Trauma and ACEs books
- The PTSD Workbook for Teens: Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma, Libbi Palmer
- How Little Coyote Found His Secret Strength: A Story About How to Get Through Hard Times, Alicia Hu and Ching-Pang Kuo
- A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children who have Witnessed Violence or Trauma, Margaret M. Holmes
- Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who have Experienced Trauma, Susan Farber Straus, PhD
- Jenny is Scared: When Sad Things Happen in the World, Carol Shuman
- The Hugging Tree, Jill Neimark
- The Invisible String, Patrice Karst
Videos and Webinars
- Stress Relief Video Series
- Serie de videos de técnicas para aliviar la ansiedad y el estrés
- Transitioning Back to School After A Trauma
- How To Talk To Kids About Race/Racism
- Why Youth Resort To Substance Use
- Educación de salud mental de CHOC – Padres/ Comunidad general | Porqué Los Jóvenes Usan Drogas
- Empowered Families
Related guides
Trauma and ACEs can lead to other mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. For more information on other mental health conditions that can be caused by traumatic events, please visit our other mental health guides.
Additional Resources
Crisis Resources
If your child expresses thoughts of wanting to harm themselves or others, call 9-1-1 or visit the nearest emergency department.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
Call 9-8-8
Text any message to 9-8-8
Chat online at 988lifeline.org/chat
Crisis Text Line:
Text “HOME” to 741741
Resources
CDC Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces
Childhood trauma TED talk by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
www.ted.com
ACES 101
acestoohigh.com/aces-101
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
www.nctsn.org
Center for Youth Wellness centerforyouthwellness.org
ACEs AWARE
www.acesaware.org
Learn more about CHOC’s pediatric mental health services
At CHOC, we specialize in providing a full spectrum of pediatric mental healthcare, including inpatient, intensive outpatient and outpatient program services.
