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Resources: Trauma and Abuse
Please note that Wingfield Counselling & Psychotherapy Services has no affiliation with any of the sites listed here.
This page will be continually updated.
Trauma is defined as anything that is negative, overwhelming, unexpected, and has an impact on your nervous system. Trauma can be: acute, resulting from a single incident; chronic, resulting from repeated and prolonged such as domestic violence or abuse; and complex, resulting from exposure to varied and multiple traumatic events, often of an invasive, interpersonal nature.
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing/person, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression.
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Research/Articles/Links
General Information
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Bookshelf: List of recommend books related to trauma
Neuroscience of Trauma | ACEs
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PACEs Connection: This website connects communities and resources in the PACEs movement, the science of Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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Rhythm of Regulation: along with other resources, this site is aimed at helping people "befriend their nervous system" through a polyvagal approach
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Research: Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
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Research: Systematic review of pediatric health outcomes associated with childhood adversity
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Research: Intergenerational Effects of Childhood Trauma: Evaluating Pathways Among Maternal ACEs, Perinatal Depressive Symptoms, and Infant Outcomes
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Research: Response Variation following Trauma: A Translational Neuroscience Approach to Understanding PTSD
Interpersonal Violence/Abuse
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1in6: a great website providing information and support aimed at men who have had unwanted sexual experiences, and their partners, friends, and family.
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BC Institute Against Family Violence: works to increase public awareness and understanding of family violence through education and dissemination of information.
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Battered Women’s Support Services: information on support groups and other services for women who have suffered abuse in their relationships. BWSS operates from a feminist perspective.
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Ending Violence Association of Canada: link of resources to sexual assault centres, crisis lines, and support services.
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RAINN: National Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors and their loved ones (based in the US).
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Existential Research
Tools
Downloadable Worksheets, Meditations