Fusing INSERTTrauma, NAME Trauma OF- WEBINARInformed Care, Resiliency and Suicide Prevention PRESENTED BY: Michele Calvo PRESENTED BY: Policy Associate, The New York Academy of Medicine Insert speaker names Laurie Montanaro, LCSW FACILITATED BY: APP STAFF, The New York Academy of Medicine The Bridge PROS Program/Mental Health Clinic Clinical Services Coordinator Susan Jenkins Executive Director, BRiDGES Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc. AgendaHowClick to Useto edit GoToWebinar Master title style GoToWebinar Control panel GoToWebinar Viewer AgendaHowClick to Useto edit Gotowebinar Master title style Your Participation If you have any technical Open and hide your control panel questions or problems please contact: Rebecca Abraham [email protected] Submit questions and comments via the Questions panel Note: Today’s presentation is being recorded and will be distributed at a later date. AgendaClick to edit Master title style • Brief introduction to NYAM & APP • Part 1: What is trauma? • Part 2: Building Resiliency • Part 3: The key principles of trauma-informed care • Part 4: Examples from the field • Q&A, Discussion AboutClick The to Newedit York Master Academy title of style Medicine Current Priorities: • Healthy Aging • Disease Prevention • Eliminating Health Disparities. AboutClick The to Advancingedit Master Prevention title style Project Supports the implementation of Prevention Agenda plans in the priority areas of: • Prevent Chronic Disease • Promote Mental Health/Prevent Substance Abuse www.advancingpreventionproject.org AboutClick The to Advancingedit Master Prevention title style Project Our Staff Our Content Experts Michele Calvo Kim Libman Kate Ebersole Elizabeth Meeker Our MH/SA Advisory Group • NYS DOH • NYS OASAS • NYS OMH • Suicide Prevention Center of NY Chideraa Ukeje Rebecca Abraham INSERT NAME OF WEBINARPart 1: An Introduction to Trauma PRESENTED BY: Insert speaker names FACILITATED BY: APP STAFF, The New York Academy of Medicine AgendaTrauma:Click to The edit Three Master E’s* title style •Event – exposure to an event or series of events that threatens the well-being of an individual or group •Experience - respond to the event with intense fear, helplessness and/or horror •Effect - shakes our basic beliefs about safety, predictability & trust *Indicates slide was developed by Dr. Elizabeth Meeker, PsyD, CCSI (Coordinated Care Services, Inc.) AgendaTypesClick of to Traumatic edit Master Events title style • Can be acute or chronic • Can occur to an individual, as a family, in a system, or as a community • Can be complex AgendaTypesClick of to Traumatic edit Master Events title style • Sexual Abuse or Assault • Natural or Manmade Disasters • Physical Abuse or Assault • Forced Displacement • Emotional Abuse or Psychological • War, Terrorism, or Political Violence Maltreatment • Military Trauma • Neglect • Victim or Witness to Extreme Personal or Interpersonal Violence • Traumatic Grief or Separation • Victim or Witness to Community Violence • Serious Accident, Illness, or Medical • Historical Trauma Procedure • System-Induced Trauma and Re- • School Violence traumatization • Bullying *Bolded events are well-identified risk factors for suicide AgendaClick to edit Master title style A traumatic stress response occurs when our ability to respond to the threat is overwhelmed* AgendaImpactClick onto M edity W orldMaster View* title style • I am not safe • I cannot trust others • I cannot trust myself • I cannot depend upon others • I am not worthy of care • I am powerless • I deserve the bad things that happen to me • It’s my fault AgendaComplexClick to Trauma edit Master& Toxic Stress* title style Complex Trauma Toxic Stress Trauma ClickAdverse to Childhood edit Master Experiences title style (ACES) (Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Truth About ACES. http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/infog raphics/the-truth-about-aces.html ) ClickAdverse to Childhood edit Master Experiences title style (ACES) • Most studies actually show “graded” relationships or “dose-related” • Disease risk not fully explained by risk behaviors (Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Truth About ACES. http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/infog raphics/the-truth-about-aces.html ) For more, visit www.ACEstudy.org Source: Middlebrooks JS, Audage NC. The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2008. AgendaWhat’sClick theto Takeedit Home Master Message title?