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.
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.