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Report – Build Up Report for NC Statewide Resilience/Trauma Efforts			Report – In late 2022, a small group of organizations, funded by DHHS DCFW and the HopeStar Foundation and facilitated by the FPG Institute at UNC began meeting to create a vision for a statewide structure to coordinate and oversee the work happening around trauma and resilience in North Carolina. A 16-page report for this first phase of work was published in the summer of …	View
Article – Cultural Norms of White Privilege			Article – Cultural Norms of White Privilege – From Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, …	View
2024 NC Coalition Survey Results Summary			2024 NC Resilience Coalition Survey Summary provides a 3-page summary of questions answered by over 200 members of folks participating in multi-sector coalitions across NC to reduce trauma and build resilience. Survey answers were collected in the spring of …	View
Flyer – FEMA Public vs. Private Assistance	4. Respond	disaster	Flyer – FEMA may provide two types of assistance following a presidential disaster declaration: Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. The two programs are funded independently from each other and are intended to benefit individuals and communities in different ways. This flyer from Save the Children provides 4 different ways to contact FEMA in times of …	View	respond	disaster
Website – Mental Health Resources for Spanish-Speaking Community	4. Respond	Prevention & Public Health, Spanish	Website – information and resources beneficial to mental health providers working in and with the Spanish speaking community. …	View	respond	prevention-public-health spanish
Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 4: Designing Systems Change Strategies	4. Respond, 5. Resist	General, Prevention & Public Health, Systems Change	Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change – Session 4 Recording featuring Dr. Erin Watson of Weaving Change. The topic of session 4 was “How to Design Systems Change Strategies.” The fourth in a series of four – all sessions available. 81 …	View	respond resist	general prevention-public-health systems-change
Webpage – Child Sexual Abuse Prevention	5. Resist	Child Sexual Abuse, webpage	Webpage – Child Sexual Abuse Prevention – Published by Prevent Child Abuse NC, includes resources, ideas what you can do, and a wealth of information about how you and/or your organization can work to prevent child sexual …	View	resist	child-sexual-abuse webpage
Toolkit – Child Abuse Prevention Starter Kit	5. Resist	Child Sexual Abuse, PCANC, Prevention, Toolkit	Toolkit – Developed by Positive Childhood Alliance NC, helps NC family and child-serving organizations develop and implement child safeguarding policies within their organizations. Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guide Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-Serving Organizations and other expert sources, and includes sample policy and interview templates, handouts, codes of conduct and checklists to support creating safe spaces for children and …	View	resist	child-sexual-abuse pcanc prevention toolkit
ACEs and PCEs Questionnaire and Assessment	2. Realize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	ACEs, assessment, PCEs, Positive Childhood Experiences	Assessment – The 10-item ACEs Questionnaire and 10-item Resilience/PCEs (Positive Childhood Experiences) Survey are provided here in one document. The PCEs is often given alongside an ACEs questionnaire and is a tool designed to measure the positive, supportive experiences that individuals had during their childhood. It emphasizes the role of nurturing relationships, supportive environments, and community involvement that can make all the difference for children who have …	View	realize respond resist	aces assessment pces positive-childhood-experiences
Video – ACEs Primer – A 5 minute summary of ACEs Study	1. General, 2. Realize	ACEs, KPJR Films, Video	Video – 5 minute video summary of the ACEs Study from KPJR Films. Link to Youtube video provided here: ACES Primer HD …	View	general-resilience realize	aces kpjr-films video
Land Acknowledgement Sample – North Carolina	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	meeting, Native American, racism, tribe	Statement – Land Acknowledgement sample to be used when opening a meeting/gathering in North Carolina. Using a land acknowledgement is a meaningful way to honor the history and contributions of Indigenous peoples, foster awareness of ongoing injustices, and promote respect and reflection in the spaces where we …	View	realize recognize respond	meeting native-american racism tribe
Summer Institute for Systems Change – Session 4	5. Resist	General, Prevention & Public Health, Systems Change, workbook	Workbook – Summer Institute for Systems Change Sesson 4 – “How to Design Systems Change Strategies.” 25 pages. (Also see workbooks and videos for sessions 1, 2, and 3.) By Dr. Erin Watson, …	View	resist	general prevention-public-health systems-change workbook
Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 3	5. Resist	General, summer institute, Systems Change, Video	Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 3: How can you map out system root causes and prioritize where to focus your efforts? Workshop taught by Dr. Erin Watson of Weaving Change (80 …	View	resist	general summer-institute systems-change video
Workbook – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 3	5. Resist	Coalitions, General, Systems Change, workbook	Workbook – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 3 (8/13/2024). This workbook accompanies the third session titled How can you map out system root causes and prioritize where to focus your efforts? As partnerships and coalitions gather information about the ecosystem affecting their outcomes, the challenge often becomes how to turn this information into something that spurs action (versus something that sits on an electronic shelf). This session describes a process partnerships and coalitions can use to engage partners and families in theming information gathered about the ecosystem, mapping out how these themes interact with each other to affect your outcomes, and selecting powerful “leverage points” within the mapped out themes to strategically prioritize for action. This discussion will also include how coalitions and partnerships can use these shared priorities to expand engagement and better align cross-sector efforts within their …	View	resist	coalitions general systems-change workbook
Brochure – Trauma-Informed Organizational Change	5. Resist	Brochure, Business Community, General, Organizations, Prevention & Public Health, trauma-informed organizations	Brochure – this two-panel brochure can be shared with organization/business leaders to understand what a trauma-informed organization is and what the benefits are of working towards this goal. Produced by the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative in …	View	resist	brochure business general organizations prevention-public-health trauma-informed-organizations
Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 2	5. Resist	Advocacy, General, Prevention & Public Health, Systems Change	Video – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 2: “How Can You Gather Information About How the System is Helping and Hindering Your Outcomes?” First aired July 16, 2024. 70 minutes Summer Institute For Systems Change Session 2.mp4 …	View	resist	advocacy general prevention-public-health systems-change
Workbook: Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 2	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Prevention & Public Health, Systems Change, workbook	Workbook: Published by Weaving Change in July 2024, this workbook accompanied Session 2 of the Summer Institute for Systems Change. The topic of Session 2 is: How can you gather information about how the system is helping and hindering your …	View	respond resist	prevention-public-health systems-change workbook
Trauma-Informed Workplace Policies – Powerpoint Presentation by NC Violence Prevention Coordinating Team	5. Resist	Business Community, General, Organizations, paid family leave, Prevention & Public Health, workplace policies	Trauma-Informed Workplace Policies – Powerpoint Presentation by NC Violence Prevention Coordinating Team – Slides from an online presentation in August 2022 that outline examples of trauma-informed policies for organizations to adopt to prevent violence and create safe workplaces where employees thrive and …	View	resist	business general organizations paid-family-leave prevention-public-health workplace-policies
Toolkit – Disaster and Behavioral Health Resources Communications Toolkit	3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	disaster, Toolkit	Disaster and Behavioral Health Resources Communications Toolkit \| NCDHHS NCDHHS’ Disaster and Behavioral Health Resources Communications Toolkit includes disaster-specific tips and resources for North Carolinians, information on how to navigate stressful events and where to find mental health support. The materials also offer disaster resources for people living with a disability or as a caregiver, and how to access care if you struggle with substance use. You can use the toolkit to learn safety guidance and help others do the …	View	recognize respond resist	disaster toolkit
Workshop Video – 75 minutes – What is Systems Change and Why is it Important? 2024 Summer Institute Session 1	5. Resist		Workshop video produced by Dr. Erin Watson of Weaving Change – This is session 1 (of four) sessions in the Summer Institute for Systems Change presented in the summer of 2024. Accompanying 18 page workbook is also …	View	resist
Workbook – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 1 (2024)	5. Resist	systems, Systems Change	Workbook – Summer Institute for Systems Change Session 1. “What is Systems Change – and Why is it Important?” 18 pages with highlights of session 1 created by Dr. Erin Watson of Weaving …	View	resist	systems systems-change
Toolkit – Creating Environments Where Everyone Matters	5. Resist	Mattering	Toolkit – Creating Environments Where Everyone Matters – published by Temple University. Free downloadable resource. Mattering Toolkit: Creating environments where everyone matters – Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion …	View	resist	mattering
