Trauma and Resilience
Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
Resources
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events.
Trauma-Informed Care Resources Guide
Download free resource guide from the Crisis Prevention Institue
SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Truama Informed Approach
This manual introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organization, system, or service sector. The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach, and offers 6 key principles and 10 implementation domains.
SAMHSA's Trauma and Violence
SAMHSA addresses the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities as a behavioral health concern that requires a healing and recovery process.
SAMHSA's Trauma
Understand the linkages between trauma and homelessness, including sexual, psychological, or physical abuse.
SAMHSA's Building Resilient and Trauma-Informed Communities - Introduction
The SAMHSA Spotlight Series highlights different approaches to building trauma-informed, resilient communities. This introductory issue present's SAMHSA's six principles of trauma-informed approach, and summarizes SAMHSA's community trauma initiative.
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
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