Resources for the Harvard community
about responding to the tsunami disaster

The Harvard community can obtain information about how to receive medical and counseling services from Harvard University Health Services by calling 617-998-4847 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and at all other times by calling 617-495-5711. Mental Health Services may also be contacted directly by calling Janet Cooper at 617-496-0270.

Harvard's EAP (Employee Assistance Program) can help you cope with your own response to the crisis, or with the responses of family, friends, and co-workers. They are available 24 hours a day: Online: http://harvie.harvard.edu/workandlife/eap/index.shtml *. By phone: 1-877-EAP-HARV (877-327-4278).

The Bureau of Study Counsel offers opportunities for students to talk about their feelings. More information is available online or by phone at 617-495-2581.

The Harvard International Office is a resource for international students.

Community Gifts Through Harvard - Tsunami Disaster Relief
Harvard employees may make an online donation through payroll deduction.

The Boston Chapter of the Red Cross

Besides making donations, there are many ways to help. Here are just a few links:

The National Virtual Translation Center is a federal interagency organization that is currently looking for people proficient in the languages used in the relief area and willing to volunteer time to support the tsunami relief effort.

The Idealist, a project of Action Without Borders will connect you with volunteer opportunities locally and abroad.

Harvard's Office of Work/Life Resources * provides information on Harvard's adoption and child-care related programs and policies for people who are considering adopting a child orphaned by this disaster. These include adoption scholarships, paid time off, child-care scholarships, and more.

Sri Lankan Medical Association of North America
Collecting and sending medical supplies for Sri Lankan tsunami relief.
Donations and box transport to NYC needed.
Contact: Jonathan Swoboda, 609-610-1243
200 Longwood Ave., Armenise Bldg, Rm 633, Harvard Medical School

Harvie *, the intranet for Harvard employees, offers a roundup of information resources about responding to the tsunami disaster.

The Harvard School of Public Health has set up its own site offering information for its faculty, staff, and students.

From the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, two documents available as PDFs that provide useful information for responding to the tsunami disaster:

• Book of Best Practices: Trauma and the Role of Mental Health in Post-Conflict Recovery
• Project 1 Billion Mental Health Action Plan

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