Resource – US National Hazards Index	5. Resist	climate, emergency, emergency management, First Responders, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Prevention & Public Health, risk	Resource – National Hazards Index – a resource produced by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) that helps communities understand their level of risk for climate and other emergencies. Knowing which hazards exist where you live and work increases your situational understanding to inform and tailor a household, business, or community emergency preparedness …	View	resist	climate emergency emergency-management first-responders national-center-for-disaster-preparedness prevention-public-health risk
Study – Reframing Childhood Adversity			Study – Reframing Childhood Adversity by Frameworks Institute (2021) While Americans agree that child maltreatment is unacceptable and are more likely than ever to consider child development an important policy issue, as communicators we encounter persistent dilemmas in deciding what to say, how to say it, and what to leave unsaid. This document provides guidance on how to talk about childhood …	View
Toolkit: Trauma-Informed Workplaces	4. Respond, 5. Resist	C-TIPP, Organizations, tookit	TOOLKIT: Trauma-Informed Workplaces was produced by C-TIPP (Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice) in 2024, this toolkit provides educational concepts and practical strategies to support team members (I.E., defined in this toolkit as employees, staff, workers, interns, fellows, C-suite leadership, human resources and administrative professionals, volunteers, committee and board members, etc.) in advocating for more trauma-informed …	View	respond resist	c-tipp organizations tookit
The 4 Building Blocks of Hope: For Caregivers Who Have Been Incarcerated	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Courts, Incarcerated parents	The 4 Building Blocks of Hope: For Caregivers Who Have Been Incarcerated- published by Tufts Medical Center and Positive Experiences.org. 5 pages including topics such as returning from incarceration, and creating safe and stable …	View	respond resist	child-welfare courts incarcerated-parents
Short Video – Knowing Your Why	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Knowing Your Why, Michael Jr.	Short Video – Knowing Your Why. Comedian Michael Jr. illustrates what it means when you connect with your why. Know Your Why \| Michael Jr. …	View	respond resist	knowing-your-why michael-jr
CORE – Community Organizing for Racial Equity	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	CORE, Organizations, Racial Equity	Training and Consultation – CORE – Communities Organizing for Racial Equity About Us \| (corenc.org) provides training and coaching for organizations and communities work to create a culture of equity to build stronger communities rooted in collective power, liberating themselves, and transforming their institutions for racial equity through our work in education, community healing, and community …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	core organizations racial-equity
Website: Center for Child and Family Health			Website: Center for Child and Family Health through Duke University Home \| Center for Child & Family Health (ccfhnc.org) is the home of treatment, prevention, and transformation for families, organizations, funders and …	View
Introduction to Advocacy: Tools and Tips	5. Resist	Advocacy, Elected Officials	Introduction to Advocacy: Tools and Tips – a resource and toolkit from NC …	View	resist	advocacy elected-officials
Short Video – TED Talk by Vernisha Crawford	3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Business Community, Charlotte, Crawford, General, Prevention & Public Health, Vernisha	Short video – an 18 minute TED talk by Vernisha Crawford titled “When Work and Wellness Collide, filed at UNC Charlotte.When Work and Wellness Collide \| Vernisha Crawford \| TEDxUNCCharlotte …	View	recognize respond resist	business charlotte crawford general prevention-public-health vernisha
Short Video – “I Am Prevention”	5. Resist	Child Welfare, General, Prevention & Public Health, primary prevention	85 second video called “I Am Prevention” that helps communities understand what Primary Prevention …	View	resist	child-welfare general prevention-public-health primary-prevention
Data Resource – NC Housing Coalition	5. Resist	Advocacy, Housing, NC Housing Coalition, Prevention & Public Health, Racial Equity	Data Resource and website – a map with North Carolina county level data on housing. County Profiles – North Carolina Housing Coalition …	View	resist	advocacy housing nc-housing-coalition prevention-public-health racial-equity
Infographic – Diversity-Informed Tenets for Working with Infants, Children and Families	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, Equity, Infographic, Racial Equity, Spanish	Infographic – Diversity-Informed Tenets for Working with Infants, Children and Families (in English and Spanish) 10 Tenets from the Irving Harris …	View	respond resist	early-childhood equity infographic racial-equity spanish
Guide – Calling in and Calling Out		Calling in and Calling Out, guide, inclusion, Language, Racial Equity	Guide – Calling In and Calling Out Guide In fostering spaces of inclusion and belonging, the concepts of “calling out” or “calling in” have become popular ways of thinking about how to bring attention to harm being done to marginalized individuals and …	View		calling-in-and-calling-out guide inclusion language racial-equity
Article – Building Stong, Sustainable Backbone Leadership	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Backbone Organization, General	Article – Building Strong, Sustainable Backbone Leadership – A product of Harvard Graduate School of Education and EDREDESIGN, is a study of qualities that make a strong backbone …	View	respond resist	backbone-organization general
Film: Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope	1. General, 2. Realize	ACEs, Child Welfare, Film, General, Prevention & Public Health, Toxic Stress, Video	Film: Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, by KPJR Films (2016). This 60-minute documentary has been used by many NC coalitions to educate the community on ACEs and Toxic Stress. This is the KPJR Films website about the film which includes a press kit and other tools for a showing. The film may be viewed (for a small fee) on several …	View	general-resilience realize	aces child-welfare film general prevention-public-health toxic-stress video
Film – Resilience by KPJR Films Trailer	1. General, 2. Realize	ACEs, General, Prevention & Public Health, Toxic Stress	Film – the 2016 film Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope has been used in many communities to educate about ACEs and Toxic Stress. Watch the Trailer …	View	general-resilience realize	aces general prevention-public-health toxic-stress
Fact Sheet and Infographic – Benefits of Paid Family Leave Act in NC – 2024	2. Realize, 5. Resist	Advocacy, Business Community, Child Welfare, Early Childhood, Factsheet, Infographic, paid family leave, Prevention & Public Health	Fact Sheet and Infographic – produced by UNC-CH and supported by numerous organizations, this infographic provides supporting documentation for the benefits of passing legislation to provide paid family …	View	realize resist	advocacy business child-welfare early-childhood factsheet infographic paid-family-leave prevention-public-health
Infographics – Building Early Relational Health	2. Realize, 4. Respond	Early Childhood, early relational health, Infographic, Safe Babies, Zero to Three	Infographics – from a PowerPoint presentation by Safe Babies – A program of Zero to …	View	realize respond	early-childhood early-relational-health infographic safe-babies zero-to-three
Resource Guide – From RNCCC (Resilient NC Collaborative Coalition) for Advocacy Week			Resource Guide – From RNCCC (Resilient NC Collaborative Coalition) for Advocacy Week. Guide includes different activity ideas for adults and children as well as messaging for Resilience Proclamation Week – Developed 2022 by this volunteer …	View
Video – Mr. Rogers – “Take 10 Seconds”	1. General	General	Video – Mr. Rogers asks audience to take 10 seconds to remember the person(s) who helped you become the person you …	View	general-resilience	general
Assessment – Trauma-Informed Organizational Self-Assessment	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Organizations	Assessment – Trauma-Informed Organizational Self-Assessment for Child Abuse Prevention Organizations. There are 117 questions across 5 domains – Supporting Staff Development, Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment, Assessing and Planning Services, Involving Consumers and Adapting …	View	resist	child-welfare organizations
Assessment – Creating Trauma-Informed Care Environments	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Mental Health, Organizations	Assessment – Creating Trauma-Informed Care Environments – a 4-page assessment with a total of 25 questions across 6 domains. Developed by the University of South Florida in …	View	resist	child-welfare mental-health organizations
Assessment – Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Healthcare, Mental Health, Prevention & Public Health	Assessment – Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. This is an information packet about this assessment, geared primarily towards clinical settings for …	View	resist	child-welfare healthcare mental-health prevention-public-health
Assessment and Toolkit – Thrive – Guide to Trauma-Informed Organizational Development	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Families, General, Youth	Toolkit and Assessment – Thrive – An implementation guide and assessment to use towards Trauma-Informed Organizational …	View	general-resilience respond resist	family general youth
Assessment and Toolkit – Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homeless Services	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Burnout, First Responders, General, Homeless Services, K-12 Education, Organizations, Prevention & Public Health, Vicarious Trauma	Assessment and Toolkit – Trauma-Informed Organizational assessment and toolkit written for those providing homeless services but a good tool for other situations as well. (Certain domains may be omitted – such as sleeping arrangements if not …	View	general-resilience respond resist	burnout first-responders general homeless-services k-12-education organizations prevention-public-health vicarious-trauma
