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Resources
We want to equip you with tools and empower you with resources that will help you in whatever season you are in. We will continually add to this page, so come back often!
Recommended Websites
Zero to Three is a research-based organization that specializes in early childhood development, specifically focusing on the ages 0 to 3. They translate the science of this critical stage in childhood development into resources, training programs and solutions that make a real impact.
The Talaris Institute was founded in 2000, with the mission of supporting parents and caregivers in raising socially and emotionally healthy children. Their goal is for parents and caregivers to understand that: learning begins at birth, the foundation for lifelong learning and relationships rests on the social and emotional development from birth to five, and the parent-child relationship is the most essential factor in a child’s healthy development.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has a mission to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.
The mission of the Center on the Developing Child is to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity. They do this through a unique approach to multidisciplinary science synthesis, strategic communications, and collaborative learning engagements to increase understanding and change the narrative around the importance of supporting healthy development during pregnancy and the earliest years. Their goal is to catalyze changes in policies, services, and funding that help ensure all children can thrive, along with their caregivers, in developmental environments that support their health and well-being.
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) is a nonpartisan policy and research center founded in 2005 with a mission to support access to high-quality, comprehensive and affordable health coverage for all of America’s children and families.
The ChildTrauma Academy set out to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children — by improving the systems that educate, nurture, protect and enrich these children. They focused our efforts on education, program consultation, research and disseminating innovations in the field.
Recommended Books
Build the Life You Want
by Arthur C. Brooks
& Oprah Winfrey
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Dare to Lead
by Brené Brown
Break the Cycle
by Dr. Mariel Buqué
What Happened to You?
by Oprah Winfrey
& Bruce D. Perry
Tattoos on the Heart
by Gregory Boyle
The Deepest Well
by Nadine Burke Harris
The Whole-Brain Child
by Tina Payne Bryson
& Daniel J. Siegel
No-Drama Discipline
by Tina Payne Bryson
& Daniel J. Siegel
Hunt, Gather, Parent
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Crisis Resources if Immediate Help is Needed
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 988
National Child Abuse Hotline
800-422-4453
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
Text START to 88788
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN)
800-656-4673
Teen and Young Adult HelpLine
800-950-6264
Text Friend to 62640
The Trevor Project
866-488-7386
Veterans Crisis Line
800-273-8255 (Press 1)
Eating Disorder Support
Call 988 / Text “NEDA” to 741741
National Center for Victims of Crime
855-484-2846
National Human Trafficking Hotline
888-373-7888
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
800-843-5678