Resources and Toolkits
In addition to providing training and technical assistance, the Center on Child Wellbeing & Trauma offers resources to help child-serving professionals integrate trauma-responsive practices in their day-to-day work. Whether you work in schools, early care and education, child welfare, or juvenile justice, the following resources can help you promote trauma-responsive strategies and help families build resilience.
TOOLKITS
Supporting Parents Under 25
The Parents Under 25 toolkit provides tools, approaches, and ideas for working effectively with parents under 25, and how to support them on their journey.
Racial Trauma: The Consequences of Racism
This toolkit provides interactive training on trauma and resilience for educators, school administrators, and other professionals working with youth in schools or in community programs.
Toolkit for Early Educators
This toolkit is designed for early childhood educators to use for their own professional development.
Trauma-Informed, Healing-Centered School Practices
The Center on Child Wellbeing & Trauma partnered with Thriving Minds to develop this toolkit on Trauma-Informed Practices for School Mental Health.
MORE RESOURCES
If you are looking for more information on trauma and trauma-responsive practices specific to certain groups of children or professionals, the following organizations have research-driven resources, tipsheets, and toolkits:
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) provides comprehensive information on trauma and its impact on children and families. NCTSN has developed many tip sheets, trainings, podcasts, and other resources tailored to the needs of professionals serving different populations and working across sectors.
- The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) leads the nation’s behavioral health efforts and paved the way for trauma-informed care in healthcare settings. SAMHSA’s resources are especially adapted to healthcare providers.
- The federal Administration for Children and Families promotes child, family, and community wellbeing through programs, funding, and educational materials. Its website contains resources to support trauma-informed strategies for children, with a specific focus on early childhood, child welfare, and strengthening families.