Assessment – Trauma-Informed Care in Youth Serving Settings	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Coalitions, K-12 Education, Vicarious Trauma	Assessment – Organizational Self-Assessment: Trauma-Informed Care in Youth Serving Settings. A 7-page document created and copyrighted by Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers. Please contact the purveyor before …	View	general-resilience respond resist	coalitions k-12-education vicarious-trauma
Assessment – Burnout Self Test	3. Recognize, 5. Resist	Burnout, Child Welfare, First Responders, K-12 Education, Vicarious Trauma	Assessment – Burnout Self Test – a one page, 15-item document. Adapted from MindTools: Essential skills for an excellent …	View	recognize resist	burnout child-welfare first-responders k-12-education vicarious-trauma
Trauma-Informed Assessment – Child Welfare System	1. General, 5. Resist	Child Welfare	Assessment – Trauma-Informed Welfare System Assessment by the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center. This tool has 19 …	View	general-resilience resist	child-welfare
Guidelines – Person-Centered Language	5. Resist	Healthcare, Prevention & Public Health	Guidelines – from NC DHHS on using person-centered language. Published February …	View	resist	healthcare prevention-public-health
Website – Prenatal to Three Policy Impact Center			Website – Prenatal to Three Policy Impact …	View
Report – NC ACEs-Informed Courts Task Force November 2023	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Courts	ACEs-Informed-Courts-Task-Force-Report-11292023 (nccourts.gov) Report – published by the NC ACEs Informed Courts Task Force in November, 2023, this report provides an overview of recommendations and actions taken by this task force led by District Attorney Ben David and Ryan Boyce, Director of NC Office of the …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare courts
Infographic – Say This Not That – Inclusive Language	5. Resist	General, Racial Equity	Infographic – Say This Not That – Provides alternatives to commonly used phrases that are not inclusive or equity-focused. Produced in part by United for a Fair …	View	resist	general racial-equity
Toolkit – Vicarious Trauma Toolkit	3. Recognize, 5. Resist	Courts, First Responders, Vicarious Trauma	Toolkit – This toolkit created by the Office for Victims of Crime includes tools and resources tailored specifically to fields such as Victim Services, EMS, Fire Services and Law Enforcement for organizations to address the vicarious trauma needs of their …	View	recognize resist	courts first-responders vicarious-trauma
Training – Free online Preventing ACEs trainings by CDC	1. General, 5. Resist	Faith Community, Healthcare, K-12 Education, Pediatrics, Prevention & Public Health	Training – Four different modules (ranging from 60-90 minutes, some with continuing education credits) are …	View	general-resilience resist	faith healthcare k-12-education pediatrics prevention-public-health
Policy Report: State Leadership and Policy Action to Advance Early Relational Health	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, Elected Officials, Policy, Prevention & Public Health	Policy Report: Published by Nurture Connection in October 2023, this report provides specific examples of policy recommendations to advance early relational health, a building block for creating strong relationships crucial to resilient communities and individuals. Examples from several states (Washington, California, Michigan, Vermont, New Jersey and …	View	respond resist	early-childhood elected-officials policy prevention-public-health
Policy Paper – Addressing Early Education and Childcare Expulsion	3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Policy Paper from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A portion of the abstract reads: An important goal of early childhood education is teaching emotional self-regulation within the context of a safe, stable, nurturing environment. Expulsion of young children ignores underlying emotional and behavioral concerns, disproportionately affects children of color (Black or Hispanic), males, children with disabilities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and has long-term consequences on educational and life …	View	recognize respond resist	early-childhood
Comic Book – “Let’s Talk About It”		Child Welfare, K-12 Education, Prevention & Public Health	Comic Book – This 24 page comic book is geared toward middle schoolers is created by mental health experts, educators, and cartoonists this comic and provides knowledge and resources for students to help them be healthier and more resilient. Copies made be purchased or …	View		child-welfare k-12-education prevention-public-health
Trainings – online trainings by CDC on Preventing ACEs	5. Resist	Faith Community	Training – online training about preventing ACEs specifically designed for faith and spiritual …	View	resist	faith
Podcast – Centering Equity in Challenging Times	3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Organizations, Racial Equity	Podcast – In this new podcast episode, Collective Impact Forum’s Courtney W. Robertson talks with Jamilica Burke and Melody Freeman from Seeding Success, an organization focused on supporting the wellbeing of children and families in Memphis, Tennessee. In this conversation, they discuss how Seeding Success continues to keep equity at the center of their work, even as they navigate uncertainty and turmoil following the rise of opposition against efforts that specifically address equity disparities. We learn how Seeding Success uses these challenges to fuel themselves forward as well as how they have shifted strategies to continue making …	View	recognize respond resist	organizations racial-equity
Article – Hope and Burnout in Child Welfare Workers	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Prevention & Public Health	Article – what does hope have to do with the burnout rates of child welfare workers? This article explores the role hope plays in keeping child welfare workers engaged in their important …	View	realize recognize resist	child-welfare prevention-public-health
Newsletter – Ballad Health Strong Brain Institute	4. Respond	Early Childhood, Higher Education, K-12 Education	Newsletter – Ballad Health Strong Brain Institute – this issue highlights the work happening at Ballad Health to bring trauma-informed educational institutions – from pre-K to higher education in Tennessee. Strategies and programs being implemented are …	View	respond	early-childhood higher-education k-12-education
Guide – Becoming a Trauma-Informed Organization – The Waupaca Story	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Business Community, Child Welfare, Coalitions, Elected Officials, Organizations, Prevention & Public Health	Guide – the compelling story of one agency in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as they went on the journey of becoming a trauma-informed organization. Includes step-by-step descriptions of what the Human Services Department of Waupaca did and data that supports why an organization should consider this …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	business child-welfare coalitions elected-officials organizations prevention-public-health
Website – Family Forward Employer Certification	5. Resist	Business Community, Organizations	Website – A Family Forward NC Certification designates employers that offer policies and practices that support the health and well-being of working families and …	View	resist	business organizations
Website – Family Forward NC	1. General, 5. Resist	Business Community, Organizations	Website – A website with policies, resources and tools to create family-friendly workplaces. Includes a workplace guide, sample policies, case studies and how to achieve employer certification, …	View	general-resilience resist	business organizations
Guide – Building a Trauma-Informed System of Care	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Elected Officials, Faith Community, First Responders, General, K-12 Education	Guide – Building a Trauma-Informed System of Care is a 115-page guide to creating a trauma-informed system of care based on the Johnston City Model in Tennessee. Building Strong Brains TN is the backbone organization of the statewide work in …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	elected-officials faith first-responders general k-12-education
Guide – National Fund for Workforce Solutions	5. Resist	Business Community	Guide – from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, this guide provides a directions on how to create a human-designed workplace where workers can thrive and realize their full …	View	resist	business
Video – Chad’s Story	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Arts Community, Child Welfare, Early Childhood, Faith Community, Families, First Responders, General, K-12 Education, Organizations, Prevention & Public Health	Video – Chad’s Story This powerful 5-minute video shows how ONE caring adult can make all the difference in the world to a young person who is struggling with trauma, building their resilience and sense of being …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	arts-community child-welfare early-childhood faith family first-responders general k-12-education organizations prevention-public-health
Assessment – Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale	2. Realize, 3. Recognize	Healthcare	Assessment – Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale is available in 2, 10, and 25 item questionnaires and are a validated instrument to measure resilience. There is a minimal cost to use this …	View	realize recognize	healthcare
Toolkit – Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts, Organizations	Blueprint for a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization \| The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit \| Where Do We Begin? (ojp.gov) Toolkit – this toolkit was developed by the Office for Victims of Crime, and provides a toolkit for how to develop an organization which is aware of and responsive to vicarious trauma. …	View	general-resilience respond resist	courts organizations
Toolkit – The Missouri Model: A Developmental Framework for Trauma-Informed Approaches	1. General, 2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General, Healthcare	The Missouri Model: A Developmental Framework for Trauma-Informed Approaches \| dmh.mo.gov Toolkit – this toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to how to take an organization on its journey towards becoming …	View	general-resilience realize recognize respond resist	general healthcare
