What is Trauma?
This refers to an event, or series of events, that is harmful and has lasting effects on a person's well-being.
What is trauma?
This behavior is a coping mechanism for trauma that can look like being quiet or withdrawn.
What is emotional withdrawal?
This type of trauma is caused by a person's negative experiences with large organizations or systems, like the justice system.
What is Institutional or Systemic Trauma?
This ACE happens when children are left behind when parents migrate overseas.
What is Separation from Parents?
This skill asks you to notice what’s around you using your senses and refers to connecting your body to the surface you're on—like feeling your feet on the floor or your back in a chair and helps you stay in the present moment.
What is Grounding/Hol’ a Medz?
This is not just the event itself, but how the body and mind respond to it.
This is a physical or emotional response shown by always being on edge or quick to anger.
What is being on high alert (hypervigilent)?
This type of trauma happens when a person is repeatedly exposed to violence or danger in their own neighborhood, like hearing gunshots.
What is Community Violence?
This is a type of ACE that involves any unwanted sexual contact or exposure.
What is Sexual Abuse?
This skill encourages you to bring to mind a safe or positive memory — like being at the beach, singing in church, or sitting in Granny yard.
What is Resourcing/Use Weh Yuh Have and Tun it Up?
This is a feeling of being on edge or jumpy, which is a common response to trauma.
What is hypervigilence or being "jumpy" or "nervous"
This is one of the many physical signs of trauma, often caused by the body's stress response.
What is body pain?
This type of trauma happens when a person is repeatedly bullied or has negative social interactions with their peers.
What is social trauma?
A type of ACE that can include constant beating or harsh discipline in the home.
What is Physical Abuse?
This step helps you hold on to a calm feeling a likkle longer instead of going right back to stress.
What is Shift and Stay/Switch it Up?