Resources

This Youtube Series provides a curated selection of webinars addressing various aspects of trauma in children and youth.

In this video you will learn about PTSD – what it might look-like or feel-like, the main symptoms, and where you might go if you need help or support.

In this video, Dr. Sprang explains what is trauma in children and its consequences on adults surrounding them (e.g., teachers, foster parents, etc.).

Does your child respond in unpredictable ways? In this short video with Dr. Chuck Geddes, explains how complex trauma changes the brain, and therefore how children behave.

This Youtube channel offers multiple parenting webinars to help and inform parents and caregivers on different topics, including anxiety in children and youth, understanding ADHD, managing routines, and more.

These educational videos were created for caregivers of youth with mental health concerns and provide information on how to support and respond to youth when they are thinking of harming themselves or have already tried to do so.

In an approximately 10-minute presentation, Ungar discussed a research project called "Making the Shift" in Nova Scotia. It's a mixed-methods longitudinal study focusing on risk and protective factors among youth in child welfare and their transitions to diverse living situations.

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or another important adult, your child looks to you to figure out how to navigate the world. Zero To Thrive advocates for balanced caregiving, or responses to children that are warm and kind and strong and in charge. This brief video provides a more detailed explanation of balanced caregiving.

The Wondering and Responses Wheel can help parents respond to children’s behavior and feelings in a way that addresses their needs and supports their positive emotional growth and development. Watch this brief video to learn how to use the Wondering Response Wheel!

This website provides animations that have been produced with the involvement of young people themselves, and that are designed to help young people and the adults around them recognise the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. They also suggest ways of coping with scary memories, explain the science around the best treatments, and answer any worries you might have about getting support.