Trauma-Informed Care Resources

GLOSSARY

Defining Trauma and Toxic Stress

  • Acute Trauma = A single event (one-time incident of violence)
  • Chronic Trauma = A series of events (multiple incidents of violence)
  • Complex Trauma = Exposure to multiple traumatic events, often of invasive, interpersonal nature, severe and pervasive, and often occur in the context of the child’s relationship with a caregiver
  • Toxic Stress = When exposed to prolonged stress and/or severe adversity, the persistent activation of the stress response system (Poverty, homelessness, hunger, frequent losses, caregiver separations/inconsistency, emotional abuse, parental depression, substance abuse of mental health issues)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS

1. National Child Traumatic Stress Network www.nctsn.org

This website has sections for professionals, parents, community and lists the types of trauma that impact children.

2. National Council for Behavioral Health 

https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/

https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/topics/trauma-informed-care/

3. National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

http://www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org/

4. National Domestic Violence Hotline resources for survivors http://www.thehotline.org/

5. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies istss.org

6. National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov

7. American Psychological Association www.apa.org/topics/trauma

8. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

https://www.nasmhpd.org/content/national-center-trauma-informed-care-nctic-0 

9. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-informed Approach | SAMHSA

 

SCIENCE-BASED RESOURCES

1. The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships By Bonnie Badenoch, Stephen W. Porges (Foreword)

2. Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE GROUNDBREAKING WHEEL OF AWARENESS MEDITATION PRACTICE A New York Times Bestseller! Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. 

An in-depth look at the science that underlies meditation’s effectiveness, this book teaches readers how to harness the power of the principle “Where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows.”

 3. Recent developments in understanding ethnocultural and race differences in trauma exposure and PTSD

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X16302391

 4. Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services – Treatment Improvement Protocol https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA14-4816/SMA14-4816.pdf

 

SUGGESTED SELF-CARE RESOURCES

1. Each Mind Matters Resources for Self-Care During COVID

https://emmresourcecenter.org/system/files/2020-03/Covid-19%20-%20Self%20Care%20Card%20English.E-version.pdf

2. Mental Health America: Take Care of your spirit: 10 Tools

https://www.mhanational.org/take-care-your-spirit

3. Mental Health America: Peer, Friend, and Self-Support During COVID (webinar with slides)

https://www.mhanational.org/events/peer-friend-and-self-support-covid-19-crisis-how-provide-support-ourselves-and-others

4. Free self-care mini-course for professors and educators

https://www.draileenmccabemaucher.com/offers/VcSAUZho/checkout

 Accompanying textbook – Complete Self-Care by Dr. Aileen McCabe-Mauche

 

RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

GREAT WEB RESOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 For/About Children:

  1. Bar-Halpern, Miri (Author), and Laitem, Magali (Illustrator). Becoming A Superhero: A Book for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. (Childswork/Childsplay, 2017).
  2. Ferebee, Janice. Got It Goin’ On: An Image Awareness Guide for Young Ladies. (Ferebee Enterprises International, 1996).
  3. Herman, Steve. Help Your Dragon Cope with Trauma: A Cute Children’s Story to Help Kids Understand and Overcome Traumatic Events. (Digital Golden Solutions, LLC, 2019).
  4. Heubner, Dawn. Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with Events in the News. (Kingsley Publishers, 2019).
  5. Holmes, Margaret (Author), Mudlaff, Sasha (Author), and Pillo, Cary (Author, illustrator). A Terrible Thing Happened. (Magination Press, 2000).
  6. Ippen, Chandra Ghosh (Author), and Ippen, Erich Peter, Jr. (Illustrator). Once I Was Very Scared. (Piplo Productions, 2016).
  7. Levine, Peter, and Kline, Maggie. Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing – Infancy to Adolescence. (North Atlantic Books, 2007).
  8. Marvel, Robin. Healing Childhood Trauma: Transforming Pain into Purpose with Post-Traumatic Growth. (Loving Healing Press, Inc., 2020
  9. Miller, Rachel Davidson. CBT Toolbox for Children & Adolescents: The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple for Managing and Behaviors. Coping Skills for Kids and Teens to Boost Self-Esteem Feeling Better (Audible Audiobook). (Rachel Davidson Miller, 2020)
  10. Sibbald, Laura, and Phifer, Lisa Weed. Trauma-Informed Social-Emotional Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: 116 Worksheets and Skill-Building Exercises to Support Safety, Connection & Empowerment. (PESI Publishing and Media, 2020).
  11. Straus, Susan Farber. Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma. (American Psychological Association, 2013).
  12. Tabron, Abysinnia Washington (Author), and Lemo, Tais (Illustrator). My Warrior Pose. (2020).

