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The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families Adapted for Children with IDD
The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families provide a rationale for trauma-informed assessment and intervention. The Concepts cover a broad range of points that practitioners and agencies should consider as they strive to assess, understand, and assist trauma-exposed children, families, and communities in trauma-informed ways. View PDFRead moreI Can Calm Myself Down
Sesame Workshop’s I can Calm Myself Down, Slow Down & Settle Down video with Cookie Monster, helps kids build resilience by teaching them a coping mechanism they can remember and use on their own. Watch HereRead more
It’s Okay That It’s Not the Same – Grief at the Holidays
This podcast offers compassionate guidance on coping with grief during the holidays, featuring Melissa Peede Thompson sharing insights and strategies for navigating loss during this time of year. Listen to the podcastRead moreWhat Happened?
This Sesame Workshop video provides guidance on supporting children and teens as they cope with grief and loss, offering practical tips and compassionate insight for caregivers and professionals. View the videoRead more
Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Can Experience Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Parents and Caregivers
Are you a parent or caregiver who has a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities? This fact sheet will provide you information about how children with IDD may be at risk for traumatic experiences and traumatic stress. View PDFRead more
Complex Trauma: In Urban African-American Children, Youth, and Families
The following resource provides information about the complex trauma that some urban African-American children and their families endure. Learn about the challenges to providing services, overcoming barriers, and how you as a clinician, can help. View PDFRead more
Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma
This factsheet provides information about racial trauma in regards to understanding it, why it matters, and what to do. View PDFRead more
Child Sex Trafficking: What You Might Not Know
Child sex trafficking occurs in the U.S. and youth may be commercially sexually exploited in many different ways. This factsheet provides notable information for providers and caregivers who are looking for more information on child sexual exploitation. View PDFRead more
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