IMPACTS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA: SELECTED RESOURCES
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Impacts of Childhood Trauma Overview
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The resources listed here are envisioned to be part of an evolving, “living” list.
Please “comment” at the bottom of the page with any questions, suggestions, additions, updates, or errors.
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Childhood Trauma: a working definition
“Trauma happens when any experience stuns us like a bolt out of the blue; it overwhelms us, leaving us altered and disconnected from our bodies.
Any coping mechanisms we may have had are undermined and we feel utterly helpless and hopeless. It is as if our legs are knocked out from under us.
…the younger the child, the more likely she is to be overwhelmed by common occurrences that might not affect an older child or adult”.
Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline
Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing, Infancy through adolescence. Page 4
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Impacts of Childhood Trauma Overview:
physical, mental and social health impacts
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Social Media links are not numbered
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“Changing Minds” from Defending Childhood
“Attorney General Eric Holder launched a program in 2010 called Defending Childhood, and last week(2016) Holder announced the launch of “Changing Minds,” to help adults heal children exposed to trauma. The former attorney general explains further in this Guest Post:”
https://changingmindsnow.org/stories
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Never Give Up: A Complex Trauma Film by Youth for Youth
Video Voices: By kids for Kids (from NCTSN)
Never Give Up: A Complex Trauma Film by Youth for Youth
This gripping film features a highly diverse cast of seven adolescents and young adults who examine the shared and unique challenges faced, mistakes made, and growth attained in the struggle to transcend legacies of developmental trauma. Unexpectedly insightful, unsentimentally poignant and always real, Never Give Up is an offering of collective wisdom, inspiration and hope for young people ensnared by adverse life experiences such as chronic neglect, violence, abuse, bullying, and exploitation from seven peers and mentors who came just before them and found their way through. This ground-breaking product developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) specifically for youth.
For more information on Complex Trauma, visit the NCTSN.org website at: http://nctsn.org/trauma-types/complex….
This project was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.
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Brain Architecture Changes from Toxic Stress : Harvard Center on The Developing Child
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LUCIDWITNESS: The Mission and an Index
https://lucidwitness.com/2017/04/01/index-to-lucidwitness/
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“Trauma-Informed Schools” on Facebook
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How Stress Affects your Brain
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The Atlantic’s Next America: Early Childhood project
“The Decade of the Brain:
George H.W. Bush declared the 1990s the ‘decade of the brain’. Early childhood development programs received a major cash infusion.
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A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain: The Atlantic
Over the past decade, new research has revealed the link between early trauma and lifelong mental health issues. These discoveries have since revolutionized social work, healthcare, and early education. Policy changes enacted in response to our understanding of the biology of trauma are prioritizing earlier interventions like nurse home visiting services for at-risk families, and an increase in pre-kindergarten programs.
This short animation by Nadja Oertelt is part of The Atlantic’s Next America: Early Childhood project, which is supported by grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Author Nicolas Pollock
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Video from CDC: We Can Prevent ACEs
Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. As such, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are an important public health issue. Learn how everyone can help prevent ACEs by using strategies to create safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children.
Program Manager, Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities
Health Federation of Philadelphia
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Trauma, Brain & Relationship: Helping Children Heal
Powerful documentary featuring Bryan Post, Bruce Perry, M.D., Daniel Siegel M.D., Marti Glenn PhD and other renowned experts in the field of childhood trauma, and attachment and bonding.
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CJCA Webinar: What Trauma Informed Care Really Means
Trauma-informed care is a buzzword in the juvenile justice field but there remain many questions about what exactly this means, how to implement it, and which specific practices improve outcomes for youth, families, staff, and agencies.
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Trauma overview: National Child Traumatic Stress Network(NCTSN) below
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Sesame Street in Communities: Traumatic Experiences
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/traumatic-experiences/ (for activities and resources, Click here.)
Resources specific to California, Click Here.
