Improving care for children and youth with depression using online tool
CAMH has launched a new free online tool to help improve the standard of care for youth living with depression.
Resources & Toolkits
New Digital Resources from ACEs Coalition in Guelph and Wellington County!
Learn from the comfort of your own cozy place with self-directed training from ACEs Coalition in Guelph and Wellington County, Ontario! Offering online training for human service providers, educators and members of the community to raise awareness about adverse childhood experience effects on health. Learn how to implement these actionable skills in your community!
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma [PTSD Research Quarterly]
With public attention currently focused on racial disparities because of the Black Lives Matter movement, it is timely and necessary to focus on PTSD and racial trauma. This is a critical area of study because young children may be affected by experiences of racism yet lack the verbal skills to process these experiences. The latest literature on the adverse impact, underlying mechanisms, assessment and treatment of racial trauma and PTSD...
Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective - [thetraumafoundation.org]
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.
Everything is NOT OK Campaign in Ontario - (everythingisnotok.ca)
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.
Breathe Like a Starfish: Self-Regulating for Kids - (Understood.org)
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!
BOOKS: Children's Books About Building Resilience - (Understood.org)
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).
BOOK – Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies
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.
Introducing: ACEs Connections in Ontario, Canada
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!