Social Justice Forum- Resources for Context and Education: Black Maternal Health and Research on the Mental Health and Well Being of People of Color

This article highlights Dr. Nadine Burke Harris' pioneering work on ACEs and their link to chronic stress-related health issues, such as heart disease, while also discussing societal responses and preventive measures.

In this study, adverse childhood experiences were found to significantly correlate with depression, anxiety, and behavioral issues in youth, highlighting the importance of incorporating ACEs-informed assessment and diagnosis practices in counseling for better mental health outcomes.

This article highlights the differences between key terms in the field: childhood adversity, ACEs, trauma, and toxic stress.

A woman's first-hand account of medical challenges, traumatic experiences, and eventual healing, illustrating the profound impact of childhood trauma on physical and emotional health, as well as the transformative power of therapy and self-discovery.

In this piece, from Building Community Resilience, the pair of ACEs explored are Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Community Experiences, and the relationship between them.

From North Carolina Courts Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs, this guide includes information and recommendations for reducing the traumatic nature of judicial encounters, guiding court staff in their daily interactions with court visitors and participants in a trauma-informed way.

This presentation examines the power and politics of race within the context of White Supremacy and how to bring about systemic change.

This significant article discusses the need for a healing conceptual framework in Indigenous communities to address the intergenerational effects of colonization and historical trauma, presenting the Indigenous Wellness Pyramid as a holistic approach to guide pathways toward increased community well-being, contrasting with the ACEs pyramid and focusing on intergenerational healing, cultural identity development, and fostering positive experiences.

This research article shows that childhood adversity is significantly associated with criminal behavior in adulthood, with offenders reporting nearly four times as many adverse events compared to the normative sample, suggesting the importance of addressing early life experiences in treatment interventions to reduce criminal recidivism.

Adolescents impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) require tailored support from various systems due to the widespread prevalence of ACEs, which can result in learning and behavioral challenges, necessitating coordinated services, including adapted screening tools, trauma-informed interventions, and policy advocacy.

This study explores the treatment needs of adolescents with developmental trauma, highlighting their desire for symptom relief, coping strategies, and a supportive therapeutic relationship to address physical and emotional challenges, underscoring the importance of patient involvement in treatment planning for autonomy and control.

This UK study links early ACEs to adolescent delinquency, highlighting five mediators—child property delinquency, substance use, low self-control, unstructured socializing, and parent-child attachment—and stressing the importance of early ACEs screening and a Trauma-Informed Health Care (TIC) approach in preventing early delinquency.

This study examines the impact of ACEs on adolescent mental health, particularly depression and anxiety, revealing gender differences and the influence of risk and protective factors.

This study investigates the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as an intervention for adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder, finding significant reductions in depressive symptoms and comorbid psychiatric issues.

ACEs are common among those diagnosed with different mental disorders, and the level of this trauma affects the severity of a disorder's symptoms. This study examines this relationship and suggests that interventions targeting childhood trauma could reduce mental disorder severity in the future.

This study explores the effectiveness of different modalities, including mindfulness, ERDM, and expressive arts, in a one-week treatment program for adolescent girls with multiple ACEs.

This study investigates the prevalence of ACEs and mental health issues among young offenders, finding ACEs significantly associated with mental health disturbances, suggesting the importance of routinely assessing ACEs to identify potential precursors of mental health problems and future criminal behaviors in justice-involved youth.

This trauma-informed resource guide, created by graduate students in Trinity's Counseling program, surveys podcasts, websites, and books that support individuals in their journeyl to wellbeing.