Building Resilient Communities: Resources for Understanding ACEs & Trauma-Informed
Practices
Explore the articles, videos, and other resources below to deepen your understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma-informed practices. These materials are designed to support educators, professionals, and community members in fostering resilience and creating supportive environments for individuals affected by trauma. Whether you're new to the topic or looking to expand your knowledge, these resources will help you integrate trauma-informed approaches into your work and daily life.
"Get Your Feet Wet."
Intro-Level
Online Certificate Training for an Introduction to ACEs
What are Aces and Why do they Matter
Starting the Conversation
Peer-to-peer conversations; a level up from beginners
Brain Story Certificate and Brain Development
The Science of ACEs and Toxic Stress
Impact of Stress and Resilience in Young Children
“What’s Happening in the Community?”
(Advanced conversations about local & state efforts)
Trauma Informed Policing: Increasing Empathy
The Power of Collective Effort; Building Strong Brains
Ballad Health, ETSU Partner to Launch Strong BRAIN Institute
Sullivan Co Regional Health Dept. Becoming Trauma Informed
“Organizational Transformation and Workplace Development”
Trauma Informed Care in an Organizational Setting
Trauma Informed School Strategies, Response to the Pandemic
Scales to Measure Attitudes Related to Trauma Informed Care
Guide for Employees and Workforce Development Organizations
“Public Health Approaches”
(Strategies for community-based organizations, clinics, and social service agencies; focus on cross-sector collaboration)
CDC's ACE's Prevention Strategies
San Francisco's Dept of PH Trauma Informed Practices
General Media Articles
Ballad Health, ETSU partner to launch Strong BRAIN Institute
“Taking a Deeper Dive”
(Journals, articles, research)
Impact of ACE's Through out the Lifespan
Using systems-mapping to address ACEs
What Does it Mean to be Trauma-Informed?