Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices for Early Childhood Educators, by Julie Nicholson, Priya Shimpi Driscoll, Julie Kurtz, Doménica Márquez, and Lawanda Wesley. 2020. Routledge.
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity, by Nadine Burke Harris. 2018. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom, by Kristin Souers, with Pete Hall. 2016. ASCD.
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs: The What, Why, and How, by Laura J. Colker and Derry Koralek. 2018. Redleaf Press.
Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma, by Barbara Sorrels. 2015. Gryphon House.
Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for Your Classroom, by Susan E. Craig. 2008. Brookes Publishing.
Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress, by Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes. 2017. ASCD.
Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children, by Julie Nicholson, Linda Perez, and Julie Kurtz. 2019. Routledge.
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing, by David T. Treleaven. 2108. W.W. Norton & Co.
Asking the Question that Counts: Educators and Early Childhood Trauma, by The Council for Professional Recognition. www.cdacouncil.org/storage/documents/Media_Room/Asking_the_Question_that_Counts_Final.pdf
Child Development and Trauma Guide, by the Department of Human Services, State of Victoria, Australia. www.dcp.wa.gov.au/ChildProtection/ChildAbuseAndNeglect/Documents/ChildDevelopmentAndTraumaGuide.pdf
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators, by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. www.nctsn.org/resources/child-trauma-toolkit-educators
Creating Trauma Sensitive Classrooms, by Katie Statman-Weil. www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2015/trauma-sensitive-classrooms
The Heart of Learning and Teaching: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success, by Ray Wolpow, Mona M. Johnson, Ron Hertel, and Susan O. Kincaid. www.k12.wa.us/student-success/health-safety/mental-social-behavioral-health/compassionate-schools-learning-and-1
Helping Traumatized Children Learn, by Susan F. Cole, Jessica Greenwald O’Brien, M. Geron Gadd, Joel Ristuccia, D. Luray Wallace, and Michael Gregory. https://traumasensitiveschools.org/tlpi-publications/download-a-free-copy-of-helping-traumatized-children-learn
How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences: A Tool Kit for Supporting Long-Term Recovery, by Lisa H. Jaycox, Lindsey K. Morse, Terri Tanielian, and Bradley D. Stein. www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2006/RAND_TR413.pdf
Traumatic Experiences, from Sesame Street in Communities. www.sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/traumatic-experiences
Trauma-Informed The Trauma Toolkit, 2nd edition, by Klinic Community Health Centre. http://trauma-informed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Trauma-informed_Toolkit.pdf
Trauma Toolkit: Tools to Support the Learning and Development of Students Experiencing Childhood and Adolescent Trauma, by First Book in partnership with Maryland State Education Association. http://taaaconline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Trauma-Toolkit-for-Educators.pdf
Violence in the Lives of Children, by NAEYC. Position statement. https://naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/PSVIOL98.PDF
Wisconsin’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools Online Professional Development. https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/mental-health/trauma
Broken Places. Roger Weisberg. 55-minute film on resilience in children. https://www.pbs.org/show/broken-places
Effective Strategies in Addressing Trauma in Children of Incarcerated Parents, SAMHSA. 1½-hour webinar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdhI-AoHkuw
Trauma, Brain and Relationship: Helping Children Heal. Dr. Bruce Perry and other experts on early childhood trauma. 5½-minute video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYj7YYHmbQs
Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms. Barbara Sorrels and Katie Statman-Weil. 57-minute webinar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjG3xNxtU1E
Understanding How an Immigrant Family Navigates Family Trauma, NCTSN. 1½-hour webinar. www.nctsn.org/resources/understanding-how-an-immigrant-family-navigates-family-trauma
Understanding Trauma and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children, SAMHSA. 67-minute webinar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyrf0qKFiOo
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning). Provides resources on evidence-based social and emotional learning for preschool through high school. www.casel.org
CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Houses and distributes multiple reports, training modules, and handbooks related to childhood trauma. www.cdc.gov
Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University. Provides science-based research and innovation outcomes to benefit children facing adversity. Develops and disseminates print, audio, and video materials on trauma. www.developingchild.harvard.edu
CTC (Center for Trauma and the Community). Provides culturally sensitive innovative materials for low-income users free of charge. www.ctc.georgetown.edu
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). Publishes numerous articles related to trauma and resilience. NAEYC.org
National Center for PTSD, US Department of Veterans Affairs. Information and tools about PTSD from the world’s leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD and traumatic stress. www.ptsd.va.gov
NCPMI (National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations). Brings together research scholars who have developed the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children. www.challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu
NCTSN (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network). National resource for developing and disseminating evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed services, and public and professional education. www.nctsn.org
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Addresses the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities as a behavioral health concern. www.samhsa.gov
Teaching Tolerance. Provides free resources to teachers, administrators, counselors, and other practitioners who work with children from kindergarten through high school. www.tolerance.org
Zero to Three. Develops training materials, research reports, and videos on trauma-informed practice for infants and toddlers. www.zerotothree.org