Resources

This guide explains the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is an important agreement signed by countries that have promised to protect children's rights. Using pictograms, children can understand who they are, what their rights are, and what responsibilities governments (i.e., the country's leaders) have toward them.

This document provides information on the consequences of childhood trauma in Quebec, based on data from youth protection services.

The Equitable Standards for Transitions to Adulthood for Youth in Care Key Supports Checklist is an interactive and accessible tool for organizations and youth eligible for Indigenous Services Canada’s (ISC) Post-majority Support Services for First Nations youth and young adults. This tool can also help other organizations who want to use the Equitable Standards to guide local advocacy efforts and supports for youth in and from care.

This issue brief discusses the importance of cultivating a child welfare system that recognizes and responds appropriately to trauma. After providing an overview of trauma and its effects, the brief explores steps that are involved in transitioning to a trauma-informed system and features examples from State and local programs incorporating trauma-informed practice. It concludes by highlighting how cross-system collaborations can help promote trauma-informed child welfare practice.

This fact sheet series offers parents and caregivers information to help support their surviving children after the death of a sibling due to substance use or overdose. It includes information on helping children cope with stigma and shame, understanding the wide range of reactions that different family members may experience, coping with how substance use influences the family over time, adapting to loss, and prioritizing self-care and support for the parents or caregivers.

This presentation provides information on trauma and its repercussions as well as clarifications on trauma-informed practices.

This article provides insight on new trauma-informed ways to interact with youth who have challenging behaviors. By considering that their conduct may be influenced by previous traumas, professionals as well as social workers may respond in a more efficient way by providing support, thus reducing recidivism.

This fact sheet provides information about resilience for infants, children or youth exposed to intimate partner violence.

This paper proposes ways to help kids grief when facing death of a loved one.

This page provides strategies for parents to be better equipped to deal with their child's anxiety.