* style • The majority of adults and children in psychiatric treatment setting have trauma histories • Many people with substance use disorders have traumatic stress symptoms that interfere with achieving or maintaining sobriety • The majority of adults and children in the prison or juvenile justice system have trauma histories AgendaTheClick Impact to editof Trauma Master On Survivors title style* “Complex trauma outcomes are most likely to develop and persist if an infant or child is exposed to danger that is unpredictable and uncontrollable because the child’s body must allocate resources that are normally dedicated to growth and development instead to survival.”3 AgendaStressClick Response* to edit Master title style • Brief increase in heart rate Positive • Mild elevation in stress hormones • Serious, temporary stress response Tolerable • Buffered by supportive relationships • Prolonged activation of stress Toxic response • Absence of positive relationships 4 FIGHT* F L I G H T Individual reacts as though a “there and then” experience is happening “here and now”* AgendaCommonClick to Post edit-Traumatic Master Triggers* title style • Therapy & therapists • Recall of traumatic event • Being asked questions • Anniversaries • Self-disclosure • Not allowed to speak • Being put on the spot • Being ignored • Being center of attention • Emotions, vulnerability • Loud noises • Unfamiliar stimuli • Authority figures • Performance demands • Being told “No” • Having to say “Yes” • Males/females • Night time , sleep • Criticism, feedback • Confrontation • Home/family • Eye Contact • Intimacy • Commitment AgendaSurvivalClick toResponse* edit Master title style • Fight: Physical Arousal • Individual struggles to regain or hold on to power, especially when feeling coerced • Mislabeled as: Non-compliant or combative • Flight: Withdrawal and Escape • Individual disengages or runs away and “check outs” emotionally • Mislabeled as: Uncooperative or resistant • Freeze: Stilling and Constricting • Individual gives in to those in positions or power, does not or is unable to speak up • Mislabeled as: Passive or unmotivated Our interpretation guides our intervention Click to edit Master title style Current problematic behaviors and symptoms may have originated as legitimate and even courageous attempts to cope with or defend against trauma.* INSERT NAME OF WEBINAR Part 2: BuildingPRESENTED Resiliency BY: Insert speaker names FACILITATED BY: APP STAFF, The New York Academy of Medicine AgendaResilience Trumps ACEs* • ACEs are NOT a life sentence and they are NOT set in stone Resilience* “I believe each one of us has the capacity to become resilient. But our parents, siblings, extended family and community can either give us resilience or reduce our resilience. I also believe that resilience is like a muscle. You can strengthen your resilience, just as you strengthen a muscle.” - Tina Marie Hahn, MD Resilience* I Have I Am I Can • External • Internal, • Social and supports and personal interpersonal resources strengths skills5 AgendaExamplesClick to of edit Resiliency Master title style Ways to build resilience6 Examples Five Essential Factors in the Examples Help build connections with Participation in civic groups Protective Factors Framework7 others or mutual support groups Parental resilience Peer support, transportation, access to child care Encourage self-care Exercise or relaxation Social connections Connecting to networks of techniques mutual support Promote mindfulness and Meditation Knowledge of parenting and child Promoting “warm but firm” emotional regulation development. strategies Encourage goal-setting Practicing daily SMART Concrete support in times of need Linking to support services like (specific, measurable, a food pantry during a crisis achievable, realistic, time- Child social and emotional Early identification and bounded) goals competence assistance, like Head Start AgendaResiliencyClick to edit Master title style Signs of This Type Vulnerability Factors Protective Factors Facilitators of Resilience of Resilience Inhibiting Resilience Enhancing Resilience •Connectedness •Lack of support services •Access to support services •Community leaders •Commitment to community •Social discrimination •Community networking •Faith-based organizations •Shared values •Cultural discrimination •Strong cultural identity •Volunteers •Structure, roles, and •Norms tolerating violence •Strong social support systems •Nonprofit organizations responsibilities exist throughout •Deviant peer group •Norms against violence •Churches/houses of worship community •Low socioeconomic status •Identification as a community •Support services staff •Supportive •Crime rate •Cohesive community leadership •Teachers •Good communication •Community disorganization •Youth groups •Resource sharing •Civil rivalry •Boy/Girl Scouts •Volunteerism •Planned social networking events •Responsive organizations •Strong schools SAMHSA INSERT NAME OF WEBINARPart 3: The Key Principles