Human Services
This guide will cover resources and information on substance abuse, theories of helping, loss and trauma, and other sociological topics.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Helping children and youth who have Traumatic ExperiencesInformation from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). May 10, 2018
- Child Welfare Information GatewayLinks with statistics provided by Childwelfare.gov on child and family well-being, child abuse and neglect, child welfare, foster care and adoption.
- Child Abuse and Neglect PreventionResource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated 06/10/2018.
- Child Maltreatment: 2017ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES.
Death & Dying
When searching for information, use subject terms like: grief, bereavement, loss (psychology), death of a child, death of a pet, etc.
- Coping with Grief and Loss: Understanding the grieving processHelpGuide.org provides a description as well as links to many other excellent resources.
- Symptoms of Major Depression & Complicated GriefResource from the American Cancer Society
- End of Life IssuesResource from Medline Plus
Divorce
- Coping with a Breakup or DivorceHelpGuide.org provides a description as well as links to many other excellent resources.
- DivorceResource from Medline Plus
New Books on Loss and Trauma
The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Call Number: 616.85 S337pISBN: 9780071840590Publication Date: 2016-02-02
Stress and Your Health: From vulnerability to resilience by Call Number: 613 A599sISBN: 9781118850282Publication Date: 2015-05-06
Bonded to the Abuser: How victims make sense of childhood abuse by Call Number: 362.76 B167bISBN: 9781442236905Publication Date: 2015-05-07
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence by Call Number: 352.82 M613cISBN: 9781410325396Publication Date: 2017-05-12
After the cradle falls: What child abuse is, how we respond to it, and what you can do about it by Call Number: 364.15 J81aISBN: 9780190653026Publication Date: 2018-01-09
In Love by ISBN: 9780593243947Publication Date: 2022-03-08
eBooks on Loss and Trauma
Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Consequences, and Treatments by ISBN: 9781610695145Publication Date: 2015-04-01
Therapeutic Interventions for Families and Children in the Child Welfare System by ISBN: 9780826122186Publication Date: 2015-12-01
Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss:The 10 Core Competencies for Evidence-Based Treatment by ISBN: 9781683730392Publication Date: 2017-02-01
Listening to Their Voices of Bravery and Heroism: Exploring the Aftermath of Officers' Loss and Trauma in the Line of Duty by ISBN: 9781536100488Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Films on Loss and Trauma
- In the Wildflowers - Women who have survived sexual trauma56 minutes. 2015
- Invisible Scars: Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse86 minutes 2015.
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