Developmental Disabilities and Trauma

Hi Diane—You may have already seen this, but just in case...check out the toolkit by @Steve Marcal, Psy.D., and @Shawn Trifoso, LMSW:  https://www.pacesconnection.com/...lectual-disabilities

Claire- Thank you so much for sending the Tool Kit! Terrific!
Diane

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 8:23 AM, ACEsConnection <
communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:

Hi Diane,
I think you're asking an important question!  The CDC estimates 1 in 6 US children has a developmental disability - a huge segment of the population that is even larger when we use a lens that captures their families and communities.  
It is estimated that almost half of kids with autism are victims of childhood bullying, whereas the national prevalence estimate for the general population is just under 11%. 
Having a child(ren) with a developmental disability can feel isolating.  Having a community on ACN where parents and caregivers can to come together in support of one another, share stories and trauma informed practices and resilience building strategies might be one way to reduce isolation and grow resilience! 
*I love it - when I searched for resilience building strategies - the first item to pop up was the resource Claire shared!  Yea team! 

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dev...-dd-keyfindings.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537883/

Thanks for your reply, Karen! This is a huge and often overlooked issue.

A favorite resource on children with IDD and trauma is one that many people
will have seen, the NCTSN Toolkit called Road to Recovery: Supporting
Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who Have
Experienced Trauma.

http://nctsn.org/products/chil...e-experienced-trauma


There is another good resource on the Georgetown/JBS Trauma Webtool- I will
try to send the link later.

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:02 AM, ACEsConnection <
communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:

Another resource related to children and youth on *IDD and Trauma* as well
as *Safety without Seclusion and Restraint*:

This tool from Georgetown and JBS, International, was funded by CMS and
designed for decision makers at the state and local level, as well as
clinicians and families. Scroll down to relevant sections for short videos
and myriad resources:

https://gucchdtacenter.georget...medCare/Module2.html

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:02 AM, ACEsConnection <
communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:

Hi, Diane!  We are working with closely with our local Community Developmental Disabilities Organization on becoming more trauma-informed as an organization and often provide training and technical support for organizations from across our state (Kansas) who provide direct services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.  We are also actively collecting data related to the trauma experienced by this population in our area to support efforts to become more trauma-informed in policy and practice.

I'm happy to connect you with our TISC team if you want to know more about that process.

Vanessa Lohf

Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute

I would be happy to discuss our toolkit, training I'm doing based on it, and related topics about IDD and Trauma. My e-mail is marcal@cfdsny.org