Trauma Informed Approach Content Topic Results
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Women of Color VOICES: Volume 1, Issue 1
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'On the Road:' Learning From the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
Featuring Women of Color-led Initiatives: A Site Visit with Spirits of Hope Coalition
Poems: My Innocence & Counting
Survivor Advocacy in the Digital Age
Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: Addressing Survivors' Concerns for Their Pets
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Information for Mental Health Professionals
Publisher(s):This document presents good practice tips for health care professionals working with patients who have been abused. The guidelines provide screening tips, highlight the negative effect of couples counseling in domestic violence situations, and present safety planning tips.
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Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS)- Teen Self Report
Publisher(s): This tool can be used by healthcare providers to screen patients who may be experiencing or have experienced trauma.
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Young Children and Grief
Publisher(s):This resource describes common aspects of the grieving and mourning process for young children, and common feelings that a young child may experience as part of that process.
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Being Anti-Racist is Central to Trauma-Informed Care: Principles of an Anti-Racist Trauma-Informed Organization
Publisher(s):This resource offers actionable principles and strategies that organizations can implement to make this move toward becoming anti-racist and trauma-informed.
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Implementing Trauma-informed Care in a Special Education Setting: An Initial Exploration of a Multi-tiered Model
Publisher(s):The current case study explores the design and implementation of a three-tiered model of trauma-informed care in a special education setting.
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Supporting and Affirming LGBTQIA2S+ Youth and Young Adults: Tip Sheet
Publisher(s):This tip sheet was developed as a tool to support Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) programs, organizations, and their communities by outlining effective practices for supporting, affirming, and improving outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, and two spirit, as well as non-binary and gender expansive (LGBTQIA2S+) youth and young adults.
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Women with disabilities: How to identify abuse and get help
Publisher(s):A practical guide from the American Psychological Association that helps identify abuse against women with disabilities and provides safety planning, support strategies, and connections to specialized resources.
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Hidden Harms: Supporting Survivors with Brain Injuries
Publisher(s): This online training (about 25min) is designed for those who work with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). It provides an introduction to brain injuries and how they may affect survivors, with practical strategies for trauma-informed responses and survivor support.
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Resilience Bibliography
Publisher(s):This page provides a bibliography of resilience research articles of particular relevance for children exposed to DV. Links to full text are available for some of the articles.
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PTSD Coach
Publisher(s):This Applied Research paper examines both single- and mixed-gender rape prevention and risk reduction programs, and provides suggestions for practitioners to design, implement, and evaluate programs.
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Training Module: Health Care Practitioner Module and Resources
This resource includes an interactive, multimedia learning module and discussion guide introducing practitioners to the science of early childhood development, toxic stress, executive function, resilience, and mental health.









