Handout for caregivers on parenting strategies to create positive experiences and recognize their own current strengths. Refer to the ACEs and Parenting section of the Companion Guide. Resource provided in English and Spanish formats.
Resource Tag: Trauma-Informed Care
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Section A: Talking About ACEs with Caregivers: ACEs 101: Impact and Our Opportunity
Module for home visitors from the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals.
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Section A: Talking About ACEs with Caregivers: Understanding ACEs Handout
Handout for caregivers on understanding ACEs. Refer to Talking About ACEs with Caregivers section of the Companion Guide.
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PACE Toolkit: Childhood Experiences Worksheet (ChEW)
Discussion tool for use with families around positive and adverse experiences in caregivers’ past as well as reflection to plan forward for child(ren) in home. This tool is flexible and can be used whole or in parts.
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PACE Toolkit: Generalized PACE Home Visiting Tool
General tool home visiting staff can use to determine which pieces of the PACE toolkit might be helpful for each family.
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Trauma Informed Approaches for Organizations Working with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities
The National Association of County & City Health Officials developed a toolkit to support non-profit organizations in understanding, developing, and integrating trauma-informed strategies for working with newcomer communities. This toolkit includes detailed information on trauma within newcomer communities, principles of trauma-informed care, and assessment to guide organizational, program, and staff development.
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Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services and the Office of Head Start partnered to develop a handbook for raising young children, aged 0-5, during resettlement in the U.S. This handbook is available in Arabic, English, and Spanish.