A blog post showing one family's journey from experiencing PTSD to healing while engaging in Safe+Sound services. You’re sitting on the couch watching a scary movie. Your heart races and your palms sweat, so you look around and listen...
Topic: Trauma
Finding Hope & Connection
A blog post listing ways to recover and engage with others during difficult times. Over the last month, we have been talking about allowing space for grief and loss related the COVID-19 pandemic this past year. At the...
Ask Ava, Episode 52: “What should I do if my friend’s parents are abusing them?”
A short podcast episode geared towards teens and those who care about teens.
Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Public Health Crisis Within the Covid-19 Pandemic
A blog post that explains Adverse Childhood Experiences and childhood trauma's effects over a lifetime. For nearly all of 2020, our news and social media has been dominated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. As of October 1, there...
Helping Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Learn During a Pandemic
A blog post with tips for working with/teaching youth in a trauma-informed way. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbating domestic violence nationwide. At Safe+Sound Somerset, we are seeing an increase in the severity and frequency of violence that our...
Helping Youth Heal From Trauma
A blog post about how trauma like witnessing DV affects youth, and how TF-CBT, a trauma treatment program, can help. DJ, a local teen, witnessed domestic violence in his family and felt voiceless. There was no sense of...
Safety Planning During COVID-19
A handout with specific tips for leaving an abusive relationship during the COVID pandemic.
Planificación de Seguridad Durante COVID-19
A handout with specific tips for leaving an abusive relationship during the COVID pandemic.
Ask Ava + COVID-19: “Mindfulness activities”
A short podcast episode geared towards teens and those who care about teens.
