Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is pervasive in our communities with many children, youth and adults using services provided by children’s mental health organizations, child welfare, developmental […]
Suicide and high-risk behavior are increasingly common in individuals with a trauma history. At the same time, many professionals in the helping field report fear or state […]
People with developmental disabilities experience mental health issues as a result of physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect in greater numbers than the general public. Behaviors are often mistaken as non-compliance, […]
Learn how to navigate racial slurs with a trauma informed approach. Words are harmful and can have lasting impacts on racialized people, we simply cannot ignore racial […]
Teaching children who come into our spaces with big stories can be challenging. When we do not know how to respond, we often fall back to unhelpful […]
The prevalence of childhood trauma in our communities is staggering, and the implications for mental health and substance use profound. It is estimated that around 3 in […]
Individuals with a developmental disability are at higher risk of experiencing mental health problems. Often their mental health problems go undiagnosed because they are attributed solely to […]
Trauma-informed Care (TIC) recognizes the need to acknowledge and address the trauma in service delivery and within organizations that continues to oppress people. Systemic trauma and racism […]
Individuals with a developmental disability are at higher risk of experiencing mental health problems. Often their mental health problems go undiagnosed because they are attributed solely to […]
Anti-Black racism is so embedded in the policies and practices of institutions that it has been functionally where racism becomes normalized and rendered invisible. Black professionals carry […]
Many staff and managers experienced close personal deaths during the pandemic and were not able to “be there for their loved ones” as they were dying and […]
Advocates of trauma-informed practice have identified that effective trauma-informed teams must be supported by trauma-informed supervisors, organizations, and service systems. This workshop provides supervisors and managers the opportunity to […]