Resources
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ACEs and Trauma-informed ResourcesVideos5 minute Primer on Adverse Childhood Events Study
Featuring educational media from Paper Tigers and Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope Changing Minds Excellent resource especially for educators on specific actions that can help positively rewire brains of children who have experienced trauma and toxic stress. The good news is the strategies are helpful for ALL kids! Every Opportunity A poignant 4 minute video demonstrating the negative and positive impacts that every adult in a child's school day can have on the student's experience Health Connections Special: ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences Excellent 30 minute video by KCRB North Bay Public Media on understanding ACES and neurobiological response to stress. How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime Childhood trauma isn't something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains the effect that abuse, neglect and other factors can have on the development of the brain and the profound impact this has on adult-onset disease. Why a Resilient Community Benefits us All
A blog explaining the many voices of Walla Walla, for the Beyond Paper Tigers conference. Includes a 12 minute video on resilient community Childhood trauma leads to lifelong chronic illness — so why isn’t the medical community helping patients?
We are long overdue for a national awareness campaign - similar to public health initiatives on how seat belts save lives, smoking causes cancer, and hand washing prevents flu - to educate physicians and families on how childhood trauma begets adult illness. Resilience practices overcome students’ ACEs in trauma-informed high school, say the data A school tried a new approach to discipline - after four years, suspensions dropped 90%, there were no expulsions, and kids' grades, test scores and graduation rates surged. Stress and Early Brain - Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences This flyer, developed by the Community & Family Services Division at the Spokane (WA) Regional Health District, is a great introduction for people just learning about the ACE Study. Articles, newsletters and blogsSelf-healing Communities
This Robert Wood Johnson report explores transformational processes for improving intergenerational health. This document includes helpful research on the positive outcomes in communities that have used the Self Healing Communities model. Family Resilience and Connection Promote Flourishing, Even Amid Adversity
At each level of adverse childhood experiences, household income, and special health care needs, the prevalence of flourishing increased in a graded fashion with increasing levels of family resilience and connection. Across the sectors of health care, education, and human services, evidence-based programs and policies to increase family resilience and connection could increase flourishing in US children. Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools
Helping Traumatized Children Learn How Trauma is Changing Children's Brains
A National Education Association newsletter article on strategies teachers and schools are using to improve outcomes for all children -- especially those impacted by toxic stress and/or trauma Why giving students the ACE Survey may do more harm than good
An article that provides a reasonable explanation of why having students and staff is not generally a good idea. ACEs Connection
A dynamic e-newsletter that covers the latest research and stories, connecting people using trauma-informed/resilience-building practices. Helping Traumatized Children Learn
A report and policy-agenda that can be downloaded from Trauma-sensitive Schools Values for a Trauma-Informed Care Culture in Your Classroom
Excellent blog article that gives an account of one student's experience in a classroom and school. |
Community Change Efforts
Change Happens at the Speed of Trust
Blog from Philips Foundation of MN regarding need for continuous building of relationships for true collaboration
Blog from Philips Foundation of MN regarding need for continuous building of relationships for true collaboration
Health Equity: Building rural communities
Robert Wood Johnson article that includes advice from a rural town. "Real change moves at the pace of relationships"
Robert Wood Johnson article that includes advice from a rural town. "Real change moves at the pace of relationships"