Resources
Adverse Childhood Events
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who have experienced elevated levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer.
But there is hope and healing for those who have experienced trauma!
UnderstandingACEs_English.pdfParentingPreventACEs-English.pdfWebsite Resources on the Impact of Trauma
The Neurosequential Model developed by Dr. Perry is a developmentally sensitive and neuroscience-informed approach to clinical problem-solving approach that continues to provide data about the impact of experience - good and bad - on the developing child. Dr Perry is collaborating with Dr Rush to implement TIC in clinics.
Neural integration – the linkage among differentiated aspects of the brain – allows for flexibility and adaptability, and expresses itself outwardly as harmony, kindness, and compassion.
Dr Pat Rush’s journey to Trauma Informed Care -- the mindset behind what a trauma informed clinic would look like.
Videos on Trauma Informed Care
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime with
Nadine Burke Harris
Nadine Burke Harris
Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry in Conversation their book
What Happened to You
What Happened to You
Beyond the Cliff
(The Impact of Secondary Trauma)
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
(The Impact of Secondary Trauma)
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Mindful Parenting Demonstrations by
Dr Dan Siegel
Dr Dan Siegel
How our Relationships Shape Us by
Dr Dan Siegel
Dr Dan Siegel
Dr. Loren Hamel interviews Dr. Patricia Rush, Trauma Informed Care Specialist
Books on Trauma Informed Care
Bruce Perry, MD, PhD and Oprah Winfrey
This book focuses on understanding how shifting the approach to trauma and allowing understanding of the past allows for an opening of the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.
Bruce D. Perry, MD PhD and Maia Szalavitz
Dr. Perry describes how early life stress and violence affects the developing brain. Perry finds that relationships are the agents of change, and the most powerful therapy is human love.
Bessel van der Kolk MD
Synthesizes breakthroughs in neuroscience, psychology and body therapies to provide a blueprint for understanding and treating trauma. New York Times Bestseller
Donna J Nakazawa
Courageous every-person’s guide showing link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses plus how to heal.
Marian Stuart and Joseph Lieberman
Invaluable support for practitioners to develop patient-centered, efficient visits, caring for physical and emotional issues in the same care plan.
Sue Stuart-Smith
A compelling account of how our mental health and general well-being can be affected through contact with gardening and the natural world.