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SOCIAL SKILLS

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Our Youth Development Resource Portal is being developed thanks to a grant from the Pallottine Foundation’s Healthy Communities Initiative.

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ADVOCACY

VIDEO: HOW CARING ADULTS PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Mentoring strategies to support young people.

Advocacy

ANXIETY

START WITH HELLO: HOW TO REDUCE SOCIAL ANXIETY

Webinar on how to participate in social situations with more confidence and less self-criticism. This webinar explains how social anxiety works and offer tools for reducing your discomfort while improving your communication skills.

SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER: MORE THAN JUST SHYNESS

This brochure provides information about social anxiety disorder, including what it is, common signs and symptoms, causes, treatment options, and resources to find help.

Anxiety
Girlfriends

PACEs

Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences

PACEs SELF-ASSESSMENT

Questionairre to identify Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs).

PREVENT ACES: Best Practices

CDC guide on strategies for preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences.

STRATEGY GUIDE FOR PREVENTING ACES

National Center for Injury Prevention & Control strategy guide for preventing ACES.

ACES RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS

CDC article outlining the top risk & protective factors for developing trauma associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences.

AT A GLANCE: Preventing ACES

A brief overview of prevention strategies for ACES presented by the CDC.

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES): An Overview

CDC article providing a brief summary of the research on ACES and trauma.

VIDEO: ACEs & LIFE OUTCOMES

CDC article providing a brief summary of the research on ACES and trauma.

WHAT IS COMPLEX TRAUMA: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them

Information about complex trauma, how it can impact youth, both good and harmful coping strategies, and ways to improve. This guide is for youth who have experienced complex trauma or who know someone who has. Educators, caregivers, and other adults can also use the guide to have conversations with youth about complex trauma.

VIDEO: NEVER GIVE UP: A Complex Trauma Film by Youth for Youth

A short film developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) specifically for youth, featuring a highly diverse cast of seven adolescents and young adults who examine the shared and unique challenges faced, mistakes made, and growth attained in the struggle to transcend legacies of developmental trauma.

PACEs

RELATIONSHIPS

GUIDE TO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Resource guide to understanding healthy relationships.

Relationships
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