How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools – In Montana, a school that serves mostly Native American children is in one of the State’s 10 Wraparound programs. The schools in this Wraparound program are using trauma-sensitive practices to address children’s mental health, behavioral, and academic issues. The goal of this program is to create schools where adults from the principal to the lunch room personnel consistently respond to children with empathy and compassion. According to the National Association of School Psychologists, trauma-sensitive schools create safety for students who may have experienced trauma.
Trauma-Informed Schools for Children in K-12: A System Framework – NCTSN – The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has released a new policy brief that highlights the key elements of its System Framework for Trauma-Informed Schools. This report also delineates the public health implications of trauma exposure and the benefits of trauma-informed schools.
Select NCTSN Resources Related to Teen Sexual Assault – NCTSN – How common is teen sexual assault? What constitutes consent? What exactly is coercion? What role do drugs and the Internet play in sexual assault? How can teens stay safe? What to do if your teen is assaulted? For answers to these questions and much more, follow the link to Select NCTSN Resources Related to Teen Sexual Assault. This 3-page list of fact sheets and webinars offers information and tips for professionals, parents, and teens related to teen sexual assault, acquaintance rape, sexual abuse, and child traumatic stress.
Supporting Young Children Experiencing Separation and Trauma - Zero to Three – There are infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) clinicians across the country who have experience working with a population of young children and their families can be tremendously affected by trauma and are trained to provide developmentally appropriate, two-generation, trauma-informed services.
Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach with Youth Development Programs - NCTSN – This issue brief from the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc., examines opportunities to improve the health and well-being of trauma-affected youth and identifies three key strategies for youth development programs to become trauma-informed.
The Trauma-Sensitive Parenting Summit & Commentary - ACEs Connection – The book Parenting from the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive, which was published fifteen freaking years ago co-written by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell. Siegel will be the keynote opening up the Trauma-Sensitive Parenting Summit. It discussed parenting and different techniques for parenting children who have gone through trauma with special attention to children who are adopted.
Take Action to Improve the Care of Children with mTBI – CDC – This report highlights some guidelines for pediatric traumatic brain injury care. It provides a number of resources and training for clinicians, children, and their families.
Announcing: New Trauma-Sensitive Schools Book - ACEs connection – Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Your Guide to Creating Safe, Supportive Learning Environments for All Students will be released in early 2019 and is now available for pre-order from Brookes Publishing.
Trauma-Informed Schools for Children in K-12: A System Framework – NCTSN – The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has released a new policy brief that highlights the key elements of its System Framework for Trauma-Informed Schools. This report also delineates the public health implications of trauma exposure and the benefits of trauma-informed schools.
The Road to Recovery: Supporting Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Trauma (IDD Toolkit), NCTSN.org – The IDD Toolkit is a training that provides an overview for providers on how to work with children and families who are living with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have experienced trauma. This Toolkit consists of a Facilitator Guide and a Participant Manual and is designed to teach basic knowledge, skills, and values about working with children with IDD who have had traumatic experiences, and how to use this knowledge to support children’s safety, well-being, happiness, and recovery through trauma-informed practice.
Why and How Teachers Can Become Better Prepared for Trauma in Schools, AcesConnection.com – Given the prevalence of trauma, training on handling trauma, toxic stress, and abuse for educators should become not only systemic but also systematic. The effect and effectiveness of trauma initiatives is dependent on the support from within institutions, which is why the author encourages the involvement of Boards of Trustees and Boards of Education at both the local and state level. The author encourages initiatives in every form including webinars, presentations, videos, and articles, though the author warns against initiatives that are one-offs, or do not have follow up or follow through and the quality of programming, emphasizing the sensitivity needed in programming. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/why-and-how-teachers-can-become-better-prepared-for-trauma-in-schools
Treating the Lifelong Harm of Childhood Trauma, nytimes.com An interview with Dr. Nadine Harris discusses the impact of childhood trauma on health in detail. She gives the example of a four-year-old named Diego, who experience trauma at only age four and stopped growing. She also states that even if someone who experienced trauma does not drink, smoke or use drugs, he or she is still more likely to experience heart disease and other chronic health problems. The most important action to take right now is universal screening for trauma.
Monthly Minute, Youth Peer Support, The TA Network-This short video provides a cartoon overview of the stress happening inside of a little boy’s brain due to the trauma he has experienced. Examples include him meeting with teachers because he cannot focus, meeting with judges, his foster parents, and his case managers. This video shows the need to support children who are experiencing trauma in various aspects of their lives, and what happens when trauma is not treated at its best.
