Mental health RESOURCES

Trauma-Informed Care

This list of trauma-informed care (TIC) is an ever evolving list in order to provide resources for mental health care.

Whether you’re looking to understand how trauma impacts you or your loved ones or seeking resources for help, this list will help guide you in a direction of help and support.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network is a resource for the public, professionals, and others who care about children and are concerned about child traumatic stress.

Many of the materials on NCTSN.org have been created by collaborative groups of NCTSN members. These materials contain author credits. In most cases, uncredited materials have been developed by NCCTS professional staff with guidance from the NCCTS Executive Committee and various NCTSN members.

About NCTSN

About Mental Health First Aid

As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), the Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma offers Free Online Education with: 300+ FREE CE certificates, 50+ speakers, 200+ online webinars, and 90,000+ members

NCTSN Learning Center

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Policy Makers

National Council for Mental Well-Being

The National Council for Mental Well-Being was founded in 1969. It is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults, and families they serve. They build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations and promote a greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care.

Through their Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program they help people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

Effective Strategies in Addressing Trauma in Children of Incarcerated Parents

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. These resources will help to understand them, cope with them, and prevent them.