Shifting Paradigms Project

Evidence-Based Trauma Resources

These resources reflect the scientific, psychological, and behavioral foundations behind the work on this site. They offer evidence-based insight into trauma, child development, nervous-system adaptation, identity harm, spiritual abuse, addiction, and recovery.

Government & National Agencies

• SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  Gold-standard trauma information, ACEs, behavioral health, recovery resources.
• CDC – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
  The foundational research on developmental trauma and long-term health.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
  Developmental trauma, dissociation, and childhood adversity.
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  Neuroscience, stress physiology, and trauma research.

Trauma, Attachment & Developmental Science

• Dr. Bessel van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score (Resources)
  One of the most respected voices on trauma and the body.
• Dr. Stephen Porges – Polyvagal Theory
  Nervous system responses, safety vs. threat states.
• Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
  Brain development under stress, toxic stress, resilience.
• Child Mind Institute
  Trauma impact on children and emotional development.

Identity, LGBTQ+ Survivorship, and Religious Trauma

• The Trevor Project
  LGBTQ+ youth and trauma-informed crisis support.
• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
  Health data related to LGBTQ+ trauma and discrimination.
• Reclamation Collective – Religious Trauma Resources
  Support for religious trauma and spiritual abuse recovery.
• International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)
  Research on coercive control, spiritual abuse, and identity harm.

Addiction, Opioid Childhoods & Family Systems

• National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA)
  ACE-related research and support for children of addicted parents.
• NIH – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  Data on addiction, neurobiology, and intergenerational impact.
• Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families (ACA)
  Emotional survival patterns from chaotic or addicted homes.