Resources/Tool Kits

Ways to mitigate the toxic stress reponse resulting from COVID-19 and often associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs.

Although mental health and wellness is our primary focus EVERY DAY at Western Youth Services (WYS). May is Mental Health Awareness month

Join us for a RESET Toolbox Round Table event on 2.25.2021. Learn more about the RESET Toolbox and meet the RESET Partners.

Presenting... The RESET Toolbox, a collection of trainings and resources that build resilience to help the kids and families of OC cope with living with COVID-19. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ The RESET Toolbox is a collaborative initiative, Western Youth Services (WYS) worked together with the Orange County Depar tm ent of Education (OCDE), the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and some other partners. We've gathered tons of workshops, resources and more, they are all part of The RESET Toolbox.⁠ ⁠ The...

Attached find a 2018 version of Orange County community profile detailing information about your community ACEs initiative. This will be shared with CA legislators at the Trauma-Informed Policymaker Awareness Day on May 22nd in Sacramento. I attach it here as a PDF ready to print and share! I also have uploaded into 'Resources for Downloading' the same PDF, and an editable Word document so that you can update or otherwise improve it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to...

A comprehensive model of building community capacity in Washington helped make dramatic reductions in rates of health issues and social problems. The Issue In the early 1990’s, Washington state set up a program to tackle issues like domestic violence, school dropouts, youth substance abuse, and others that impact families and children. These are issues that typically had been addressed separately, but the team in Washington focused on addressing them collectively. Key Findings Over 10 to 15...

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I get daily updates Nutrition.org in which Dr. M Greger reports on the science of the benefits of plant based diets. Here he covers telemores and what science is showing related to meditation, exercise and diet for lengthening telemores. I found these videos very interesting but I won't be eating processed meats anytime soon! Research Into Reversing Aging Does Meditation Affect Cellular Aging? Telomeres: Cap It All Off with Diet

This was produced by KPJR Films, and edited by Jen Bradwell.