For/About Youth & Young Adults:

  1. Delgado, Melvin. Urban Youth Trauma: Using Community Intervention to Overcome Gun Violence. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019).
  2. Ferebee, Janice. Got It Goin’ On-II: Power Tools for Girls! (Ferebee Enterprises International, 2000 | 20th Anniversary Edition to be released Spring 2021).
  3. Garcia, Gabi, and Russell, Charity. I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids. (Gabi Garcia Books, 2018).
  4. Gerson, Ruth (Author, Editor), and Heppell, Patrick (Author, Editor). Beyond PTSD: Helping and Healing Teens Exposed to Trauma. (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2019).
  5. Goodman, Steven (Author), and Fine, Michelle (Foreword). It’s Not About Grit: Trauma, Inequity, and the Power of Transformative Teaching. (Teachers College Press, 2018).
  6. Hallett, Kristina, and Donelan, Jill. Trauma Treatment Toolbox for Teens: 144 Trauma-Informed Worksheets and Exercises to Promote Resilience, Growth and Healing. (PESI Publishing and Media, 2020).
  7. Hardy, Kenneth V., and Laszloffy, T.A. Teens Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions to Break the Cycle of Adolescent Violence. (Guilford Press, 2006).
  8. McMurtrie, Sarah. Untwist: Helping Teenagers Talk About Trauma: A Practical, Engaging, Strength-Based Trauma-Informed Care Resource to Connect With 12 to 18-Year-Old Children. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017).
  9. Palmer, Libbi. The PTSD Workbook for Teens: Simple, Effective Tools for Healing Trauma. (Instant Help Books, 2012).
  10. Raja, Sheela (Author), and Raja Ashrafi, Jaya (Author). The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens: Strategies to Overcome Trauma and Take Back Your Life (The Instant Help Solutions Series). (Instant Help Books, 2018).
  11. Rogers, Annie. The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma. (Ballantine Books, 2006).

For Professionals:

  1. Forbes, Heather. Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences to Helping Challenging Children in the Classroom. (Beyond Consequences Institute, LLC, 2012).
  2. Hardy, K., V. & Laszloffy, T. A. Teens Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions to Break the Cycle of Adolescent Violence. (Guilford, 2005).
  3. Himelstein, Sam. Trauma-Informed Mindfulness with Teens: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals. (Norton Professional Books, 2019).
  4. Jennings, Patricia A. (author), and Mazant, Camille (narrator). The Trauma-Informed Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching. (Echo Point Books & Media, LLC, 2019)
  5. Maddox, Rachel. Secret Bad Girl: A Sexual Trauma Memoir and Resolution Guide. (Difference Press, 2016).
  6. Menakem, Resmaa. My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. (Central Recovery Press, 2017).
  7. Nakazawa, Donna Jackson (author), and Beaulieu, Callie (narrator). Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, And How You Can Heal. (Atria Books, 2015).
  8. Purvis, Karyn (Author),Cross, David (author), and Lyons, Wendy Sunshine (author). The Connected Child: Bringing Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family. (McGraw-Hill, 2007).
  9. Rossen, E., & Hull, R (Eds.). Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals. (Oxford, 2013).
  10. Szalavitz, Perry. The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Love, Loss, and Healing. (Basic Books, 2006).
  11. Turner, Erianger, A., and Richardson, Jasmine. Racial Trauma is Real: The Impact of Police Shootings on African Americans. (Blog, July 2016 – Earlier version of the blog was published on BlackDoctor.org.)
  12. Van Der Kolk, Bessel. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. (Viking Penguin, 2014).
  13. Walker, Rheeda Ph.D. The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve. (New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2020).

