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The Trauma Foundation recently published a video to give the general public an overview of the effects of psychological trauma and chronic stress on the physical body over time. Adverse childhood experience science is also explained and demonstrated with excellent animations.

Leaders in mental health and addiction across Ontario are calling for a fully funded mental health and addiction wait times strategy. Find links to the everthingisnotok.ca website, the promotional video, as well as a podcast clip of the interview between Alex Pierson and Dr. Catherine Zahn, President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regarding the Everything is NOT ok campaign.

This article explains self-care and self-regulation for kids. Children learn strategies to help themselves cope during times of stress and anxiety. No adults required!

Understood is a non-profit dedicated to serving the millions of families of kids who learn and think differently. If you are an educator, work with children and families or you are a parent/guardian, you may find this list of books and the Understood.org website helpful for children with exceptionalities (learning/behavioural challenges).

Decolonizing Trauma Work, one of the first books of its kind, is a resource for education and training programs, health care practitioners, healing centres, clinical services and policy initiatives.

OMSSA: Ontario Municipal Social Services Association The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association offers online workshops in trauma-informed care. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) is a non-profit association whose members are Ontario's Consolidated Municipal Service Managers (CMSMs) and District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSABs). What they do By supporting, connecting and advocating for our members across Ontario, we help them to achieve their...

Tasks to be Mastered to Facilitate Healing from a History of Grief, Loss and Trauma Part 1 & 2 with Judy Archer, MSW, RSW Recommended Audience Prospective caregivers, adoptive parents, foster parents & professionals Description Upon placement, children face two daunting emotional issues: forming an attachment to new caregivers while simultaneously grieving separation, loss and more often than not, reactivation of any trauma from the past. In this webinar, prospective caregivers,...

An introduction to our new community, ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada. You will find the details of the who, what, where, when, why of our community. Come join us!

Elizabeth Perry provides an update on her advocacy efforts to increase awareness, prevention and healing of ACEs in the Canadian context through her #ACEs Canada organization.

ACES CONNECTION NETWORK OVERVIEW ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences 2 SITES ACEsTooHigh.com A solutions-oriented news site for the general public that covers stories on ACEs, trauma, and resilience. ACEsConnection.com An action-based...

JOIN How-To: Join ACEs Connection How-To: Join ACEs Connection Groups INVITE How-To: Invite Others to Join ACEs Connection How-To: Invite Others to Join an ACEs Connection Group SIGN IN & UPDATE PROFILE How-To: Sign In to ACEs Connection How-To: Update Your Profile and Contact Info How-To: Add or Change a Profile Picture EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS How-To: Customize Your Email Notifications for ACEs Connection Main Site How-To: Customize Your Email Notifications for ACEs...

This was produced by KPJR Films, and edited by Jen Bradwell.