#MeTooChild, AcesConnection.com-Now that the #metoo campaign is taking away the stigma behind being a victim sexual assault, it is time to do the same with childhood sexual assault (CSA), childhood sexual assault. Of just those who have reported, one in three girls have experienced CSA, and one in five boys have experienced CSA. It is time to bring the #metoo movement to CSA. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser. http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/metoochild
How Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Long-Term Health, AcesConnection.com-Dr. Nadine Harris discusses how childhood trauma impacts health in the long-term. She had an “aha” moment where she found in a paper that people who suffered from traumatic childhood events were more likely to have chronic health problems, such as heart disease or obesity, later in their life. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and pasta this link into your browser. She was treating a seven-year-old who asthma and realized asthma medicine was not enough for this child because he experienced such trauma—his trauma had to also be treated in order to help his asthma. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/how-childhood-trauma-can-affect-your-long-term-health-nytimes-com
How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link, Medicalxpress.com-This article describes the correlation between health and education and provides the example of cigarette smoking—the highest percentage of smokers have a diploma below a G.E.D or high school diploma. Similarly, trauma (abuse, neglect, poverty, etc.) put people more at risk for health problems, including cognitive development issues, which can interfere with learning properly. College students who had childhood trauma may find post-secondary education to be more difficult. This is a public health crisis, and while there is no vaccine, people need treatment, and educational environments need to change.
-Traumatic Childhood Events Common In West Virginia, Wvgazettemail.comThis article discusses how 55.8% of adults in West Virginia reported having experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, 13.8% having reported four or more. The most common was substance abuse in the household, which has been proven to be correlated with having substance abuse problems later in life as an adult. Leaders in this preventative movement in West Virginia want to see changes in how services in this state are delivered to families and children, including how people view other people. The article mentions how trauma counselors in schools might be necessary, along with how emergency responders view victims of drug-overdose.
3 Guilt And Shame Messages Of Childhood Emotional Neglect And How To Defeat Them, psychcentral.com-This resource discusses how children assume it is their own fault and that something is wrong with them when they are experiencing emotional neglect. Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEM) often stays in someone when they become an adult, and cause people to have a lack of trust for themselves. This resource lists three guilt and shame messages regarding CEM and how to get past them.
Philadelphia will pilot a trauma-informed facility for arrested youth, Generocity.org-35 finalist organizations for this have received a grant of $100,000 to test these prototypes for six months. These organizations are looking to alleviate the long-term impacts of youth who come in contact with the criminal justice system. Their goal is to mitigate youth trauma and to support families, and while police will be involved, the Hub will be a” non-police facility.”
Trauma in Real Time,AcesConnection.com- This resource is from a person who works in a school that is in the process of becoming a trauma-informed school system. The author briefly speaks of a student who is experiencing trauma because his relative was in a bad car accident. The author is impressed the child even comes to school. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/trauma-in-real-time
Join the Trauma Sensitive School Movement, Aces Connection.com-This resource describes trauma-informed school systems and invites schools to apply to the National Council’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools Learning Community by May 4, 2018. The goals of the program are also described in this resource and discusses its benefits. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser https://www.acesconnection.com/blog/join-the-trauma-sensitive-school-movement
The devastating, undiagnosed, toll of toxic stress on children, PBS.org-In this informative video, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris discusses how trauma can cause a child’s fight or flight response, which can also alter the structure of a not yet developed brain. This is called toxic stress and Dr. Burke Harris believes that every medical professional needs to be equipped with screening tools for trauma.
Treating Childhood Trauma 60 Minutes Oprah, CBS.com-In this 60 Minutes Report, Oprah speaks to childhood trauma and its impacts through interviews with professionals, those who have experienced childhood trauma, and through analyzing the community in which she grew up, Milwaukee. She focuses on childhood trauma and its everlasting impacts, along with creating trauma-informed systems.
Child Maltreatment Prevention, Cantasd.org- Chapin Call at the University of Chicago developed a guide on child maltreatment and created their own prevention plan, and discuss how these guides have been becoming more effective and prevalent since the 1972 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. With six authors, this guide is very comprehensive and can be helpful for both parents and providers.
Juvenile Justice Diversion for Tribal Youth Initiative, ncmhjj.org-This resource from the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice describes the experiences of eight tribal nations participating in a juvenile justice diversion initiative. Workshops aim to achieve juvenile justice transformation in Indian County. Topics in the workshops include cultural identity, family and community, and tribal diversion programs.
Rural Child Welfare Practice, childwelfare.gov-This resource is a brief that discusses the importance of understanding the needs and strengths of both children and families in rural communities. This resource is helpful for both parents and providers in rural communities to achieve safety and well-being for children.
Promoting Permanency for Teens, YouthLaw.org- This report if from the National Center for Youth Law and evaluates policies from all 50 states that encourage or discourage legal permanency. Topics in this report include parental visitation, policy, and efforts to relocate relatives.
Addressing Child Trauma at the Mexican Border, MedPageToday.com-This resource discusses the importance of addressing childhood trauma at the Mexican border. It has been shown that there are high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and other behavioral problems in detained undocumented immigrant children. The resource also goes in depth to discuss the process of detainment to highlight the trauma and makes a plea to colleagues.
ARC Reflections Training Program, AECF.org – Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Reflections Training Program has materials for 9 foster parent trainings as well as facilitator orientation and handouts. Also included are case manager guide, ARC reflection on Olivia’s story and ARC reflection surveys and feedback materials.