Toolkit – Missouri Model for Trauma Informed Schools	1. General	K-12 Education	Toolkit – this framework for implementing trauma-informed approaches in the school setting provides a step-by-step guide on how to move from trauma-aware to …	View	general-resilience	k-12-education
Video – Helping the Unhoused – and Homeless	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Families, K-12 Education, Organizations, Prevention & Public Health	Video – 51-minute interview with Momma Kai, an unhoused mother of an 8 year-old child. She talks about her own situation with tremendous eloquence, deep insights, and positivity, as well as grounded solutions to the homelessness/unhoused crisis in …	View	realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare family k-12-education organizations prevention-public-health
Video – Family Forward Conservation Trust for North Carolina	5. Resist	Business Community, Organizations	Video – This 3 minute video showcases an example of a small non-profit (Conservation Trust for NC) who has become a Family Forward NC Certified Employer, highlighting the small changes made to make their organization more family friendly. …	View	resist	business organizations
Assessment – ARTIC Scale	1. General, 3. Recognize		Assessment – The ARTIC Scale is a validated tool to measure professional and para-professional attitudes towards trauma-informed work. The ARTIC Scale was co-developed by Dr. Courtney Baker of Tulane University and the Traumatic Stress Institute. It has been administered globally to more than 150,000 professionals in human service agencies, school systems, state agencies and more. There is a fee to use this …	View	general-resilience recognize
Webinar – Economic Supports for Child Well-Being	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Elected Officials, General	Webinar – this Powerpoint from a webinar held in August 2023 provides information about why economic supports to families are a critical strategy in reducing child abuse and neglect. Data and justification are provided to support this …	View	resist	child-welfare elected-officials general
website – Office of Indigent Defense Services	3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Courts, Families	website – Office of Indigent Defense Services. The Office of the Parent Defender provides and promotes high quality legal representation for parents affected by the child welfare system (DSS) and parents facing contempt in child support and other civil …	View	recognize respond resist	child-welfare courts family
Association Between State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Policies, Child Protective Services Involvement, and Foster Care in the US, 2004-2016	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Elected Officials, Prevention & Public Health	Article – The findings of this study suggest SNAP policy options that increase the generosity and stability of household resources may yield valuable population health returns by preventing child maltreatment and the need for costly child welfare …	View	resist	child-welfare elected-officials prevention-public-health
Article – KU Research Finds Association Between a State’s Generosity with Food Benefits, Child Welfare	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Courts, Prevention & Public Health	KU research finds association between a state’s generosity with food benefits, child welfare – Kansas Reflector Article – this publication finds a correlation between an increase in food benefits and the reduction of child abuse and the amount of funds spent on foster …	View	resist	child-welfare courts prevention-public-health
Article – Responding to the Trauma that is Endemic to the Criminal Legal System: Many Opportunities for Juvenile Prevention, Intervention, and Rehabilitation	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts, Racial Equity	A broad range of developmental and criminological research is drawn upon to provide frameworks for implementing trauma-informed care as a systemic intervention aimed at minimizing retraumatization and using every interaction that juveniles have with the criminal legal system to contribute to recovery and prevent …	View	general-resilience respond resist	courts racial-equity
Article – Can Art Really Heal Trauma?	4. Respond	Arts Community, K-12 Education	Article – Can Art Really Heal Trauma? \| ARTSMH (artsmentalhealth.org) For some individuals talking therapies might not be efficient in releasing traumatic stress. Traumatized individuals often face an impossibility to speak and find themselves in a state of ‘speechless terror’ when trying to explain traumatic sensations (van der Kolk, 1994). Art therapy differs from other therapy forms due to the incorporation of nonverbal elements – the use of art means including drawing, painting, collage, and sculpting to process traumatic experiences. Therapeutic art interventions provide the possibility to reach, express and later comment on feelings, and memories related to the traumatic event. Art enables the individual to externalize the memories and emotionally disengage from …	View	respond	arts-community k-12-education
Federal Policy Advocacy Workshops	1. General, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Elected Officials, General	Workshop – Thrive Architects facilitates policy education workshops to teach students, communities, and advocates how to enact federal policy changes. All workshops are facilitated by an experienced DC-based policy …	View	general-resilience respond resist	elected-officials general
Advocacy Initiatives Consultant	1. General, 5. Resist	Elected Officials, General	Website – Thrive Architects works with organizations to implement strategic policy and advocacy initiatives before Congress. We help to organize coalitions, advise on policy-related work products, and address organizational capacity …	View	general-resilience resist	elected-officials general
Employers Can Play a Role in Ensuring Children and Families are Safe From Violence	1. General, 5. Resist	Business Community	Blog – How employers can play a role in keeping families safe from violence	View	general-resilience resist	business
Family-Friendly Business Policies Help Lower Child Abuse, Neglect Rates	2. Realize, 5. Resist	Business Community	Report – Family-Friendly Business Policies Help Lower Child Abuse, Neglect Rates	View	realize resist	business
Employers Can Play Pivotal Role to Support Employees Who’ve Experienced Harassment, Assault?	4. Respond	Business Community	Blog – How employers can support employees who have experience harrassment, assault	View	respond	business
Not Enough Apologies, A film	1. General	Child Welfare, Courts, General	Film – a 56-minute film produced by Wisconsin PBS that explains the results of childhood trauma (ACEs) following several children’s stories and those who provide services to …	View	general-resilience	child-welfare courts general
Benchmarks Trauma Training	1. General, 2. Realize	General, Healthcare, Organizations	Training – This trauma training helps staff gain awareness of trauma and resilience, improving understanding of trauma’s impacts and modifying approaches with clients. Training is offered in 2-, 4-, 8-, or 16-hour …	View	general-resilience realize	general healthcare organizations
Website – UNC FPG’s 2023 Trauma Summit Findings	1. General	General	In April 2023, the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) sponsored a statewide summit, “Leveraging North Carolina’s Assets to Prevent Child Trauma.” Findings from this event are summarized …	View	general-resilience	general
Transforming Higher Education: A Rationale and Framework for a Trauma-Informed Institution	1. General	Higher Education	Publication – produced by Trauma Matters Delaware, this white paper provides a rationale and framework for a trauma-informed higher education institution.	View	general-resilience	higher-education
Our Children’s Place	1. General	Courts, Early Childhood, General, K-12 Education	Website – Our Children’s Place is a statewide resource committed to the children of incarcerated and returning parents and focused on creating communities where the children are acknowledged, supported, and encouraged to share their stories.	View	general-resilience	courts early-childhood general k-12-education
Public Awareness Toolkit	5. Resist	General	Toolkit – This toolkit created by Prevent Child Abuse NC provides help on how to raise awareness and engage in advocacy activities to work upstream to create environments which reduce stress on parents which often leads to child abuse and neglect.	View	resist	general
Free Online Trainings	3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Training – Free training available in English and Spanish on how to recognize and respond to child abuse.	View	recognize respond	general
Wheel of Power/Priviledge	2. Realize	General, Racial Equity	Graphic – this graphic displays the variety of ways power and privilege is expressed.	View	realize	general racial-equity
Key Components of Trauma-Informed Care	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General, Healthcare	Training – Key Components of Trauma informed Care – We will move from awareness to action to examine 6-core principles of trauma informed care and what it “looks like” to integrate these concepts into action in our work environments.	View	realize recognize respond	general healthcare
Behind the Mask	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Child Welfare, Healthcare, K-12 Education	Training – Behind the Mask – This program is designed to facilitate discussion on the importance of assessing trauma in children, with a focus on various types of trauma assessments that can (and should) be weaved into your assessment battery. We will discuss best practices when assessing trauma to get the best information without inadvertently retraumatizing the child. Tips, tools, and resources will be provided that move toward a trauma-informed assessment practices that are easy to use and effective.	View	realize recognize respond	child-welfare healthcare k-12-education
Applying Trauma-Informed Approaches in Shelter Settings	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Organizations	Training – Applying Trauma-Informed Approaches in Shelter Settings – This workshop provides practical tips and tools around implementing trauma-informed practices within shelter and housing settings.	View	realize recognize respond	organizations
