Publications
Publications: “Nothing About Us Without Us” Meaningfully Engaging People with Lived Experiences of...
On November 30, 2022, Pathways to Resilience hosted a Learning Network session highlighting the importance of involving people with lived experience in the design and implementation of policies and programs that impact them. The session featured Cherene Caracao, founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network and Pathways to Resilience Expert Advisory Committee member, and William Kellibrew, international advocate for survivors of trauma. The discussion considered barriers to engaging people with lived experience, highlighted successful policymaking born from the efforts of survivors, and offered strategies for uplifting the voice and choice of people with lived experience.
Publications: How Trauma-Informed Courts Can Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
When a family or young person is involved in court, it is safe to assume they are experiencing heightened stress. They may be involved in the court system because of a traumatic situation and may have also experienced significant adversity leading up to the situation. Traditional court settings tend to be formal and authoritative and not conducive to a journey toward healing. A “trauma-informed court” is designed to provide a more caring and supportive environment for court-involved families.
Publications: Building a Trauma-Responsive and Resilient Workplace
Trauma-responsive organizations support both the clients they serve and the staff who are critical to their success. Frontline staff working within systems that respond to trauma carry a high risk for the physical, mental, and behavioral health risks that come from secondary traumatic stress. Building a trauma-responsive organization can create an environment to provide compassionate, collaborative programming for clients, and support a happy, healthy, and resilient workforce. On April 10, 2023 Pathways to Resilience hosted a Learning Network session featuring Justin Brown, Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services; Vickie Choitz from the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce’s Trauma and Resilience at Work team, and Audrey Smolkin from Massachusetts’ Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma to discuss how to support a trauma-responsive workplace that promotes healing and resilience.
Publications: Lessons Learned: Building Trauma-Responsive Networks of Care
Pathways to Resilience defines healing-centered, trauma-responsive networks of care as a group of cross-sector organizations that collaborate and coordinate to connect children and families to services and supports to prevent, treat, and heal from the harmful consequences of trauma and toxic stress. Members of a network of care may vary across communities but could include government agencies, health care providers, educators, and community organizations. These entities have a shared goal of mitigating the negative effects of trauma and adversity, developing and strengthening positive relationships, and helping families navigate systems of care through a “no wrong door approach.”
Publications: Identifying Adversity to Promote Healing: Approaches to Screening Across Settings and...
Understanding and addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is an important component of promoting health and resilience. On September 12, 2023, Pathways to Resilience brought together experts Laurie Crawford from the Virginia Department of Social Services Office of Trauma and Resilience Policy, Antoinette Medina from the California Rural Indian Health Board’s Rural Epidemiology Center, and Mikah Owen from the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network. The speakers reflected on different approaches to and best practices for screening for adversity across different settings and populations.
Publications: Key Takeaways: Creating Spaces to Foster Healing and Resilience
Trauma-informed design is a powerful approach that recognizes the impact of trauma on individuals and aims to create spaces that not only avoid re-traumatization but promote healing, resilience, and well-being. Experts across sectors have begun incorporating trauma-responsive principles into their architectural and interior design practices to transform spaces into welcoming, safe, and supportive environments.
Publications: Key Takeaways: Preventing Violence and Helping Survivors Heal
The trauma that results from experiencing violence can affect individuals and communities long after the incident has occurred. Survivors may experience grief and feel a loss of safety in their daily lives. The ripple effects of violence can impact those who were not at the scene of the event but who may share an identity with the victims, especially in cases of hate crimes. However, as Everytown for Gun Safety details in their report Beyond Measure, many survivors also experience post-traumatic growth, characterized by a renewed sense of strength, a greater appreciation for life, deepened spirituality, and improved relationships. Nationwide, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates are working within communities to prevent future instances of violence and helping survivors heal through trauma-responsive policies and programs.
Publications: Key Takeaways: Engaging Young People with Lived Experience
The Pathways Learning Network convened in December, 2023 to explore strategies for meaningfully engaging youth in policymaking and program design. Read key takeaways below and watch the full recording of the session on our event page!
Publications: Key Takeaways: Supporting Indigenous Resilience and Knowledge through Culture-Based...
The Pathways Learning Network convened to learn about Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander acts of resilience and the ways in which state agencies can support healing from and mitigation of trauma and toxic stress among these communities. Read on for key takeaways from the session.
Publications: New Utah Law to Grow the Behavioral Health Workforce
Utah is at the forefront of efforts to improve its residents’ access to behavioral health (BH) services. In February 2024, the state passed Senate Bill (SB) 26, a bill to remove barriers to licensure and grow the behavioral health workforce. The bill seeks to improve access to behavioral health services in several ways, including creating new certifications for entry-level workers and allowing those with related 4-year degrees a pathway to become licensed as a BH Coach.
