Links and Resources

This is a collection of all the documents, links and resources that appear in various sections of the website. We hope this is helpful to you to to be able to access everything in one location.

• Webinars

• Adverse Childhood Experience Research: Extension, Integration, & Implications- This Prevent Child Abuse New York webinar provides an overview and discussion of ACE implications -- this recorded webinar is synchronized to the powerpoint.
• Healing Trauma's Wounds- this six-part teleseminar series seeks to take trauma treatment to the next level. The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine brings forth leading edge knowledge and emerging practices from various trauma treatment experts.
• The Impact of Trauma on Women and Girls Across the Lifespan webinars- The impact of violence, abuse, neglect, disaster, war, and other harmful experiences continues long after the traumatic event has ended. Exposure to trauma is a pervasive issue that has significantly impacted the health and well-being of millions of Americans and nearly everyone seeking services in the public health and social services systems. Understanding how trauma affects the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social, and physical functioning of the people we care for can improve our services.



• Website Links

• The Center for Post-Trauma Wellness- Provides education and assistance for people who have experienced trauma from abuse, neglect, injuries or other adversities, and for professionals who help them. Using Restorative Integral Support, which includes mind/body therapies and embodies research-informed interventions that address adverse childhood experiences and resilience, the Center for Post-Trauma Wellness offers a cost-effective, comprehensive "whole person approach" to recovery from trauma.
• The Homelessness Resource Center is offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support effective comprehensive service provision to people experiencing homelessness. Restorative Integral Support (RIS) is highlighted as "a flexible model that allows for fluid collaboration among community leaders, service systems, and people receiving supports." RIS includes evidence-based practices in the context of human relationships.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- SAMHSA provides many helpful resources and supports, including a treatment locator and a National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices.
• SAMHSA's Partners for Recovery- Fostering and developing Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care is a SAMHSA priority.
• ACESTooHigh - is the go-to site for background, news and information about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, developmental neurobiology (how experiences affect a child's developing brain and nervous system), and epigenetics (how our genes turn off and on in response to our experiences and social environment). ACESTooHigh covers what communities are doing to reduce the burden of ACEs and is a place where people can tell their personal stories about how child trauma affected their lives and health, and how they have Ñ or have not, as the case may be - made peace with the past.
• ACE Study.org- The ACE Study is an ongoing collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente. Led by Co-principal Investigators Robert F. Anda, MD, MS, and Vincent J. Felitti, MD, the ACE Study is perhaps the largest scientific research study of its kind, analyzing the relationship between multiple categories of childhood trauma (ACEs), and health and behavioral outcomes later in life.
• The Centers for Disease Control and the ACE Study- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an on-line source for credible health information. The ACE Study was conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente.
• Prevent Child Abuse America- has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with state chapters, the national office provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels with a focus on valuing children, strengthening families and engaging communities nationwide.
• The University at Albany School of Social Welfare- has provided education, knowledge, and tools to agency, policy, and community leaders who are raising awareness of ACE implications and developing ACE-informed policies and programs.
• Healthy Families New York- Since 1995, the Research Team (Center for Human Services Research/University at Albany (SUNY)/School of Social Welfare (CHSR) and the New York State Office of Children and Families/ Bureau of Evaluation and Research) have been conducting a variety of studies of Healthy Families New York, a multi-site program designed to prevent child abuse and neglect, increase parental self sufficiency, and enhance child health and development.
