trauma Research Methodology (CITRM) is held every year with ISTSS.
  
• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (USUHS)
  The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress conducts research, education, consultation and training on preparing for and responding to the psychological effects and health consequences of traumatic events. The Center was established as a public private...