Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support

"This guide was created by the National Center on Trauma-Informed Care as a technical assistance document to help make trauma-informed peer support available to women who receive or have received services in behavioral health or other human service systems." 

A guide for peer supporters who want to integrate trauma informed principles into their work.

http://www.nasmhpd.org/publications/engagingWomen.aspx

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Information on trauma types, treatment, services, policy, and other resources.

http://www.nctsn.org/

Dealing with the Effects of Trauma

A self-help guide published by SAMHSA

http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Dealing-with-the-Effects-of-Trauma-A-Self-Help-Guide/SMA-3717

The Sidran Institute

The Sidran Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting people with post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, and other trauma-related conditions. They provide information for those living with PTSD and DID, professionals assisting them, and those who want to start self-help groups.

http://www.sidran.org/

The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

"ISSTD seeks to advance clinical, scientific, and societal understanding about the prevalence and consequences of chronic trauma and dissociation."

http://www.isst-d.org/

Visit the FAQ (http://www.isst-d.org/default.asp?contentID=76) for useful information on dissociation and dissociative disorders.