• Belonging for Hope - this DFCS sponsored website helps parents, caregivers, and social service providers identify the unique actions they can take to nurture a community where everyone can thrive. Make your community stronger and more nurturing — where all children grow up safe, people have jobs and provide for those they love, and families receive the care they deserve. 

• Hello Driven – 14% of children aged 4-17 have at least one mental disorder. Resilience helps to prevent that by creating a positive & supportive learning environment.  This mobile app provides virtual coaching that builds resilience. 

• CDC - The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration with SAMHSA’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC), developed six principles that guide a trauma-informed approach.

• Child Trauma Academy Library - With a long history of working with high-risk children through education, research and the dissemination of innovation, CTA's insight remains online as a shared resource. 

• Child Trends - How to Implement Trauma-Informed Care to Build Resilience to Childhood Trauma. Learn more about the 4 R's of Trauma-Informed Care. 

• GPB's Bright by Text - is a free text messaging program that puts expert tips, games and child development information directly into the hands of parents and caregivers of children, prenatal to 8. Messages are delivered 2-4 times/week and tailored to the age and stage of their child’s development and proven to increase caregiver confidence, competence, and connections. Parents and caregivers can sign up by simply texting the word “GPB” to 274448 or by going to this link: bbtxt.org/2XUMDa6

• Georgia Department of Education - Suicide prevention resources. 

• Georgia Family Support Network PCA Georgia: Leveraging state, county and community networks to strengthen policies and practices that champion quality family support. 

• Prevent Suicide Georgia - outward facing website that supports Georgia's Suicide Prevention Program. Includes various resources for youth, parents and providers. 

• Suicide Prevention Program - The Suicide Prevention Program is located within the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Division of Behavioral Health, Office of Behavioral Health Prevention (OBHP). Through a multi-faceted approach of suicide prevention trainings, public policy, evidence-based interventions, and postvention strategies, the Suicide Prevention team works with government agencies, behavioral health organizations, community partners, non-profit organizations, educators, clinicians, and law enforcement to mitigate suicide attempts and suicide deaths in our state. 

• Strengthening Families - The Strengthening Families framework is a research-informed approach to increase family strengths, enhance child development, and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.

• Teen Mental Health Temperature Check article. In addition to sharing info on identifying teen trauma responses, this article provides 10 Questions to Ask as Part of a Mental Health Check-In.

• Trauma Informed Care: This website, developed by the Center for Health Care Strategies, provides resources from trauma-informed care leaders across the country to help improve patient outcomes, increase patient and staff resilience, and reduce avoidable health care service use and costs.

• Trauma Resource Institute - The Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) is a nonprofit organization devoted to cultivating trauma-informed and resiliency-focused individuals and communities throughout the world.

 BOOKS

• Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson Ph.D ,  and Forrest Hanson

• Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Whole-Staff Approach by Victoria E. Romero, Ricky Robertson , and Amber N. Warner