ACES
Adverse Childhood Experiences
WV ACES COALITION
Adverse Childhood Experiences Coalition of West Virginia. The ACES Coalition of West Virginia includes over 70 different organizations and individuals working together to improve the health and well-being of all West Virginians by reducing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and preventing their occurrence.
UNDERSTANDING ACES
Explores impact of ACEs on child development.
ACES (INFOGRAPHIC)
Overview of ACEs
COMMON TRAUMA SYPTOMS
Common Trauma Symptoms in Students and Helpful Strategies for Educators.
PREVENTING ACES (INFOGRAPHIC)
Strategies to overcome ACEs.
ACES AWARE
Understanding, overcoming, & preventing ACEs.
ACES AWARE (INFOGRAPHIC)
Infographic for ACEs AWARE report: What You Should Know.
DURING & AFTER PANDEMIC
Exploring longterm impact of Covid-19 on children.
ACES NEWSLETTER
Aces Too High is a newsletter on current trends & topics in ACEs research.
TOXIC STRESS - HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Guide to identifying and preventing toxic stress.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
Research on improving executive functioning skills. Executive function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control. We use these skills every day to learn, work, and manage daily life. Trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions, among other things.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION ISSUES IN KIDS: A QUICK GUIDE
Learn what executive functions are, the symptoms of executive function issues, how executive function issues are diagnosed, and how executive function issues are treated.
RESILIENCE
Helping Children Handle Stress
RESEARCH ON BUILDING RESILIENCE - HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Why resilience matters, how it develops, and how to strengthen it in children.
SCIENCE BEHIND RESILIENCE - HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Understanding why some children do well despite adverse early experiences is crucial, because it can inform more effective policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential.
STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE - HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Multiple lines of research have identified a com- mon set of factors that predispose children to positive outcomes in the face of significant adversity.
RESILIENCE: A POWERFUL WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ACEs
Center for Childhood Counseling report on the impact resilience can have on preventing ACEs.
BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
The aim is to create more fertile soil and a more vibrant tree to address, prevent and reduce the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
HELPING CHILDREN COPE & ADJUST AFTER A DISASTER
Strategy guide to help children understand the disaster and to promote effective coping strategies.
BUILDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS WHEN TEACHING ONLINE
Guide for building social-emotional skills online with PreK-3rd grade students.
HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH CHANGES RESULTING FROM COVID-19
Tips for teachers, caregivers, parents, and community leaders on modeling & building healthy coping strategies in children.
SUPPORTING CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH: TIPS FOR PARENTS & EDUCATORS
Recommendations for building community mental health supports.
BUILDING RESILIENCY
Guide to helping children learn resiliency.
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES & FATIGUE DURING COVID-19
Article addressing how to deal with increased fatigue during the Pandemic.
HELPING CHILDREN HANDLE STRESS
Guide for parents on how to teach kids to resilience & healthy responses to stress.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING - FREE TOOLKIT & TRAINING
The Social Emotional Learning Toolkit, developed by The Education Alliance, provides age-appropriate strategies for supporting social emotional learning. Each grade level section includes research to consider as well as activities to implement with students.
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Easy to use Toolkit for afterschool providers, faith-based organizations, coaches, local nonprofit agencies, and more
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Age-appropriate strategies for supporting social emotional learning
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Grade level sections with research to consider and activities to implement
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How To/Q&A sessions on May 5 and 12 to learn more and ask questions
SUICIDE PREVENTION
SUICIDE PREVENTION
CDC report on suicide prevention strategies.
YOUTH SUICIDE WARNING SIGNS
Guide for youth on identifying warning signs of suicide.
PREVENTING SUICIDE: A TOOLKIT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
This toolkit contains strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health, including tools that respond to the needs and cultures of students.
988 - SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE
In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Learn more about the lifeline by visiting the link.
988 FACT SHEET
Learn more about the implementation of the new Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline number - 988.
2022 WEST VIRGINIA SUICIDE DATA
The latest statistics on suicide in West Virginia.
WV SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS AND INITIATIVES
Learn more about suicide prevention plans and efforts in West Virginia, such as crisis lines and the implementation of 988, mental health parity, K-12 school suicide prevention, conversion therapy bans, University and college campus suicide prevention, and health professional training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management