• The Arizona ACE Think Tank and PBS- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) can last a lifetime, but they don't have to. The ACE Think Tank Arizona has partnered with PBS to raise awareness of ACEs and ACE response strategies. You can also participate in the ACE Consortium blog developed by the Arizona Think tank.
• The Washington State Family Policy Council- is a state level interagency council that has partnered with community public health and safety networks to support community-driven change in response to ACE knowledge.
• Healthy People Policy- Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of prevention activities.
• The Children's Plan- The New York State Council on Children & Families (NYS CCF) presents this blueprint that helps build an understanding of ways that family engagement, support and youth voice play essential roles in developing the emotional well-being of children. The federal Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) principles are embraced in the Plan to ensure that every aspect of this Plan is built from a foundation of strengthening and supporting families.
• The Committee on the Shelterless (COTS)- This award-winning homeless service agency in Petaluma, CA has developed "ACE-informed" programming guided by the RIS model, which draws on Integral theory to include evidence-based practices in the context of human relationships
• Service Outcomes Action Research (SOAR)- A national leader in developing practice-based research, SOAR implements a data-informed practice process that generates knowledge of the direct impact of services provided in support of program development.
• The National Center on Family Homelessness- provides resources that can be adapted for use in various agency settings.
• National Healthcare for the Homeless Council- Homelessness is often the result of a downward spiral that begins with a person's health problem and escalates into employment, financial, and housing problems. Without homes, people experience illnesses and injuries at three to six times the rates of housed individuals, and they die an average of 30 years earlier. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council works to break this deadly cycle.
• Low Income Mortgage, Affordable Housing & Homelessness- This guide has been written to help low income earners and the general public to understand the steps and processes required when purchasing affordable housing, as well as inform homeless people about methods and programs to find accommodation.
• Humane Exposures- Founded in 1997 by photojournalist Susan Madden Lankford, HUMANE EXPOSURES pursues its mission to take a penetrating look at the needs and challenges of society's disenfranchised, encourage public awareness of the causes that underlie the destructive cycles plaguing these populations, and use photography, books, film, education, and advocacy to increase understanding and engender humane response.
• Healing Neen- Recovery is possible. People can heal from adverse childhood experiences. Neen's story illustrates the consequences that untreated trauma has on individuals and society at-large, including mental health problems, addiction, homelessness and incarceration. Today, she is a nationally renowned speaker and educator on the devastation of trauma and the hope of recovery.
• Voices Empowered- The mission of this website is to empower survivors of violence and/or trauma by creating a space in which the vulnerable can speak, allowing healing, wellness, and hope.
• Philanthropists at Work (PAW)- This is international body responds to ACEs and seeks to build PE/ACE in Africa. An ACE Think Tank and Action Teams participant collaborating with Troy Housing Authority, Aminata Diaw and colleagues support the development of regional peace processes.
• The Somatic Experiencing (SE) Trauma Institute- is an emerging body-awareness approach to trauma being taught throughout the world. The Institute trains practitioners and seeks research partnerships.
• The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)- This international organization supports practitioners and researchers drawing on neuroscience and eastern medicine to inform practice and research on acupressure techniques to help relieve trauma symptoms. Intervention research has begun and this group continues to seek research partnerships.
• Child Abuse Information and Resources- A teacher and her students provided this page, which shares information and resources related to child abuse and neglect.