 

RESOURCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING

  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Manakem.

Publisher’s Weekly review:  “Sensitive and probing, this book from therapist Menakem delves into the complex effects of racism and white privilege. Departing from standard academic approaches, he speaks from the wisdom of his grandmother and his own expertise in somatic therapy, a field that emphasizes the mind-body connection. Trauma, both present-day and historical, forms the cornerstone of Menakem’s analysis.”

  • “Charting the Bumpy Road of Coparenting” James McHale “Coparenting: A Conceptual and Clinical Examination of Family Systems” James P. McHale, Kristin M. Lindahl
  • “Young Children & Trauma”- Joy Osofsky
  • “Children Exposed to Violence”- M. Feerick & G. Silverman
  • “An Integrated Approach of Childhood Exposure to Violence and Brain Development”- L. Chamberlain
  • “Don’t Hit My Mommy!”- Alicia Lieberman
  • “Ghosts & Angels: Intergenerational Patterns in the Transmission and Treatment of Traumatic Sequelae of Domestic Violence”- A. Lieberman
  • “Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Treatment Manual”- Gary Landreth
  • “Treating Trauma & Traumatic Grief in Children”- Cohen, Mannarino & Deblinger
  • “Parent-Child Interaction Therapy”- T. Hembree-Kigin & C. McNeil
  • “Handbook of Infant Mental Health”- C.H. Zeanah (Editor)

 

LOCAL RESOURCES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

A. SLEEP AND STRESS RESOURCES

Howard University Hospital Sleep Disorders Center
2041 Georgia Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20060
202-865-2122

Howard University Hospital Sleep Disorders Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).  The H.U.H. Sleep Disorders Center services patients in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. The Center is conveniently located within Howard University Hospital, has ample parking, and is easily accessible by D. C. Metro.

WHUR Podcast with Dr. Peter Whitesell: https://whur.com/podcasts/daily-drum-insight-segment/medical-monday-sleep-disorders/

 

Howard University Hospital Mental Health Clinic
520 College Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-7981

The Mental Health Clinic services include diagnostic and therapeutic management of mental illness and substances of abuse. These include but are not limited to, forensic psychiatry, cognitive behavior therapy, hypnotherapy, strategic therapy, psychoanalysis, pharmacotherapy, individual, couples, family and group therapy, and combinations of pharmaceutical and psychotherapeutic approaches.

 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Contact: Dr. Paul Jones: Paul.M.Jones@gunet.georgetown.edu

Website: http://medstargeorgetown.org/mbsr  

MBSR is an evidence-based eight-week course that teaches participants skills to reduce physical and emotional stress and enhance day-to-day well-being. Created in the late 1970s by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., MBSR has been shown to be effective at helping participants with a wide variety of needs, goals, and physical conditions reduce stress, pain, anxiety, and other symptoms, and improve their quality of life. This course consists of eight two and a half-hour weekly classes (Note: first and last class are three hours each) and a seven-hour weekend retreat. The cost of the program is $550. Contact Tina Kummer at 202-944-5369 for details on discounts.

 

GW Center For Integrative Medicine
908 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037
(202)833-5055

The Center for Integrative Medicine at the George Washington University Medical Center is dedicated to creating a healing environment in which patients have access to medical doctors and a variety of complementary and alternative therapies to promote healing and wellness.

 

Children’s National Health System’s Sleep Medicine Program
111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20010
Sleep Medicine: 202-476-2128

Judith A. Owens, MD, FAASM, Director of Sleep Medicine

jowens@childrensnational.org

http://childrensnational.org/departments/sleep-medicine

Children’s National Health System’s Sleep Medicine program has received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as a sleep disorders center. The AASM has congratulated the Children’s National Sleep Medicine program on meeting the high standards required for receiving accreditation as a sleep disorders center.  The Sleep Medicine program is an important resource to the local medical community and will provide academic and scientific value in addition to the highest quality care for patients suffering from sleep disorders.

