We now know that dissociative disorders and other trauma-related physical, behavioral, and mental health issues are much more common than many people had thought. Individual responses to trauma come in all shapes and sizes and virtually every family is touched by the impact of family, community, or generational trauma. With compassion and awareness many individuals, researchers, and organizations are working to end the stigma of mental health disorders and break cycles of family and community abuse, violence, and denial. Science can now help physicians, others in the medical world, schools, families and communities to better use what we know to create trauma-responsive care, and build healing and resilience. If you want to learn more or find out what you can do to join these movements, here are some websites that can get you started.

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• ACEs Too High, acestoohigh.com 

• An Infinite Mind   Aninfinitemind.org

• Beauty After Bruises beautyafterbruises.org

• CPTSD Foundation - The Foundation for post-traumatic healing and complex trauma research     CPTSDfoundation.org

• Harvard Center for the Developing Child, developingchild.harvard.edu

• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, isst-d.org

• The Mighty themighty.com

• NAMI (National Association for Mental Illness) NAMI.org

•  Paces Connection Network, pacesconnection.com

• Sidran Institute, sidran.org

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