This policy is designed to guide and encourage staff to complete the training and support the consistent use of trauma-informed care principles.
The following resources and training offer additional support for community partners, educators, parents, and caregivers, to use with staff, clients, families, and children.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) can support organizations that are interested in developing and implementing healthy policies focused on ACEs awareness and trauma-informed care
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit offers free e-learning modules on Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Trauma-Informed Care.
Resiliency is the key to helping people cope with adversity, by allowing them to adapt, recover, and continue to grow even during difficult times.
Trauma-informed care aims to create safety, build trust, offer choice, and avoid situations that may remind someone of past trauma.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is committed to helping every child thrive by raising awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and promoting trauma informed care across our community
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The First 10 Days (and beyond) contains resources and tools to get your class and the whole school off to a good start.