Resources

This video provides information about adverse childhood experiences and its repercussions on individuals’ health. It presents how the brain reacts to ACEs and the differences between good and bad stressors.

This webinar provides information on schools as a key setting to identify and intervene to mitigate the impact of adversity associated with the pandemic and other stressors, associated with a significant increase in concerning mental health responses. The MindEd training for schools in ACEs is a potentially valuable approach that is firmly rooted in a long-standing approach to working with adversity that considers not only traumatic responses but also risk and protective factors. More precisely, these topics were discussed: development of resilience; general classroom management; anxiety and distress in the classroom; internalizing difficulties; and behavioural issues in the classroom.

This panel, presented during the 2022 Trauma Symposium, focuses on what note-taking is during interviews conducted by professionals (e.g., social workers, police officers), as well as its risks and benefits.

This video was produced to equip all school staff members with the information and competencies to recognize potential child abuse and know what to do if abuse is suspected.

This panel, presented during the 2022 Trauma Symposium, addresses how it is essential for residential care workers to be equipped to identify and practice trauma-informed care with youth in order to prevent reduced self-efficacy, anger/overreactions, and over-permissiveness. By training and supporting residential care workers in trauma-informed principles, their professional quality of life may increase.

In this webinar, Dr. Connor Kerns discusses research on the prevalence, sources, and impact of traumatic experiences in autistic people, she underscores the prevalence of childhood adversity in autistic groups, highlights the need for more research in this area, and details recent investigations on the drivers and indicators of trauma reactions in autistic children and young adults.

This panel, presented during the 2022 Trauma Symposium, addresses the definition and importance of being trauma-aware, presents the training framework of the course, including the five modules, and provides testimonials from professionals who have attended this course.

This video provides information on the stigmas surrounding male childhood sexual abuse and its repercussions. It also gives tips for service providers to help this specific population.

In this one-and-a-half-hour webinar, presenters discussed the limitations of individual-focused resilience models and advocated for a decolonizing, social justice approach to building resilience in children exposed to violence, emphasizing the role of communities and systems.

In this webinar, Dr. Bruce Perry discusses the dual nature of stress responses, highlighting how stress can be both beneficial and harmful. He explores the physiological and psychological reactions to stress and how parents can intervene during those times.