Resources
Helpful information and supportive materials on preventing and minimizing the effects of childhood trauma.
Trauma and Mental Health Resources
Your trauma history does not define you. Find healing resources and information here.
Find Help
For medical emergencies, please call 9-1-1.
For the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, please call or text 9-8-8 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
Caregiver Tips
Raising healthy kids is not an easy job, but it’s easier with some help.
Educator Resources
Teachers and school staff can have a profound impact on their students’ lives. Learn how you can help when students may be struggling.
Guidance for Educators
calm staff can come to you!
Request an expert-led training. Our expert-led trainings are customized for diverse audiences including schools (students, teachers, coaches, PTAs), caregivers, mental health professionals, community organizations, and businesses. Trainings are available statewide, both in-person and online.
Learn about Mental Health Consultation. In the Growing Together program, CALM partners with early care and education centers to provide mental health consultation. This prevention-based service pairs a consultant with adults who work with young children to support social-emotional development, address challenging behaviors, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and implement practices that buffer against stress and trauma.
Recommended Reading
Trauma-informed book recommendations from calm therapists for caregivers and kids.
For Parents
- Parenting from the Inside Out
Daniel Siegel, MD and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed - Brain-Based Parenting
Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish - The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD - Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids – from Toddlers to Teenagers
Jennifer Miller - The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
For Children
- Let’s Have a Visit with Our Feelings
Ana M. Gómez, MC, LPC - The Invisible String
Patrice Karst - A Secret Safe to Tell
Naomi Hunter - When the World Feels Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids
Abigail Gewirtz, PhD - List – Books about attachment, separation, and connection
ChildParentPsychotherapy.com - List – Books to help children with uncomfortable feelings
ReadBrightly.com
Recursos en Español
Recursos e información en español.
Sitios Web
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