Trauma Informed Care in the Justice System	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Courts	Training – Trauma-Informed Care in the Justice System – This workshop provides practical tips and tools around implementing trauma-informed practices within the court system.	View	realize recognize respond	courts
Effective Providors for Victimized Children	4. Respond	General, Healthcare	Training – Effective Providers for Victimized Children – This workshop increases the capacity and effectiveness of mental health professions providing services to children victimized by violence.	View	respond	general healthcare
Trauma Informed Care in Behavioral Health Settings	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Healthcare	Training – Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Settings – An understanding of trauma and an awareness of the impact it can have across settings, services, and populations is critical to trauma-informed care in behavioral health settings. It involves thinking about trauma in different ways and altering service practices to create a therapeutic environment that provides opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control, empowerment, and balance in their lives.	View	realize recognize respond	healthcare
Trauma Informed Care in Schools	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Early Childhood, Higher Education, K-12 Education	Training – Trauma-Informed Care in the Schools – This training Introduces the concepts of trauma-informed classrooms and assists with implementation steps of trauma-informed schools as a method to improving school success among youth, teachers, and school communitites.	View	realize recognize respond	early-childhood higher-education k-12-education
Concepts and Implementation of Trauma & Trauma-informed Care	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General, Healthcare	Training – This program is designed to introduce practitioners to the concepts and implementation of trauma, trauma informed care, and the links between trauma and substance abuse.	View	realize recognize respond	general healthcare
Applications of Trauma	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Courts, First Responders	Training – Applications of Trauma. This workshop provides practical tips and tools around implementing trauma-informed approaches within first responder settings.	View	realize recognize respond	courts first-responders
Building Provider Resilience and Preventing Burnout	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Child Welfare, General	Training – Building Provider Resilience and Preventing Burnout – This training will help professionals to understand the difference between compassion fatigue, burnout, moral distress, and vicarious trauma. We will build an individualized plan focused on self-compassion, self-care, professional coping, and action-based resiliency so that we can be best prepared to help others.	View	realize recognize respond	child-welfare general
Training & TA	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General, Organizations	Training – Training and technical assistance provided to organizations and systems working toward becoming more trauma informed by utilizing Kellin’s research-based, 6-step process.	View	realize recognize respond	general organizations
Teens Gotta Talk	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	K-12 Education	Training – Teens Gotta Talk is designed to teach coping skills which will help to enable high schoolers to manage stressors impacting their personal life, school performance, and attendance. Teens Gotta Talk consists of three evidence-based modules incorporating lessons and activities offered, including Stress Management, Self-Esteem, and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention.	View	realize recognize respond	k-12-education
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Training – Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) helps participants explore their own personal symptoms, triggers, strategies to promote wellness, and hopes.	View	realize recognize respond	general
Mental Health First Aid – Youth	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	K-12 Education	Training – Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-Youth is an eight-hour training certification course that teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for youth. Offered through multiple NC organizations including Kellin Foundation, System of Care Locations and others.	View	realize recognize respond	k-12-education
Mental Health First Aid	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Training – Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an eight-hour training certification course that teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for the individual. Offered through multiple NC organizations including System of Care Sites, Kellin Foundation and others.	View	realize recognize respond	general
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Training – QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), a nationally recognized best-practices program offering training in suicide/ crisis aversion.	View	realize recognize respond	general
The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®	1. General, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Prevention Program – Prevention Program- The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® trains community members to not only help themselves but to help others within their wider social network. The primary focus of this skills-based, stabilization program is to re-set the natural balance of the nervous system. Available through numerous NC organizations including the Kellin Foundation, Benchmarks, Change Often, Coastal Horizons, New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force, and many others. A comprehensive list of CRM training providers is under development.	View	general-resilience recognize respond resist	general
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE)	5. Resist	General	Prevention Program- Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) uses ideas and skills derived from evidence-based, positive parenting programs for any adult working with children or teens to improve relationships and reduce mild-to-moderate behavior challenges. Through a positive relationship, a child’s social-emotional development and learning potential are enhanced.	View	resist	general
Triple P: Positive Early Childhood Education (PECE)	5. Resist	Early Childhood	Prevention Program- Triple P: PECE is a research based intervention for early childhood teachers, diretors and policy makers. PECE allows online self-paced learning modules paired with technical support to bring a trauma-informed lens to the classroom with concrete strategies and solutions for individualized needs.	View	resist	early-childhood
The Fundamentals of ACEs and Resilience- Level 1, East Tennessee State University	1. General	General	Training- The Fundamentals of ACEs and Resilience- Level 1 through East Tennessee State University provides an overview of ACEs and other forms of trauma and stress, including how trauma- and resilience-informed approaches can promote better health and well-being in individuals, workplaces, and the larger community.	View	general-resilience	general
Circle of Security Parenting	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program- Circle of Security helps parents understand their child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional needs, support their child’s ability to successfully manage emotions, enhance the development of their child’s self esteem and honor the innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure.	View	resist	family
Incredible Years	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program – Incredible Years is guided by developmental theory on the role of multiple interacting risk and protective factors in the development of conduct problems. The programs are designed to work jointly to promote emotional, social, and academic competence and to prevent, reduce, and treat behavioral and emotional problems in young children.	View	resist	family
Strengthening Families	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program- The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is an evidence-based family skills training program for high-risk and general population families	View	resist	family
Parents as Teachers	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program- The Parents as Teachers approach is to partner, facilitate and reflect. Parents as Teachers is an evidence-based home visiting model that promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.	View	resist	family
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a short-term, specialized behavior management program designed for families with young children (2-7) experiencing behavioral and/or emotional difficulties due to a variety of reasons, including trauma. PCIT places an emphasis on strengthening a positive caregiver-child relationship, while teaching caregivers how to appropriately manage their child’s problematic behaviors.	View	resist	family
Triple P	5. Resist	Families	Prevention Program- Triple P’s positive parenting program allows each person doing the program to decide what is important to them. So it’s not telling you how to raise children, but giving you the confidence and skills to build good relationships, set boundaries and rules calmly and in ways that kids understand, and follow up with consequences that are not harmful.	View	resist	family
Creating Trauma Informed Multidisciplinary Teams as Best Practice	1. General	General	Training- Trauma survivors when seeking services are often involved with multiple agencies. The Creating Trauma Informed Multidisciplinary Teams as Best Practice Presentation explains how each of these need to understand an effective service delivery must use a trauma informed approach.	View	general-resilience	general
Using a Trauma Informed Approach in the Justice System	1. General	Courts, First Responders	Training- Using a Trauma Informed Approach in the Justice System is a 3 hour training on why justice professionals need to understand trauma/ACEs and practical strategies to use that promote recidivism and recovery.	View	general-resilience	courts first-responders
Resilient Centered Healthcare	1. General	Healthcare	Training – Resilient Centered Healthcare is a 2 hour presentation on the basics of trauma/ACEs and strategies for implementing trauma informed care in healthcare settings.	View	general-resilience	healthcare
