Resources

The aim of this support kit for caregivers is to raise awareness in clinical settings of knowledge about trauma in children and adolescents, so that caregivers can incorporate it in their practices.

This 2-5 minutes assessment tool provides a more accurate picture of your organization’s approach to trauma-informed principles. Once completed, it provides an 8-page detailed report that will help you evaluate, understand, and discuss how your organization can become more trauma-informed.

This page provides information on ways to support children and teenagers who have experienced traumatic events and also addresses common reactions youth may have.

This fact sheet provides information on a range of traumatic events or trauma types to which children and adolescents can be exposed.

This fact sheet provides child welfare attorneys with knowledge about trauma, practice tips for incorporating trauma-informed practices into legal representation, and resources to assist in the representation of clients with histories of trauma. This guide aides in the representation of their clients, with the understanding that not all suggestions will be applicable or appropriate in all cases.

This infographic provides information on the implementation of the ARC model for youth in care in Quebec. The model is described and how this model can be used with youth with complex trauma is discussed.

This page explains the role of compassion in healing and treating trauma. It also provides information on how one's attachment can affect their compassion.

This fact sheet offers parents information about child traumatic stress (CTS), the best way to treat CTS, what parents can do at home for their children, and how parents can make sure their children receive support at school.

This resource guide offers details about using trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability. This guide outlines the need for trauma-informed child welfare practices, how to build that knowledge within a workforce, the use of trauma-informed mental health screening and assessment, case planning and management, referral for treatment, and cross-system partnerships and collaboration.

This document will help you learn more about child maltreatment among young children and adolescents in Quebec. It also provides a better understanding of the consequences and how to prevent further victimization.