ACE Overcomers Opens Up The Center for Resiliency & Trauma Informed Training, AcesConnection.com-ACE announces they are opening up The Center for Resiliency and Trauma Informed Training. Their open house ribbon cutting will be held on December 15, 2017. Guests will be given a tour, and beverages and appetizers will be served. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste the link below. http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/ace-overcomers-opens-up-the-center-for-resiliency-and-trauma-informed-training
Inside the Native American Foster Care Crisis Tearing Families Apart, VICE.com-- Based on the Indian Child Welfare Act, Native American children in the foster care system are supposed to be placed with Native American foster parents. However, there is currently an extreme shortage of Native foster families and therefore, native children are being placed with non-native families, causing a complex and multifaceted issue both legally and culturally.
Trauma-Informed Integrated Care for Children and Families in Healthcare Settings, NCTSN.org – NCTSN created this policy brief to discuss the benefits, barriers, and funding opportunities to integrated healthcare for children and families on the basis that children and adolescents with mental health problems, including those associated with trauma exposure, are more likely to be seen in medical settings that in specialty mental health clinics.
Guiding Youth Through Loss and Betrayal, NCTSN.org – This webinar discusses a client who reveals during her first therapy session that she discovered her adoptive mother hid letters from her biological mother. In her past, she was placed in several foster care homes after incidents of physical and sexual abuse and family violence related to drug use by her mother and male partners. Though she was adopted two years ago, finding these hidden letters has escalated her feelings of distrust and not being accepted as a full member of her adoptive family.
The devastating, under diagnosed toll of toxic stress on children—Humble Opinion, AcesConnection.com-Dr. Nadine Burke Harris speaks of the harm that under diagnosed toxic stress on children can cause and is emphasizing this to teachers, social workers, parents, and more. Just because stress is diagnosed in a child, does not mean it is diagnosed at the correct extent. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link http://www.acesconnection.com/clip/the-devastating-underdiagnosed-toll-of-toxic-stress-on-children-humble-opinion
What Kids’ Trauma Looks Like Across The U.S., TheAtlantic.Com-This resource contains an informative map of the United States with percentages of children in different states who have reported no Adverse Childhood Experience, that is also broken down by ethnicity. There is also another map of the U.S. showing children who report two or more ACEs. For example, the resource discusses how trauma varies by race because white children are most likely to experience an adult living with mental illness or dealing with substance abuse, while for black children parental incarceration is the next most-common ACE.
State profiles of ACEs initiatives debut! Use them as a new community building tool to accelerate your progress, AcesConnection.com- This resource discusses the initiative that to build state profiles and profiles for other major areas, such as the District of Columbia on ACE initiatives. The resource also discusses what comes next, or what they see in the future, which would be corrections, updates, etc. to these documents, as trauma is such a fast-changing field. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/new-community-building-tool-to-accelerate-your-progress-series-of-state-profiles-of-aces-initiatives
The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, nationally, by state, and by race or ethnicity, ChildTrends.org-This study makes comparisons between states regarding ACES and also discusses how race or ethnicity impact how a child experiences an ACE. While economic hardship and divorse of parents or guardians are the most commonly reported ACEs in all states, in five states, Arizona, Arkansas, Montana, Ohio, and New Mexico, one in seven children have experiences three or more ACEs, which is extremely high.
Statement about the Parkland school shooting from Autism Speaks, AustismSpeaks.org-This resource is Autism Speaks’ statement regarding the recent Parkland school shooting. Autism Speaks spoke out saying that Autism cannot explain the horrific event, although the shooter does have Autism, and Autism Speaks extends their deepest condolences to the Parkland community.
Student voice: Don’t blame autism for the Florida school shooting, hechingerreport.org - This resource is written by a student who has both Autism and ADHD and discusses how Autism cannot be blamed for the recent Florida school shooting, although the shooter does have Autism. The student discusses not only his own struggles, but his deepest condolences and sadness for the Parkland community. If the hyperlink does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser. https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-dont-blame-autism-florida-school-shooting/
The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, nationally, by state, and by race or ethnicity, ChildTrends.org-This study makes comparisons between states regarding ACES and also discusses how race or ethnicity impact how a child experiences an ACE. While economic hardship and divorse of parents or guardians are the most commonly reported ACEs in all states, in five states, Arizona, Arkansas, Montana, Ohio, and New Mexico, one in seven children have experiences three or more ACEs, which is extremely high.
Statement about the Parkland school shooting from Autism Speaks, AustismSpeaks.org-This resource is Autism Speaks’ statement regarding the recent Parkland school shooting. Autism Speaks spoke out saying that Autism cannot explain the horrific event, although the shooter does have Autism, and Autism Speaks extends their deepest condolences to the Parkland community.
Autism, Empathy, and Violence: Asperger’s Does Not Explain Connecticut Shooting,slate.com-This resource is explaining how Asperger’s does not explain the Connecticut school shooting, and explains the difference between people on the spectrum and psychopaths in regarding different characteristics, such as empathy. The resource states that not only is social violence not a feature of autism, but people who have autism are more likely to have violence done against them.
Psychopathy, Autism and School Shootings, theneurotypical.com-This journal discusses the not only the possible correlation, but also the features of psychopathy, autism, and school shootings by analyzing the people involved Sandyhook shooting in Connecticut.
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