Pathways to Resilience has developed this guide to help communities and organizations build and establish their own trauma-responsive network of care. It explains the effects of trauma and toxic stress and evidence-based strategies for addressing them and outlines milestones for communities and organizations to establish effective networks of care.
The purpose of this facilitator’s guide is to support communities through the process of resource mapping without outside assistance. All pre-mapping documents, event handouts, and lists needed to facilitate this process are included in this guide.
This resource features a series of handouts from the California ACEs Aware initiative on healthy ways to manage stress.
Screening for ACEs helps primary care clinicians assess risk for toxic stress and guide effective responses. To receive Medi-Cal payment for conducting ACE screenings, clinical team members in California must use these screening tools for children, adolescents, and adults.
This course covers the basics of trauma, how it affects children and youth, and how to help identify a need for resources and support by screening for traumatic experiences.
Professional Quality of Life (proQOL) is intended for any helper – health care professionals, social service workers, teachers, attorneys, emergency response, etc. – to guide understanding of the positive and negative aspects of helping those who experience trauma and suffering I order to can improve your ability to help them and your ability to keep your own balance.
The Virginia HEALS Toolkit includes a number of resources that have been developed to support community and state-level implementation of the Trauma-Informed Model of Service Delivery, including the Community Resource Mapping Facilitation Guide, the Trauma-Informed Healing course, a Referral and Response Protocol, and a Family Engagement Guide.
A case study of a mid-sized jurisdiction in Wisconsin that undertook a system transformation approach to deliver trauma-informed care.
This infographic provides an overview of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) – protective factors that mitigate the impact of trauma and toxic stress.
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families Office of Resilience released their action plan to address PACEs and establish New Jersey as a trauma-informed and healing centered state.