Trauma Awareness

The full text of the influential ACE study that was published in 1998.

The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI) "facilitates research into early brain development as well as addiction and mental health treatment." This online course explores how and why early experiences affect lifelong health.

This is an peer-reviewed journal for distributing original research into social aspects of natural hazards, disasters and related psychological trauma.

"Bounce Back is a school-based group intervention for elementary students exposed to stressful and traumatic events." The program teaches students ways to cope with and recover from traumatic experiences. Visit the site to learn more about the training course and resources.

This is the first in a series that explores childhood trauma and the ACE "Adverse Childhood Experiences" study and how its findings are being integrated into medical practice. At the bottom of the page, you will find links to Part 2 and Part 3.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the US has a page of resources about Adverse Childhood Experiences, their impacts, and how to prevent them.

The Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative shares some resources to give a background about the ACE Study, key research that informs their work.