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Towards a Trauma-Informed City
Drexel University: Dornsife School of Public Health Sandra L. Bloom, M.D. Interviews: Working Toward a Trauma-Informed City: Challenges and Opportunities in Philadelphia
http://drexel.edu/dornsife/practice/center-for-public-health-practice/toward-a-trauma-informed-city/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBqhMMkD0bepMRio7POxSFg
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Zero Tolerance discipline versus Childhood Trauma School to Prison Pipeline:
School to Prison (England)
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TRIGGER Warning: Multiple forms of childhood trauma recalled and shared explicitly
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TRIGGER Warning:
Part 1. Multiple forms of complex trauma leading to foster care, recalled visually. A dress can be a trigger. Trauma concepts implicit
Part 2, a sequel or extension, is even more powerful. Part 2 is linked at the end of Part 1 and here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1fGmEa6WnY
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“ReMoved” Film and training tools
https://www.removedfilm.com/pages/watch
https://www.facebook.com/removedfilm
(Facebook version Free)
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Vicarious Trauma: Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion, Their Pain (Trailer)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4733434/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
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“Remembering Trauma” Facebook Preview
https://www.facebook.com/removedfilm/videos/1494335487305341/
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A series of short vignettes about developmental trauma,“Nowhere to Hide”, on LucidWitness.com .
“Nowhere to Hide” series overview
click HERE
“Nowhere to Hide” series links
Each separate, individual article in the series focuses on a single component of the workings of developmental trauma, via real life examples in short “60 second” soundbites, akin to “Public Service Announcements” (PSAs). They are designed for sharing in social media networks to grow public awareness.
Trigger warning:
the children’s experiences in the vignettes are unvarnished. Their traumatic responses may trigger painful memories.
Nowhere to Hide: Maria; Fight, flight or freeze
Nowhere to Hide: Andre’s Fear; What are Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Nowhere to Hide: Jamar’s Hyper-arousal
Nowhere to Hide: Roberto’s Dissociation
Nowhere to Hide: Danny’s Memory
Nowhere to Hide: Ashley’s “Normal” Education? Part 1
Nowhere to Hide: Ashley’s “Normal” Education? Part 2
More to come
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“Like” us at “Trauma-Informed Schools” on Facebook
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Please share a PSA link to help grow public awareness of the impacts of developmental trauma. There are so many of us who’ve never heard of the overpowering life-long impacts.
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“Peek Inside a Classroom” series overview
The second original series, “Peek Inside a Classroom”, provides much more detailed looks inside my classroom, primarily focused on specific students: Jasmine, Danny and José.
Other children are captured in broader looks at education reform concepts: “Failing Schools or Failing Paradigm?” and “Effective Education Reform”, co-authored with Sandra L. Bloom, M. D..
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“Peek Inside a Classroom” series links
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Peek Inside a Classroom: Jasmine
Peek Inside a Classroom: Danny
Peek Inside a Classroom: Failing Schools or Failing Paradigm?
Peek Inside a Classroom: Effective Education Reform (with Sandra Bloom, M.D.)
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“Click for Resources…” series overview:
“Click for Resources” posts are the theory and research behind the narrative posts in “Nowhere to Hide” and “Peek Inside a Classroom”.
Each post in “Click for Resources “ is divided in three parts:
1) general press articles,
2) Research Journals or academic papers
3) social media, often with video.
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“Click for Resources” series links:
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1. Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Studies: CLICK HERE
2. Impacts of Childhood Trauma: Overview CLICK HERE
Click for Resources: Social Media on Impacts of Childhood Trauma
Click for Resources: Journal Articles on Impacts of Developmental Trauma
3. Trauma-Informed Schools CLICK HERE
4. Trauma-Informed Social Services CLICK HERE
5. Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice CLICK HERE
6. Trauma-Informed Public Policy CLICK HERE
7. Childhood Trauma Training and Tools CLICK HERE
8. Book and Publication selections CLICK HERE
9. #800 phone numbers CLICK HERE
Developmental trauma, still “the elephant in the [class] room” for many adults.
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“Like” us at “Trauma-Informed Schools” on Facebook
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