Resources
Never Give Up: A Complex Trauma Film by Youth for Youth
This gripping short film showcases a diverse ensemble of adolescents and young adults who share hard lessons learned in their efforts to endure and overcome developmental and systemic trauma. Written and produced by Dr. Joseph Spinazzola and colleagues, Never Give Up uniquely blends documentary and theatrical elements to achieve an authentic, insightful, and above all…
Read MoreWhen Nowhere is Safe: Impaired Caregiving, Domestic Violence and Community Violence Increase Risk for Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD)
This important study conducted by Dr. Joseph Spinazzola and his colleagues empirically demonstrates that disruption to early attachment relationships– even in the absence of more overt traumatic experiences such as physical or sexual abuse– is a primary driver of complex adaptation to trauma. The authors draw on data from a national clinical field trial to…
Read MoreComplex Trauma & Polyvictimization in LGBTQ Commercially Exploited & Urban Minority
This compelling review article by Dr. Joseph Spinazzola and his colleagues bridges multiple disciplines, including criminology, juvenile justice and medicine. It defines and clarifies the many terms used in these fields to describe violence and its effects, and offers a unifying common language. It takes into account systemic factors that disproportionately increase risk of violence…
Read MoreEnduring Neurobiological Effects of Childhood Abuse & Neglect
This exceptional review paper by Drs. Martin Teicher and Jacqueline Sampson synthesizes decades of neuroscientific research on childhood abuse and neglect to reveal three critically important truths. First, that all forms of attachment trauma in childhood, including “non-contact” forms of adversity such as emotional abuse, as well as traumas of omission such as emotional neglect,…
Read MoreBook – Treating Risky and Compulsive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors
This clinically-focused guide instructs therapists in how to best understand high risk behavior through the lens of complex trauma and survival-based coping. Briere explains often misunderstood and maligned symptoms – such as self-injury, compulsive sexual behaviors, binge eating, reactive aggression – as distress reduction behaviors. Illuminating the process through which trauma survivors learn to numb,…
Read MoreInternational Trauma Questionnaire:
International Trauma Questionnaire: A Valid and Reliable Measure of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD. Now Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Japanese & Swedish! Read More at Link
Read MoreBook- How Little Coyote Found His Secret Strength
From a highly regarded new series, this illustrated children’s book explores the effects of chronic emotional abuse on children and shares pathways to resilience. Help for parents and caregivers on how to support children impacted by bullying and other maltreatment includes educational information for parents and caregivers on how to support children impacted by bullying…
Read MoreBook-Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse
This is the first book that focuses on treating adult survivors of the most subtle and insidious forms of complex childhood trauma: emotional abuse and neglect. This book creatively introduces CBP, a new treatment model for complex trauma. It follows the lives, relationships and internal worlds of four characters– two clients and their therapists—over the…
Read MoreComplex Trauma Resource Materials
The following is a collection of workbooks, curricula, fact sheets, treatment guidelines, and other resources on complex trauma developed by Dr. Joseph Spinazzola and colleagues. Some of these resources were specifically created for use by youth or adults who have experienced complex trauma. Others were developed for judges, therapists, educators, law enforcement and other professionals…
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