Information resources

September 17, 2001

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U-M Health System—how to help your child after a disaster: www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/disaster.htm#parents.

U-M Health System responses to the tragedy: www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/disaster.htm.

Database on the status of individuals in New York City and Washington, D.C.: www.finebrand.com/statuses/.

U-M International Center—Information on health and safety abroad: www.umich.edu/~icenter/overseas/travel/travelabroad1.html.

General information on safety abroad

U.S. State Department: www.state.gov.

U.S. State Department travel advisories: http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html.

Online US Embassies and Consulates abroad: http://usembassy.state.gov.

Information for relatives (from MSNBC): www.msnbc.com/news/627095_asp.htm?0cm=c10.

Families and friends of American Airlines passengers seeking information may call (800) 245-0999.

United Airlines toll-free number for calls of families and friends: (800) 932-8555.

Morgan Stanley, the largest tenant in the World Trade Center, established an emergency contact phone number for employees and their families, (888) 883-4391.

Phone numbers for employees and families of other World Trade Center businesses: Emergency number for Carr Futures: (800) 755-7620 Emergency number for Cantor Fitzgerald: (866) 326-3188.

Several contacts—offering information and opportunities to assist (from CNN): www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/contacts.html.

The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Victims of Crime has a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights: (800) 331-0075.

Trained medical personnel willing to go into Manhattan to assist victims and emergency workers may call (516) 656-9254 or (516) 656-9252.