Resources

This page provides a clear understanding of the various consequences that can result from sexual abuse, including physical, emotional, psychological and academic consequences.

This page, addressing attachment theory, focuses on relationships and bonds (particularly long-term) between people, including those between a parent and child and between romantic partners. Children diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently display attachment problems, possibly due to early abuse, neglect, or trauma.

This fact sheet will help you learn more about childhood trauma and answer the following questions: What is a traumatic event? What experiences might be traumatic? What is child traumatic stress? What are the risk and protective factors? It provides information on risk factors that contribute to the development of symptoms. It also discusses how protective factors on the child, family, and community levels can reduce the adverse impact of trauma.

This fact sheet defines child traumatic stress, gives an overview of trauma, and describes traumatic stress symptoms as well as ways children may be impacted.

This guide offers information about complex trauma, how it can impact youth, both good and harmful coping strategies, and ways to improve. This guide is for youth who have experienced complex trauma or who know someone who has. Clinicians, caregivers, and other adults can also use the guide to have conversations with youth about what complex trauma is.

This page discusses the various types of family violence, the numerous types of abusive behaviors, the warning signs, and who is affected by this specific form of violence. It also offers a section dedicated to individuals' rights when it comes to family violence.

This page provides clear definitions of the different themes related to sexual assault and helps to distinguish them.

This fact sheet provides information on ways to help children who are blending in and who haven't learned to assert themselves to give their opinions.

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for parents and caregivers of children aged 0–17 years on parenting interventions that are designed to reduce child maltreatment and harsh parenting, enhance the parent–child relationship, and prevent poor mental health among parents and emotional and behavioural problems among children.

This tip sheet, created for parents and caregivers, provides information on how to develop better talking skills when interacting with children.