Oct 10, 20181 minMathew Portell on transitioning to trauma-informed practicesEarlier this year Edutopia published, “An Inside Look at Trauma-Informed Practices” about Fall-Hamilton Elementary School...
Oct 9, 20181 minDr Karen Treisman on the importance of relationshipsIn her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it...
May 10, 20181 minACEsNHS Health Scotland produced this short animation to contribute to raising awareness about the impact of childhood adversity. #ACEs...
Apr 29, 20181 minBe The One“It takes a village to raise a child & it doesn’t matter what nationality, what race, we’re all from the human race. If you interact with...
Apr 22, 20181 minACEs“This short animated film has been developed to raise awareness of ACEs, their potential to damage health across the life course and the...
Mar 10, 20181 min“It’s changed the way I see everyone”“This story has had more impact on me than practically anything I’ve ever done.” – Oprah Winfrey on this Sunday’s 60 Minutes story about...
Mar 6, 20181 min60 Minutes - Treating Childhood Trauma“Unless you fix the trauma... the hole in the soul - where the wounds started - you’re working on the wrong thing.” For years we have had...
Feb 28, 20181 minDr Nadine Burke Harris on Toxic Stress“Today most parents are aware that secondhand smoke is really bad for kids, everyone has to wear a seatbelt, and lead is a neurotoxin. We...
Feb 28, 20181 minImportant, powerful and very readable“Today most parents are aware that secondhand smoke is really bad for kids, everyone has to wear a seatbelt, and lead is a neurotoxin. We...
Feb 13, 20181 minAnd sometimes it comes back to haunt themGet trauma-informed. Start by asking “What happened to you?” NOT “What is wrong with you?”. #TraumaInformed #ACEs #ChildhoodTrauma...
Feb 8, 20181 minAddressing AdversityAs part of the Beyond Adversity campaign, Young Minds have launched Addressing Adversity - they’re calling on the government to make...
Feb 7, 20181 minI wish my teacher knewClassrooms across America are taking part in America's Safe Schools Week. The goal of the annual campaign is to give educators, students...
Feb 2, 20181 minToxic Stress“Toxic stress happens when a child's biological stress response gets so overtaxed by adversity that it can harm their brains and bodies.”...
Dec 24, 20171 minACEs - a pictorial guideAre you trauma informed? Do you know what ACES are? Here's a brief pictorial guide to adverse childhood experiences and the lifelong...
Nov 30, 20171 minIt takes a village...For traumatised and attachment-injured young people, their experiences have taught them that the adult world cannot be relied upon....
Nov 17, 20171 minNews & articles we’ve been sharingIn case you missed it, here is a round up of news articles that we've been sharing over the past week or so on social media. Please...
Nov 14, 20171 minHealing requires a community approachFor children who have been severely psychologically damaged in contexts where the community did not (or could not) protect them, healing...
Nov 12, 20171 minStress in ChildhoodRelationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress....
Nov 9, 20171 minACE StatsSome key stats from the 70/30 Campaign showing why prevention and treatment of Adverse Childhood Experiences (e.g. abuse, neglect and...
Nov 9, 20171 minThrowback Thursday - ACEsIf you’re unfamiliar with ACEs and/ or the pioneering work of Dr Nadine Burke Harris, take a look at this #tbt Washington Post article...