Using a Trauma Informed Approach in Early Childhood Education	1. General	Early Childhood	Training- Using a Trauma Informed Approach in Early Childhood Education is a 3 hour presentation on the basics of trauma, ACEs, practicing serve and return in early childhood education settings, and creating healing environments.	View	general-resilience	early-childhood
Creating Trauma Informed Resilient Schools	1. General	K-12 Education	Training- Creating Trauma Informed Resilient Schools is a 3-4 hour presentation on the basics of trauma, how trauma impacts learning, ACEs, classroom strategies to help students thrive and steps to attain sustainable school culture shift.	View	general-resilience	k-12-education
The Basics of Trauma, ACEs, Resilience, and Using a Trauma Informed Approach	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Training- The Basics of Trauma, ACEs, Resilience, and Using a Trauma Informed Approach is a 3.5 hour presentation that focuses on defining trauma, how to identify it and it impacts early brain development, understanding ACEs, building resilience and keys to using a trauma informed approach. There is a 5 hour Train the Trainer model available.	View	realize recognize respond	general
Building a Trauma Informed Resilient Community	1. General	General	Training- The Building a Trauma Informed Resilient Community is full of compelling reasons why a community should become trauma informed/resilient focused and how to get there by using the steps Advocate, Educate and Collaborate.	View	general-resilience	general
Trauma Informed for Faith Based Communities	1. General	Faith Community	Training- Houses of faith are a place where people for help. Trauma Informed for Faith Based Communities is designed to help leaders understand the basics of trauma and develop skills for restoring trauma survivors within their congregations.	View	general-resilience	faith
Trauma Informed Policing	1. General	First Responders	Training- The 3.5 hour Trauma Informed Policing Presentation explores why law enforcement should understand trauma, strategies to reduce trauma on scene, community and officer trauma. There is also a 5 hour train the trainer available.	View	general-resilience	first-responders
Trauma Informed Policing- – Leading for Change	1. General	First Responders	Training- The Trauma Informed Policing – Leading for Change companion presentation provides police leadership a roadmap for implementing a shift in department culture. Using a trauma informed approach in police work will not occur based on training alone. This session will help guide leadership as they create an action plan for lasting change.	View	general-resilience	first-responders
NC First Responder Peer Support	3. Recognize, 4. Respond	First Responders	Website: NC First Responder Peer Support. Normalizes the stress encountered by those in the first responder profession, and provides links to immediate support by peers and professional contacts, as well as peer support training information.	View	recognize respond	first-responders
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)	4. Respond	First Responders	Training – Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for law enforcement officers and first responders. CIT improves communication, identifies mental health resources for those in crisis and ensures officer and community safety.	View	respond	first-responders
School Climate Survey Compendium	3. Recognize	K-12 Education	Assessment- This website maintains a compendium of valid and reliable surveys, assessments, and scales of school climate that can assist educators in their efforts to identify and assess their conditions for learning.	View	recognize	k-12-education
Campaign for Trauma Informed Policies and Practice	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Elected Officials	Website – CTIPP is a national organization that offers information, groups, webinars and resources on the need for implementing trauma informed policy priorities.	View	realize recognize respond resist	elected-officials
Trauma-informed, Healing-centered Approaches	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare	Website- It is essential that child protection agencies to become intentionally trauma-informed in their approaches. This website is filled with resources including reports, speeches, policy resources, tools and more.	View	realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence	2. Realize, 4. Respond	General	Toolkit – This toolkit provides information on recognizing and preventing ACEs. There is information to identify, prevent and monitor programs that address trauma with evidence based strategies. PDF	View	realize respond	general
InBrief: Resilience Series	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, General	Website – is filled with infographics and educational short videos that explain resilience and trauma, how they affect the brain, how they are built and why they are important. Produced by the Harvard Center on the Developing Child.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood general
Sesame for Families	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Website- Sesame Street provides resources, videos and tools for families and teachers working with young children on tough topics, educational learning and topics related to healthy minds and bodies.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood k-12-education
Second Step	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Website – Second Step has engaging Social Emotional Learning curriculum for classes Pre-K through 12, as well as resources for recognizing signs of trauma and abuse, as well as bullying prevention and anti-racism and anti-bias education.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood k-12-education
Trauma: Children of all ages can experience the impact of trauma	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Website- Early trauma can impact lifelong learning, mental and physical health, and development. This website has resoures, webinars, statistics, and information about the ways in which trauma impacts our youngest children.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood
Transcend NMVC	4. Respond	General, K-12 Education	App – Produced by the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center, this app assists with recovery after mass violence. (TRANSCEND NMVC)	View	respond	general k-12-education
Technical Packages for Violence Prevention	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Early Childhood, General, K-12 Education	Guide – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed technical packages to help states and communities take advantage of the best available evidence to prevent violence.	View	resist	child-welfare early-childhood general k-12-education
Providing PFA-S: For Teachers	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Guide – Providing Psychological First Aid for school communities during and after a crisis. Offers teachers a quick resource for using the Core Actions of Psychological First Aid in response to an emergency event on school grounds.	View	respond	k-12-education
Providing PFA-S: For School Support Staff	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Guide – Providing Psychological First Aid for school communities during and after a crisis. Offers school support staff a quick resource for using the Core Actions of Psychological First Aid in response to an emergency event on school grounds.	View	respond	k-12-education
Providing PFA-S: For Principals and Administrators	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Guide – Providing Psychological First Aid for school communities during and after a crisis. Offers principals and administrators a quick resource for using the Core Actions of Psychological First Aid in response to an emergency event on school grounds.	View	respond	k-12-education
Providing PFA-S: For Health-Related Professionals	4. Respond	Healthcare, K-12 Education	Guide – Providing Psychological First Aid for school communities during and after a crisis. Geared for health-related professionals	View	respond	healthcare k-12-education
Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Guide, Training: Including the families in defining the issues and designing solutions	View	respond	k-12-education
Toolkit: Trauma-Informed Workplaces	4. Respond	Business Community	Toolkit: Training, preparing, and inspiring those working in the field	View	respond	business
Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Trauma: Elementary School Students	2. Realize, 3. Recognize	K-12 Education	Guide: Guiding the development of family strengthening policy and practice	View	realize recognize	k-12-education
Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Trauma: Middle School Students	2. Realize, 3. Recognize	K-12 Education	Guide: Disseminating accurate and relevant information	View	realize recognize	k-12-education
Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Trauma: High School Students	2. Realize, 3. Recognize	K-12 Education	Guide: PDF	View	realize recognize	k-12-education
National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts	Website- NRCCFI is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them. They offer research, resources and policy priorities for individuals.	View	realize recognize respond resist	courts
Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts	Website – A statewide resource committed to the children of incarcerated and returning parents and focused on creating communities where the children are acknowledged, supported, and encouraged to share their stories.	View	realize recognize respond resist	courts
Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts	4. Respond	Courts, First Responders	The Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts provide judges and court administrators with practical education on the effects of ACEs.	View	respond	courts first-responders
Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies	3. Recognize, 4. Respond	K-12 Education	We are Teachers is a website that provides resources and free mindfulness and resiliency based activities for classrooms.	View	recognize respond	k-12-education
Responsive Classroom	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	K-12 Education	Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching and discipline that offers professional development and resources for teachers and administrators in incorporate Social Emotional Learning into schools.	View	realize recognize respond resist	k-12-education
The Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	K-12 Education	Website: The Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative applies a four perspectives approach, including those of students, families, teachers and principles, to provide a framework and resources.	View	realize recognize respond resist	k-12-education
Mindful Schools	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	K-12 Education	Website: Mindful Schools supports school leaders, teachers, and staff to develop their unique capacity to cultivate thriving school communities by meeting complex needs and being systemic in their approach. Mindful schools provides resources, curriculum and workshops.	View	realize recognize respond resist	k-12-education
The NC Resilience and Learning Project	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	K-12 Education	Website – The NC Resilience and Learning Project is a whole school, whole child framework working with districts and schools across the state to create trauma-informed learning environments that are safer and more supportive for ALL students.	View	realize recognize respond resist	k-12-education
Rapid Reset Tools: Heavy Work & Push a Wall	4. Respond	General	Video: Resources for Resilience has created a series of practical, science-based tools designed to help people calm down quickly during times of stress called Rapid Reset Tools. This short video explains how to do: Heavy Work & Push a Wall.	View	respond	general
Rapid Reset Tools: Take a Sip and Ground	4. Respond	General	Video: Resources for Resilience has created a series of practical, science-based tools designed to help people calm down quickly during times of stress called Rapid Reset Tools. This short video explains how to: Take a Sip and Ground.	View	respond	general
Rapid Reset Tools: Take a Walk & Orient	4. Respond	General	Video: Resources for Resilience has created a series of practical, science-based tools designed to help people calm down quickly during times of stress called Rapid Reset Tools. This short video explains how to: Take a Walk & Orient.	View	respond	general
Rapid Reset Tools: Sing and Hum & Tap Side-to-Side	4. Respond	General	Video: Resources for Resilience has created a series of practical, science-based tools designed to help people calm down quickly during times of stress called Rapid Reset Tools. This short video explains how to: Tap Side to Side.	View	respond	general
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Website- This website gives general information into with things such as infographics, prevention strategies, resources, research, funding opportunities and data.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Hertford and Northampton counties aim to eliminate early childhood suspensions	4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Article – Suspensions and Expulsions from school are counter to a trauma-informed program that is based on enhancing and building strong relationships. This article talks about one NC community which has eliminated pre-school suspensions	View	respond resist	early-childhood
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Website – Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina ensures that child maltreatment prevention is a priority for North Carolina and all communities have the knowledge, support and resources to prevent child abuse and neglect.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood k-12-education
iChill App	4. Respond	General	App – free downloadable app developed by Trauma Resource Institute to help with self-regulation	View	respond	general
Once I Was Very, Very Scared	4. Respond	Early Childhood	Book – a book for young children to learn about their emotions and reactions to big feelings	View	respond	early-childhood
Trauma Education for the Bench, Administrators, and Counsel	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts	Training, Website- Training for judges, administrators, and attorneys through Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law. The curriculum will help judges, court officers, and court administrators understand the nature of juvenile trauma, the origin and lasting effects of trauma and toxic stress, intergenerational trauma, the connection between trauma and addiction, approaches to mitigating stress and establishing coping strategies, and other essential knowledge.	View	realize recognize respond resist	courts
Say This, Not That: Activating Workplace Diversity Through Inclusive Language Parctice	5. Resist	Business Community, General, Racial Equity	Article – Say This, Not That: Activating Workplace Diversity Through Inclusive Language Parctice by Jackie Ferguson. Includes a chart of commonly used words and phrases, divided up into “less inclusive,” “more inclusive,” and importantly the why.	View	resist	business general racial-equity
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale	3. Recognize	General	Scale – the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (25, 10, and 2 items) are validated scales for measuring individual resilience. Contact this site for access and more information.	View	recognize	general
Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI)	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Website – Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI) ROI works to build the capacity of rural, majority-Black, communities to support people’s healing from adversity to achieve health, safety, connection, and self-determination.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Sesame Street in Communities	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Website – Sesame Street in Communities – provides tips on how adults can help children overcome difficult experiences	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood
Trauma-Informed Practice in Child Welfare	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare	Website – Trauma-Informed Practice in Child Welfare	View	realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare
North Carolina page on PACEs (Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences) Website	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Website – North Carolina page on PACEs (Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences) Connection website. A comprehensive resource on PACEs Science and connecting efforts across the country and the world. Several NC Communities have their own page on this site.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
NC Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Coalitions	NC Organization Website – NC Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative, housed at the NC Partnership for Children provides support to local coalitions to build capacity and learn from them so best practices can be shared across the state.	View	realize recognize respond resist	coalitions
Resources for Resilience	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	NC Organization website – Resources for Resilience. Offers Reconnect for Resilience Trainings and other training resources across North Carolina.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
National Child Traumatic Stress Network	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Website – National Child Traumatic Stress Network	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
NC Infant Mental Health Association	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, Healthcare	NC Organization website – NC Infant Mental Health Association	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood healthcare
NC Public School Forum	3. Recognize, 4. Respond	K-12 Education	NC Organization website – NC Public School Forum, bringing together individuals and institutions from education and government to study education issues, develop ideas, seek consensus, and ultimately inform and shape education policy.	View	recognize respond	k-12-education
How Racism Can Affect Child Development	2. Realize	Early Childhood	infographic – Published by the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, shows how racism can affect child development.	View	realize	early-childhood
4 Realms of ACEs Infographic	2. Realize	General	Infographic – A depiction of the 4 Realms of ACEs developed by NC Partnership for Children – Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adverse Community Enviornments, Adverse Climate Events, and Atrocious Cultural Experiences	View	realize	general
Trauma-Informed Practice in Child Welfare	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare, Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Guide, Website – Information with links to further resources about ACEs and trauma especially geared to child welfare community	View	realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare early-childhood k-12-education
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Guide – Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect. Published by the CDC Division of Violence Prevention, includes policies and programmatic recommendations on how to prevent child abuse and neglect.	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood k-12-education
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Preventing early trauma to improve adult health	2. Realize	General	Infographic – a 2-page flyer explaining what ACEs are, and what we can do about them. Published by the CDC.	View	realize	general
Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event	3. Recognize	Early Childhood, K-12 Education	Infographic – 2-page infographic highlighting age-specific reactions to traumatic events. Published by National Child Traumatic Stress Network	View	recognize	early-childhood k-12-education
School Justice Partnership	2. Realize, 4. Respond	Courts	Infographic – 2-page infographic about the NC School Justice Partnership which seeks to keep kids in school and keep them out of the court system.	View	realize respond	courts
Spanish is My Superpower	4. Respond	Early Childhood, Racial Equity	Short Video – Spanish is My Superpower. Sesame Street’s Rosita shares a story about a scary encounter at a grocery store when she and her mommy were speaking Spanish. Racial encounters and how to handles it.	View	respond	early-childhood racial-equity
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime	2. Realize	General	Short Video – a 15 minute TED Talk by pediatrician, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris which describes how learning about the ACEs study changed her practice forever.	View	realize	general
