Trauma and Remedy Resources

  • Find Your ACES

    An ACE is an Adverse Childhood Experience. There are 10 types of childhood trauma measured in the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Five are personal — physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect. Five are related to other family members: (take the test and see, click the link).

  • Causes & Types of Trauma

    According to the CDC and other reports, there is a stunning link between childhood trauma and the chronic diseases people develop as adults, as well as social and emotional problems. This includes heart disease, lung cancer, diabetes and many autoimmune diseases, as well as depression, violence, being a victim of violence, and suicide.childhood trauma was very common, even in employed white middle-class, college-educated people with great health insurance; there was a direct link between childhood trauma and adult onset of chronic disease, as well as depression, suicide, being violent and a victim of violence; more types of trauma increased the risk of health, social and emotional problems. people usually experience more than one type of trauma – rarely is it only sex abuse or only verbal abuse.

  • Paces: Positive Childhood Experiences

    feel able to talk to your family about feelings; feel your family stood by you during difficult times; enjoy participating in community traditions; To find out what positive childhood experiences you have, answer the following questions. How much or how often during your childhood did you: (according to Paceconnection.com) feel a sense of belonging in high school; feel supported by friends; have at least two non-parent adults who took genuine interest in you; and feel safe and protected by an adult in your home. At the community level, educating the public about PACEs can provide hope and foster the development of innovative ideas about how to support families, organizations and communities. Understanding the interplay between positive and adverse experiences offers opportunity for engagement with all sectors. Communities can use this new lens to create mindful, healing-centered, research-informed approaches to prevent adversity and encourage connection and healing.

  • HOPE

    The Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) team at Tufts Medical Center have identified four building blocks that lessen the negative effects of ACEs: relationships, environments, engagement, and social emotional development. HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences 1. Relationships within the family and with other children and adults through interpersonal activities. 2. Safe, equitable, stable environments for living, playing, and learning at home and in school. 3. Social and civic engagement to develop a sense of belonging and connectedness.