• ACE Questions and Overviews

• ACE Questionnaire- covers ten categories of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction
• ACE Research Briefing- Developed by the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, this research brief was designed for legislators and other policymakers.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) Meeting Report: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences to Improve Public Health- The WHO has prioritized prevention of child maltreatment and provides this ACE report to raise awareness of policymakers. The UAlbany School of Social Welfare and Prevent Child Abuse America partnership is highlighted on page 10, noting that this website serves as a way to "link policymakers, program directors, practitioners, and researchers involved in the implementation and evaluation of ACE response strategies around the world."
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among poor older adults: Coping mechanisms and consequences- this is a proposal for a research project currently being carried out at Troy Housing Authority in Troy, NY.
• Executive Summary: ACE and Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness- The Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) provides an example of ACE-informed programming.
• PE/ACE Project: Positive Environments to overcome ACEs- Troy Housing Authority has developed the PE/ACE Project, integrating ACE research with knowledge of resiliency supports to provide Positive Encounters responding to adverse childhood experiences.
• The Lake County, CA ACE Summary Report- This is an example of one California County that worked with Ferron & consultants to engage in a community outreach campaign in which residents were surveyed and ACE awareness was raised within service delivery systems.



• Articles related to ACEs

• ACE Overview, Response Strategies, and Integral Theory- This article, published in the Journal of Integral Theory & Practice, summarizes ACE research and draws on Integral Theory to conceptually explain ACE findings and guide ACE response.
• A Randomized Trial of Healthy Families in New York- Home visiting presents a unique opportunity to forge enduring relationships with families at a time when parents are vulnerable and the developmental path of the newborn is particularly malleable. Findings from demonstrate the benefits of providing HFNY services to families early in life.
• The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan published by the CDC- Published by the CDC, this report discusses types of stress in childhood, implications of the ACE Study, and individual, relationship, community, organizational, and societal responses.
• Adverse Childhood Experiences Among New York Adults- This brief describes the types of adverse childhood events experienced by adults in New York state as well as their peer recovery and medical services.
• Designing comprehensive ACE program evaluation- This award-winning article, which will be published as a chapter in Enacting an Integral Future, describes how SOAR evaluation can be applied to ACE-informed programming. describes how SOAR evaluation can be applied to ACE-informed programming.
• The Poverty Clinic- This New Yorker article describes the ACE Response provided by the Bayview Child Health Center in San Francisco.
• When a Parent is Incarcerated: A Primer for Social Workers- by Yali Lincroft for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, offers information for child welfare agencies and social workers when working with incarcerated parents and their children. This outlines many reasons for child welfare agencies to develop programs and policies specifically to address the needs of this subset of children in the child welfare system.
• The Council on Children and Families, the NYS KIDS COUNT grantee, created a KIDS COUNT special report, Children with Incarcerated Parents. This report provides an examination of issues related to parent incarceration from the perspective of children and young adults, caregivers, and formerly incarcerated parents. The report describes experiences at the point of arrest, the disclosure of parent's incarceration, issues pertaining to parent-child communication during incarceration and family reunification.



• Powerpoint presentations

  • Adverse Childhood Experience Research: Extension, Integration, & Implications- You can listen to this recorded webinar synchronized to the powerpoint. To make use of the powerpoint yourself, you can download the ACE Overview powerpoint
  • Strong Communities Raise Strong Kids (download here)- This powerpoint was developed by the Arizona ACE Consortium to raise awareness of ACEs and the potential impact on neurodevelopment.
  • Caring Communities Can Help Reduce ACEs (download here)- The Arizona ACE Consortium shares this powerpoint presentation on how caring communities can help reduce ACEs.
  • 7 Strategies to Build Strong Communities (download here)- Shared by the Arizona ACE Consortium.
  • ACE Overview and Implications (download here)- this powerpoint was used for a Prevent Child Abuse New York webinar offered on April 7, 2011.
  • June 2010 Presentation at National Healthcare for the Homeless Council Conference (download here)- this presentation provides an ACE overview and discusses ACE-informed programming developed by the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS)
  • Prevalence of ACEs among homeless people- the findings of a research study exploring ACE prevalence among homeless people were presented at the 2009 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conference.
  • The NYS Omnibus Survey (download here)- the findings of this survey were presented at a 2010 ACE Think Tank and Action Team meeting. ACEs, protective resources, and service utilization was explored among a representative sample of New Yorkers.
  • ACE Research Implications (download here)- this powerpoint was presented for the NYS Council on Children and Families and Prevent Child Abuse New York.
  • An Integral Perspective on Helping Homeless People (download here)- this presentation was offered at the 2008 bi-annual Integral theory conference.
  • The Lake County, CA Presentation & Discussion of ACE Findings (download here)- Results and implications of the Lake County ACE Survey were presented to the Children's Council by Ferron & Associates.
  
  

• Other Resources

• First Person: Dr. Nadine Burke- From KQED Public Media for Northern CA: From what she sees at her clinic in San Francisco's Bayview district, Dr. Nadine Burke has come to believe that childhood stress, trauma and poverty can lead to physical changes and illness in adulthood.
• Integral Management and the Effective Human Service Organization- This article, published in the Journal of Integral Theory & Practice, addresses how agency leaders can support workforce development, an important aspect of Restorative Integral Support (RIS).
• If you're stressed so is your kid- This 9/28/11 Times Union article addresses parental stress and a presentation by Dr. Gabor Mate.

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