You Can Heal Intergenerational Trauma	4. Respond	Racial Equity	TED Talk – Inspiring TED Talk by Dr. Thema Bryant titled You Can Heal Intergenerational Trauma	View	respond	racial-equity
Healing Nean	2. Realize	General	Film – Healing Neen follows the amazing recovery of Tonier ‘Neen’ Cain from a lifetime of abuse and drug addiction to a career as a nationally-known speaker and educator on the devastation of trauma and the hope of recovery. For 19 nightmarish years, she lived on the streets, racking up 66 criminal convictions, until finally treatment for her trauma offered her a way out and up. Her story points to the consequences of untreated trauma to individuals and society at-large, including mental health problems, addiction, homelessness and incarceration.	View	realize	general
Trauma in the Pews (with Janyne McConnaughey)	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Faith Community	Podcast – A conversation with Janyne McConnaughey titled Trauma in the Pews about how the church can minister to and work with people who have experienced trauma.	View	realize recognize respond	faith
Understanding Racialized and Intergenerational Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem	2. Realize	Racial Equity	Video- Understanding Racialized and Intergenerational Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother’s Hands	View	realize	racial-equity
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)	5. Resist	General	…	View	resist	general
Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts	2. Realize, 4. Respond	Courts	website – Chief Justice Newby’s Task Force for Trauma-Informed Courts. Includes a 3 minute video.	View	realize respond	courts
InformativeITTI Care Project	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Short Video – A description and a four minute tour of the “circle” from Circle of Security Curriculum	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood
Sesame Street in Communities	2. Realize	Early Childhood	Short Video – Sesame Street video about children and resilience. Elmo learns to ride a pogo stick and is supported by Alan.	View	realize	early-childhood
Brains: Journey to Resilience	2. Realize	General	Video – Created by the Alberta Family Wellness Institute, Frameworks Institute and the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, this animated video teaches about the science of resilience and the brain. (7 min.)	View	realize	general
Fixing the Bridge: Treating the Root Causes of Crime	2. Realize, 5. Resist	Ben David, Courts, First Responders	Short Video – District Attorney Ben David (New Hanover/Pender Counties in NC) provides a TED Talk about how traum shows up in his court room.	View	realize resist	ben-david courts first-responders
Youth Reconnect for Resilience Training Testimonials – Edgecombe County Public Schools	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Short Video – Features Edgecombe County Pubic Schools’ testimonials of their experience with 2-day Youth Reconnect for Resilience Training (4 min.)	View	respond	k-12-education
Staff Testimonial Video, Darden Middle School – 2020-2021	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Short Video – 5 minute staff testimonial of Darden Middle School who received support from Rural Opportunity Institute to implement trauma-informed supports for staff and students.	View	respond	k-12-education
Resilience and Learning Process and Outcomes	3. Recognize, 4. Respond	K-12 Education	Video – From NC Center for Resilience and Learning Project of NC Public Schools Forum, interviews of staff at schools who have received these services (5 min.)	View	recognize respond	k-12-education
Paper Tigers: One High School’s Unlikely Success Story	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	K-12 Education	Film – Documentary Film (2015) In this documentary by KPJR Films, follow six students over the course of a school year as a new trauma-sensitive program is implemented.	View	realize recognize respond resist	k-12-education
What does a Trauma-Informed Elementary School Look Like?	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Video – What does a Trauma-Informed Elementary School look like? Features a school in Nashville, Tennessee on their journey to create a trauma-informed school.	View	respond	k-12-education
What Does a Trauma-Informed Middle or High School Look Like?	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Video – “What Does a Trauma-Informed Middle or High School Look Like?” Features a charter school in Salem, Oregon’s journey to create a trauma-informed school.	View	respond	k-12-education
Technical Packages for Violence Prevention	5. Resist	Child Welfare, Early Childhood, General, K-12 Education	Guide	View	resist	child-welfare early-childhood general k-12-education
Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Child Welfare	Guide – For Child Welfare organizatios, Harvard Center for the Developing Child provides information on how to reduce the source of stress, support responsive relationships, and strengthen core life skills.	View	realize recognize respond resist	child-welfare
Clinician’s Voice: Trauma-Informed Practices in Higher Education	4. Respond	Higher Education	Article – Provides Background on how trauma manifests on higher education campuses, and offers recommendations for engaging in Traua-informed practices ith Students. Also includes section on cultural considerations. By Dr. Josalin Hunter, 2022	View	respond	higher-education
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Book by Pediatrician, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems and what we can do to break the cycle.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Trauma-Informed Colleges Begin with Trauma-Informed Leaders	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	Higher Education	Article – Trauma-Informed Colleges Begin with Trauma-Informed Leaders. By Jason Lynch, 2022	View	realize recognize respond	higher-education
CDC-Kaiser ACE Study	2. Realize	General	Study, Guide – A detailed description of the ACEs Study, and includes links to the ACEs questionnaire, the ACE Pyramid, ACEs data, fast facts, risk & Protective factors, etc…	View	realize	general
Preventing ACEs- Leveraging the Best Available Evidence	4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Study, Guide – Preventing ACEs- Leveraging the Best Available Evidence. Published by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) National Center for Injury Prevention & control, Division of Violence Prevention (2019)	View	respond resist	general
Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Study, Guide – A 20 page groundbreaking document published by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) that outlines how to respond to the trauma that exists in communities. Concepts in this study are integral to the work that has happened over the last decade.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
The Body Keeps the Score	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond	General	Book – The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk, (2014). Teaches the ready how to get through difficulties that arise from ones traumatic past and reveals techniquest that help people recover.	View	realize recognize respond	general
My Grandmother’s Hands	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Book – My Grandmother’s Hands by therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Resilient NC: Supporting Statewide Efforts to Build Community Resilience	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Report – Resilient NC: Supporting Statewide Efforts to Build Community Resilience by the Kellin Foundation, The Kellin Foundation released November 2021. Summarizes resiliency efforts of 9 states and 17 North Carolina-based resiliency efforts.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Building Healthy and Resilient Communities Across North Carolina: One Community at a Time	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	General	Report – Building Healthy and Resilient Communities Across North Carolina: One Community at a Time by NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative at NC Partnership for Children, released July 2021. Summarizes NC resilience building landscape and community initiatives’ needs.	View	realize recognize respond resist	general
Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children	2. Realize, 3. Recognize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Early Childhood	Book – Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children. By Julie urtz, Julie Nicholson, Linda Perez (2018)	View	realize recognize respond resist	early-childhood
Practical Strategies for Trauma-Informed Court	2. Realize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts	Powerpoint Presentation – Practical Strategies for Trauma-Informed Courts. Provided to Judicial College of district Court Judge, at College of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill (2022)	View	realize respond resist	courts
Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice from the Judge’ Perspective	2. Realize, 4. Respond, 5. Resist	Courts	Article – Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice from the Judge’ Perspective. Provides general information aboutt the ACEs study, and practical ideas of how to create a trauma-informed courtroom. Judicature publication of Duke Law School (2022)	View	realize respond resist	courts
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Book – Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain – by Zaretta Hammond, Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students.	View	respond	k-12-education
With Stress in Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm	4. Respond	K-12 Education	Article – With Stress in Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm, October 2020, rapid resets to help teachers & students calm their minds and get back to learning	View	respond	k-12-education

PACEs Connection, an ever-growing social network, connects those who are implementing trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on ACEs and PCEs (Positve Childhood Experieneces) science. PACEs Connection is an information exchange and resource., and a support for hundreds of local, state and national ACEs initiatives. Many North Carolina communities choose to host their community website through this platform.

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