Focusing on the intersection of stress/anxiety, Covid-19, and substance misuse in our community, our toolkit contains resources for taking care of your community during this global pandemic.
Information Guides
- Trauma Informed Congregations
- Trauma Informed Churches
- Secondary-Trauma Stress
- Spirituality and Trauma: Professionals Working Together
- Resources for Leaders During a Public Health Crisis
- Information on Risk & Protective Factors
Articles
- Children & Disaster
- A Faith Leader’s Guide to Toxic Stress
- What Does it Mean for a Ministry to be “Trauma-Informed?”
- Seven Key Traits of a Trauma Informed Congregation
Scripture
“I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul.” Psalm 31:7
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:21-23
“They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40: 28, 31
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:35, 37
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
Additional Resources
- “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
- “The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog” by Bruce Perry, M.D.; Ph.D.
- How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime
- ACEs Connection Blog
- The Development Assets Framework
- The Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences Consortium
- Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Network
- 4Tucson Education Domain – Robin Blumenthal
- Strengthening Families Protective Factors