 

GW Center for Sleep Disorders
2021 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
202-741-3430

The Center is dedicated to providing patients with an accurate diagnosis of their sleep disorders, as well as appropriate and effective treatments. Services are provided through a team-based environment, with a multidisciplinary team of sleep disorder specialists. Team members typically include neurologists, pulmonary physicians, otolaryngologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and sleep technicians.

 

B. LOCAL INITIATIVES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 1. Office of the State Superintendent of Education

OSSE, in collaboration with InSite Solutions and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, hosted a trauma-informed care training tailored for individuals who work in schools.

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/DEL_Mental%20Health%20&%20Social%20Emotional%20Development_Trauma%20Informed%20Care.pdf

 

2. Trauma-informed care: a focus on people with developmental disabilities: https://ucedd.georgetown.edu/DDA/Trauma.html

 

3. Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

John A Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 8, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-9945 / TTY: 711
Email: oanc@dc.gov

Visit the website to locate your ANC:  http://anc.dc.gov/

The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting their neighborhoods, including traffic, parking, recreation, street improvements, liquor licenses, zoning, economic development, police protection, sanitation and trash collection, and the District’s annual budget. The intent of the ANC legislation is to ensure input from an advisory board that is made up of the residents of the neighborhoods that are directly affected by government action. The ANCs are the body of government with the closest official ties to the people in a neighborhood.

 

4. DC Mayor’s Office for Veteran Affairs

441 4th Street, NW, Suite 870 North, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 724-5454
Fax: (202) 724-7117
TTY: 711
Email:ova@dc.gov

Veterans Crisis Line Website – http: //www.veteranscrisisline.net/

The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available.

Directory of Military and Veteran Service Organizations: http://www.va.gov/vso/VSO-Directory_2013-2014.pdf

 

CLINICAL RESEARCH RESOURCES

1. Find a Clinical Trial Around the Nation and Worldwide: ClinicalTrials.gov

This is a searchable registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial’s purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.

 

2. Search NIH Clinical Research Studies http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/

NIH conducts clinical research trials for many diseases and conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, allergy and infectious diseases, and neurological disorders. To search for other diseases and conditions, you can visit ClinicalTrials.gov.

The NIH maintains an online database of clinical research studies taking place at its Clinical Center, which is located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Studies are conducted by most of the institutes and centers across the NIH. The Clinical Center hosts a wide range of studies from rare diseases to chronic health conditions, as well as studies for healthy volunteers. Visitors can search by diagnosis, sign, symptom, or other keywords.

NIH & Clinical Research: http://www.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrials/

Children and Clinical Studies: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/childrenandclinicalstudies

NIH Office of Human Subjects Research: http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/OHSR/index.php

 

3. Join a National Registry of Research Volunteers: RESEARCHMATCH.ORG

ResearchMatch is an NIH-funded initiative to connect 1) people who are trying to find research studies, and 2) researchers seeking people to participate in their studies. It is a free, secure registry to make it easier for the public to volunteer and to become involved in clinical research studies that contribute to improved health in the future.

 

4. Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS)

Post-doctoral Student Research (TL1/ KL2)

Name: Mary Katherine Howell
Current & Past Title: PhD Candidate | Clinical Psychology, Howard University
Email: mary.howell@howard.edu
TL1 Research Topic: Alternative fear activation pathways in post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment response
Past & Current Mentors: Thomas A. Mellman, MD (Department of Psychiatry, Howard University)
Pubmed: See link

Name: Kimberly Nkem Uweh, Pharm.D.
Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Howard University
Email: Kimberly.Uweh@ucdenver.edu
TL1 Research Topic: Examining Characteristics of Placebo Effects on Trauma-Related Insomnia in a Suvorexant Trial

Name: Latifa Jackson, PhD
Current & Past Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, Howard University
Email: latifa.jackson@howard.edu
TL1 Research Topic: The Impact of Adverse Life experience on Allostatic Load and the Genomics of Resilience in African Americans.
Mentors: Joseph Wright (primary mentor), Vence Bonham, Carlos Bustamante, and David Williams

Complete list of the Scholars: https://www.translationalbiomedicalscience.org/scholars

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