Beacon House is passionate about developing freely available resources so that knowledge about the healing of trauma and adversity is in the hands of those who need it.

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Developmental Trauma Resources

Occupational Therapy Resources

War & Conflict Resources

Christmas Resources

Animations, Podcasts & Videos

Animation: The Repair of Early Trauma: A Bottom Up Approach Told to us through the voices of children, this unique animation teaches us that by putting together the seven-piece jigsaw puzzle of ‘Developmental Trauma’ we can repair it using the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.

Animation: The Window of Tolerance Find out how a traumatised child swings from fight/flight to freeze/collapse and what adults can do to help bring the child back into their window of tolerance so they can be at their personal best.

Animation: James’ story – a story about how a childhood of trauma and adversity led James to feel despair, loneliness and rage. Walk with James through his pain to a new chapter in his life where he begins to heal, and create a new and hopeful future. James’ story and the images you’ll see may trigger powerful feelings, so look after yourself as you walk by his side.

Podcast: In Conversation: Mentalizing with Dr Laura France

Podcast: In Conversation: Curiosity with Dr Kathryn Whyte

Video: Make Sensory Snowman Putty: Make putty with Mel Campbell, our Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist 

Video: Make your own Regulating Obstacle Course with Candia Slaughter, our Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Further Support & Information (External Websites)

 

Trauma, PTSD and Attachment

www.scottishattachmentinaction.org (Scottish Attachment in Action)
www.istss.org (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
www.estss.org (European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
www.estd.org (European Society for Trauma and Dissociation)
www.isst-d.org (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)
www.ukpts.co.uk (UK Psychological Trauma Society)
www.trauma-pages.com
www.understandingdissociation.com
www.nctsn.org (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk (Birth Trauma Association)
www.janinafisher.com (Janina Fisher’s Trauma Pages)
www.familyrelationsinstitute.org (Patricia Crittenden’s Attachment Pages)
www.iasa-dmm.org (International Association for the Study of Attachment)

 

Young People’s Mental Health

www.childmentalhealthcentre.org (Child Mental Health)
www.childline.org.uk – 0800 11 11 (Childline)
www.youngminds.org.uk (Young Minds)
www.headspace.com/ (A Mindfulness app for relaxation)
www.smilingmind.com.au/ (Relaxation made easy)
www.gires.org.uk (Gender Identity Research and Education Society)
www.mermaidsuk.org.uk (Support and information for gender variant children and teens)
switchboard.org.uk (Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard was established in 1975 and is here to listen to, inform and support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people)

 

Adult Mental Health

www.samaritans.org – 08457 90 90 90 (The Samaritans)
www.mind.org.uk (Mind)
www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp (Cognitive Behavioural self-help strategies)
www.llttf.com/index.php (An online self-help service)
www.getselfhelp.co.uk/links2.htm (Links to other useful website and self-help strategies)
www.headspace.com/ (A mindfulness app for relaxation)
www.sussexrecoverycollege.org.uk/

 

Fostering & Adoption

www.baaf.org.uk/info (British Association of Adoption and Fostering)
www.adoptionplus.co.uk (Adoption Plus)
www.pac-uk.org/ (Post adoption Centre)

 

Abuse & Child Safety

www.nspcc.org.uk (NSPCC)
www.ceop.police.uk (CEOP – online safety)
www.safelives.org.uk (Safe Lives)

 

Parenting & Parent-Infant Mental Health

www.parentskool.co.uk/
www.nct.org.uk/
www.aimh.org.uk/
www.zerotothree.org/
www.breakthesilence-pni.org/
www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
www.pandasfoundation.org.uk/
www.brightpip.co.uk (Parent Infant Psychotherapy Service based in Brighton)

 

Occupational Therapy

www.sensoryattachmentintervention.com
www.sensoryproject.org/through-the-senses
www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/What-is-SI
www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html
www.hwtears.com
www.sosapproach-conferences.com