Resources for Healing and Building Resilience
Minnesota Resources
Ann Masten
Inside Resilient Children (video), Ordinary Magic: Lessons from Research on Resilience and Human Development (short article) (PowerPoint Handout)
The Wakanheza Project
A public health effort to create welcoming environments and reduce stress – trademarked by St. Paul/Ramsey County Public Health www.ramseycounty.us/residents/health-medical/public-health-initiatives/wakanheza-project
SEARCH Institute
40 Developmental Assets that enable success in young people – Minneapolis-based organization www.search-institute.org/research/developmental-assets
The Visible Child Initiative:
A Minneapolis initiative that posts wonderful training videos covering topics including: historical trauma, ACEs, reclaiming culture, family-centered culturally-sensitive trauma-informed practices, etc. www.visiblechild.org/within-a-cultural-context/
Cultural Resilience: A Framework for Promoting Assets
Videos and powerpoint from a presentation by Dr. JuanCarlos Arauz and others at the University of Minnesota
Trauma-Informed Approaches Social Innovation Lab
MN project aimed at facilitating a collaborative effort to align trauma-informed efforts across the state in a way that is evidence-based and practice-based. www.socialinnovationlab.net/trauma-informed/
Minnesota Circle of Parents
Part of a national network of mutual self-help support groups for parents, coordinated by MCCC in MN. www.pcamn.org/circle-of-parents/
Bounceback Project
A local partnership in Buffalo, MN that is building community resilience. www.bouncebackproject.org
Resiliency and Protective Factors: Information for Families
A simple and straightforward handout covering resilience strategies for families. Created by Washington County. https://goo.gl/9yWYFK
National Resources
David Bornstein’s New York Times series
The three articles looks at the efforts of the past two decades to put the capacity for self-knowledge into effect on community and professional levels. Specifically how community-based efforts shared and incorporated information about how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase negative life experiences such as dropping out of school, committing suicide, etc. Article 1, Article 2, & Article 3
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Videos from leaders in the field and map of initiatives related to resilience and healing. Click Here
American Institutes for Research
Short video entitled “What Difference can Trauma-Informed Care Make?” and also articles and publications including: Trauma-Informed Care for Displaced Populations, and a Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homelessness Services
Trauma-Informed Care: Perspectives & Resources
From Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health and JBS International, Inc. Click Here
Washington State Family Policy Council
ACEResponse – examples of policy interventions based on the ACE Study. aceresponse.org
The Resilience Cookbook
Created by ACE Interface, Inc., offers information about what communities are doing in response to the ACE Study. communityresiliencecookbook.org/whats-cooking-here-and-why/
ACEs Connection
An online community of practice using trauma-informed, resilience-building practices to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and to change systems to stop traumatizing already traumatized people. www.acesconnection.com
Compassionate Schools
A trauma-informed approach out of WA. Information available at: www.k12.wa.us/CompassionateSchools/
Mindful
A website with information about mindfulness practice and emotional intelligence strategies that can help build resilience – www.mindful.org
Red River Resilience
FACTS of Resilience – materials and content from Fargo, North Dakota www.redriverresilience.com
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Annual review of literature on resiliency and implications for public policy
Green Dot, etc.
A violence prevention organization founded on the belief that individual safety is a community responsibility, shifting the lens away from victims/perpetrators and onto bystanders. The overarching goal is to mobilize a force of engaged and proactive bystanders. Curriculum overview available via videos at: Click Here
Green Dot, etc.
A violence prevention organization founded on the belief that individual safety is a community responsibility, shifting the lens away from victims/perpetrators and onto bystanders. The overarching goal is to mobilize a force of engaged and proactive bystanders. Curriculum overview available via videos at: Click Here
1-2-3 Care: A Trauma-Sensitive Toolkit for Caregivers of Children
Public health nurses at Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) developed a 178-page toolkit — for caregivers of children. They describe the toolkit as supporting caregivers on their journey towards “trauma sensitivity.” The toolkit can be downloaded as a whole, or individual topics can be downloaded separately. The toolkit also includes handouts for caregivers. srhd.org/documents/123Care/1-2-3%20Care%20Toolkit.pdf