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Recovery Workers
Cambridge
Health Alliance
Victims of Violence Program |
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Supports
a mental health and wellness program targeting
first responders in the Boston Metro Area. |
| Church
World Service, Inc. |
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Works with leaders
and caregivers who have frequent and significant
contact with target populations including: health
care workers, who have identified health issues
for first responders in lower Manhattan; union
leaders; volunteer relief workers; school administrators
and personnel; and religious leaders of all faiths
who have worked in the Lower Manhattan area since
September 11 or whose congregants in other parts
of NYC have experienced 9/11-related job loss,
health issues or emotional concerns. |
| Joan
& Sanford I. Weill Medical College/Cornell
University |
525 East 68th Street,
Box 200
New York, NY 10021
(212) 821-0783
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Evaluates and
treats disaster workers who responded to the 9/11
attacks for PTSD and related mental health conditions,
to expand services to include stress reduction
training groups and couples therapy. |
Mount
Sinai School of Medicine
of New York University |
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Supports the five-year
WTC Mental Health Screening & Intervention
Program for rescue and recovery workers and volunteers
that conducts long-term mental health monitoring
and treatment, including screening, diagnostics
and treatment, and referral as appropriate. |
New
York Committee for
Occupational Safety and
Health, Inc. |
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Conducts an outreach
campaign, in collaboration with unions, faith-based
organizations, and community groups, to help immigrant
workers obtain medical and legal assistance to
address adverse health effects resulting from
their work at Ground Zero. |
| WTC
Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program |
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1057
New York, NY 10029
(888) 702-0630
wtcexams@mssm.edu |
Seeks to prevent
lasting psychological distress among WTC responders
and their family members through the provision
of mental health screenings and services. |
| September
Space |
520 Eight Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 563.7570
info@worldcares.org
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Organization offers
weekly programs that offer stress relief, career
workshops, social support and social activities.
Makes community outreach efforts to underserved
populations. |
Uniformed
Recovery Workers
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Fire
Department, City of New
York, Counseling Service Unit |
251 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012
(212) 570-1693
594 Broadway, Suite 500
New York, NY 10012
(212) 925-6671
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Reaches
first responder members and their families through
weekend workshops and wellness activities including
stress reduction workshops, acupuncture, massage,
and meditation; and psycho-education programs
to de-stigmatize therapy. |
| Friends
of Firefighters, Inc. |
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Provides FDNY
members and their families with individual, marriage
and family counseling and referrals; wellness
trips and special events; a resource center and
gathering space; peer support counseling; professional
massage and acupuncture therapists; and stress
management activities. |
| National
Fallen Firefighters Foundation |
Post Office Drawer 498
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301) 447-1365
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Supports The Link,
a bi-monthly newsletter for 2,200 FDNY families
who lost a family member on September 11; expansion
of Link's online website; and 'Kids Connection'
an event-based program bringing together bereaved
children with mentors. Also provides ongoing support
and brief publications. |
New
York City Police
Foundation, Inc. |
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The COPE-Columbia
Cares program was established after 9/11 to provide
free and confidential mental health services to
employees and family members of the New York City
Police Department. Services include individual,
family and group counseling, a 24-hour hotline,
educational materials, and referrals. |
| POPPA
Inc (Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance) |
26 Broadway,
Room 1640
New York, NY 10004
(212) 298-9111
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Supports trained
peer Trauma Response Teams (TRTs), support groups
and seminars for active and retired police and
families, psycho-education to de-stigmatize counseling
services, and peer and mental health professional
counseling services. |
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