The APA Task Force on Promoting Resilience in Response to Terrorism has produced nine fact sheets intended to assist psychologists seeking to foster resilience in a variety of populations, including adults, children, first responders, mental health workers, military families, older adults, people of color, primary care providers, and the seriously mentally ill.

The Task Force chose to address the profession specifically, as the Practice Directorate's Help Center and Road to Resilience materials already provide such excellent information for the public.

The Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism Fact Sheets were prepared under the direction of the Task Force and edited by Task Force Co-Chair Dr. Laura Barbanel. The Task Force went beyond its own membership for expertise on particular populations. The work of the Task Force was made possible by the generous support of the American Psychological Foundation.

The production, promotion, and distribution of the fact sheets represent the culmination of a process that began when the APA Board of Directors formed the Task Force in 2002 to develop information on psychological resilience and coping with disasters, and on programs that are most likely to help citizens deal with the stress, anxiety, and fear caused by terrorism.

The fact sheets are available on the APA Web site thanks to a grant from Verizon.

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Fact Sheets for Psychologists

Working with Adults (PDF, 173K)
Working with Children (PDF, 209K)
Working with People of Color (PDF, 94K)
Working with Older Adults (PDF, 85K)
Working with Military Families (PDF, 58K)
Working with Adults with Serious Mental Illness (PDF, 84K)
Fostering Resilience Among Primary Care Providers (PDF, 49K)
Fostering Resilience Among Mental Health Workers (PDF, 48K)
Working with First Responders (PDF, 58K)

To order printed copies of these fact sheets, contact

Stacy Johnson
Governance Affairs
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: 202-312-6462

APA Board of Directors Task Force on Promoting Resilience in Response to Terrorism

Ronald F. Levant, EdD, Chair
Laura H. Barbanel, EdD, Co-Chair
Judith L. Alpert, PhD
Lisa D. Butler, PhD
Dorothy W. Cantor, PsyD
Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD
Donna K. Duffy, PhD
Pamela C. Fischer, PhD
G. Rita Dudley-Grant, PhD
Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD
Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD
Jamie Davis Hueston, PhD
Gerard A. Jacobs, PhD
Terrence M. Keane, PhD
Donald H. Meichenbaum, PhD

Additional Authors

Elissa Brown, PhD
Col. Lyle Carlson, PhD
Joan M. Cook, PhD
Margaret Heldring, PhD
George Everly, PhD
B. Christopher Frueh, PhD
Col. Larry C. James, PhD
Annette M. LaGreca, PhD
Gregory A. Leskin, PhD
Brett Litz, PhD
Leslie Morland, PsyD
Karen W. Saakvitne, PhD
Merritt D. Schreiber, PhD
B. Hudnall-Stamm, PhD
Beth Todd-Bazemore, PhD
Julia Whealin, PhD
Antonette M. Zeiss, PhD

Other APA Resources

In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror
Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Roots, Consequences, and Interventions