From Sore to Soar

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

Abuse, neglect & household challenges experienced before age 18 can be offset by providing Positive Childhood Experiences

“Feeling safe allows oneself to take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share feelings, and grow.” - Alfie Kohn

A behavior Analytic Perspective: Trauma assessments used in juvenile and family courts with children, youth and families who are exposed to violence and may be experiencing trauma should be analyzed to understand why behavior occurs and how to create a healing environment, promote safety, agency and meaningful connections. (https://www.ncjfcj.org)

Take the ACES test. Did you know that an ACE score of 4 resulting from divorce, physical abuse, an incarcerated family member or a depressed family member, has the same statistical health consequences as an ACE score of 4 that results from living with verbal abuse, emotional neglect and physical neglect and an alcoholic.

Lifelines, Hotlines, and Helplines

Supportive Advosources

  • Academy on Health and Violence

    • Description: Advances health education and research in the recognition, treatment and prevention of health effects related to violence and abuse. Integrates findings into society.

    • Website: avahealth.org

  • ACEs Aware

  • ACEsTooHigh.com

  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

    • Description: The mission of APSAC is to improve society’s response to the abuse and neglect of its children.

    • APSAC Website: https://www.apsac.org

  • * Bettie D. Gonzalez Foundation of Hope

    • Description: The goal is that motherless daughters would have an advocate in life to set goals teach life and leadership skills, and reaffirm potential.

    • Website: https://bdghope.org

  • Battered Women’s Justice Project

    • Description: Effective and just response to victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence and the child exposed to this type of violence.

    • Website: https://www.bwjp.org

  • * Big Life Journal

    • Description: Help build confidence, self-esteem, and resilience by featuring journals for tweens and teens.

    • Website: https://biglifejournal.com

  • Boys Town

    • Description: Serves children & families in crisis, with complex health care conditions, fosters juvenile justice reform in the form of rehabilitation & support rather than punishment & incarceration

    • Website: https://www.boystown.org

  • Child Welfare League of America

    • Description: Consists of hundreds of private and public agencies that work to serve vulnerable children and families.

    • Website: https://www.cwla.org

  • * Elizabeth Smart Foundation

    • Description: Hope to end victimization and exploitation of sexual assault through prevention, recovery, and advocacy, featuring Smart Talks and the We Believe You Campaign.

    • Website: https://www.elizabethsmartfoundation.org

  • * Erin’s Law

    • Description: Believes all public schools in each state should implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program.

    • Website: https://www.erinslaw.org

  • Futures Without Violence

    • Description: A health and social justice nonprofit to heal those who are traumatized by violence creating healthy families and communities free of violence.

    • Website: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org

  • $ Lynn Family Foundation

  • Justice for Children

  • * KKC Cares:

    • Description: Offers a online support group nationwide with confidential advocacy for services and information to direct and indirect victims of childhood sexual abuse. Clients receive advocacy support for court proceedings, interactions with law enforcement, and other assistance and connect with others from across the nation going through similar situations.

    • Website: https://www.kkccares.org

  • National Children’s Alliance

    • Description: An alliance of more than 500 Children's Advocacy Centers throughout the United States devoted to helping victims of child abuse.

    • NCA Website: www.nationalchildrensalliance.org

  • Mama Bear Effect

    • Description: Provides down-to-earth awareness and prevention education on child sexual abuse, taboo topics, discomfort to effectively empower children, and response teams, featuring the “it happened” and “tie one” campaigns.

    • Website: https://themamabeareffect.org

  • * Made to Shine Story Time

  • * Reno Foundation

    • Description: Builds and leverages community partnerships to support children with extraordinary and unique needs through various programs, featuring, “Bears n Badges” program, denim drive, reading rooms in courthouses, wishes, and scholarships.

    • Website: https://www.renorodeofoundation.org

  • Safe Families for Children

    • Description: Creates extended family-like support for families facing crisis through a community of compassionate volunteers to keep children safe and families together.

    • Website: https://safe-families.org

  • * Stop it Now

    • Description: Mobilizes adults, families, and communities by offering services, prevention education, and technical assistance to stop sexual abuse of children before they are harmed, featuring the circles of safety training.

    • Website: https://www.stopitnow.org

  • Together for Girls

    • Description: Uses advocacy, data, and action to prevent and respond to violence towards girls, featuring humanization initiatives.

    • Websites: https://www.togetherforgirls.org

  • Young Warriors

    • Description: Young Warriors program mentors boys 8-18 who have come up against adversity (i.e., non-existent positive male figures, poverty, and trauma)

    • Website: https://www.youngwarriors.org

    Scholarships/Grants

  • Bella Vista Foundation - California grant for high school students focusing on adversity, homelessness, foster care, trauma-informed practices, leadership, antibullying, mentorship, empowerment, general health, substance abuse prevention, school gardens

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