June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time to draw attention to the gruesome gun violence that plagues our country. In an average year, 770 people die and 1,036 people are wounded by guns in Kentucky alone. 63% of those gun deaths are suicides and 31% are homicides. This leaves [...]
We know that histories of trauma and adversity play a significant role in our overall health and mental health. But so does our ability to bounce back from such adversity. Our surroundings play a significant role in shaping our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and overall health. For people who have experienced [...]
In February, the Bounce Coalition wrapped a year-long project to bring trauma-informed care trainings and social emotional learning opportunities to three out-of-school time (OST) providers in Louisville. Thanks to funding provided by the C. E. and S. Foundation, the Bounce Coalition worked with YMCA of Greater Louisville, Sowing Seeds with [...]
The Bounce Coalition is excited to announce that we are now offering our two foundation trainings, Bounce 101: Intro to ACEs and Trauma Informed Care and Bounce 102: Building Resilience, in an online, self-paced format. Utilizing an online learning management system, these modules allow participants to learn about ACEs [...]
Since 2013, the Bounce Coalition has been working to bring education and awareness to Kentucky around adverse childhood experiences, the impact of trauma, and how to create trauma-informed programs, organizations, and communities across our state. While there are many forms and varieties of trauma that are experienced by individuals and [...]
Thanks to funding provided by the Jewish Heritage Fund, Bounce has spent the past three years working closely with Boys and Girls Haven, Seven Counties Services’ Bellewood/Brooklawn, and St. Joseph Children’s Home to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed care training models that would support the agencies’ in their journeys to become trauma-informed [...]
At times, it seems the emotional and physical toll of being a caregiver leaves little time for you to care for yourself or to connect with others that may share your experiences. Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky and Bounce Coalition want you to know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The [...]
Throughout 2022, Bounce continued to grow in number and reach, thanks to our dedicated trainers, caring partners from across the state, and generous funders, all of whom believe in the power of building resilient Kentuckians and Kentucky communities. As we look ahead to the work of 2023, we would [...]
Bounce is excited to introduce our first video series Mindful Minute with Jo Cruz. Bounce senior trainer, Jo Cruz, is sharing practices and tips to help you start (or reach) your mindfulness goals. Video #1: "What is Mindfulness?" Video #2: "54321 Grounding" Video #3: Stay tuned!
Earlier this month, Kentucky Youth Advocates released its 2022 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book, featuring the latest data on 16 measures of child well-being, showing whether outcomes for children across the Commonwealth have improved, worsened, or stayed the same over a five-year period. While the COVID-19 pandemic has continued [...]
Assistance with: planning and implementing evidence-based initiatives that promote child well-being; encouraging trauma-informed policies and systems; and disrupting the damage ACEs creates in our communities.
A high-quality evaluation plan can be tightly aligned with each organization’s goals and activities.
Bounce offers a variety of standard training that can be customized to fit the needs of the organization or audience.
The Spark Series is a four-part leadership development training designed to equip managers with the mindset, skills, and habits needed to support, inspire, and retain today’s workforce, especially the younger generation who expect workplaces rooted in purpose, compassion, and connection. Each training session builds on the last, giving leaders tools to strengthen resilience, deepen staff purpose, and create cultures where people feel seen, supported, and motivated to stay.
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Pricing starts at $9,900
This training includes interactive activities and engaging conversations around race-based traumatic stress (RBTS). Participants will be able to define RBTS and name current and historical examples, recognize the impacts, and learn about trauma-informed interventions and local resources available to address RBTS.
This interactive workshop helps parents and caregivers understand the critical role they play in their child’s education. It includes practical ways to actively partner with teachers to help children flourish, including making the most of parent/teacher conferences.
In partnership with the Department of Community Based Services, Seven Counties’ Bellewood and Brooklawn, and St. Joseph Children’s Home, Bounce has created a trauma-informed care framework for agencies to use as their day-to-day milieu with their clients. In addition to our foundational Bounce trainings, this includes four additional training modules that directly addresses the needs and goals of agencies related to their QRTP status and their continued journeys to become trauma-informed providers.
These four modules include:
Too often, parents focus on the problems and challenges their children face. This interactive workshop is designed to help parents and caregivers identify the strengths their child possesses and to build on those assets to help them grow up successfully. The training uses the age-specific developmental assets from the Search Institute and incorporates “homework” to encourage parents to put the learning into action.
This training is designed to help youth-serving professionals understand the relationship between trauma, brain development, and substance use in adolescents. Participants will gain strategies for building resilience in youth, tools for having conversations about substance use, and activities that create opportunities for positive childhood experiences.
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The Bounce Coalition offers Spiritual First Aid to strengthen community capacity, provide new resources to build resilience, and equip community members with the tools to respond in a trauma-informed way.
Designed for faith and community groups, this training teaches frontline peer-to-peer spiritual and emotional care and trauma-informed best practices through its step-by-step BLESS CPR helping framework. Participants will receive hands-on training, a workbook, and a field guide to better support children, adolescents, and adults in their communities.
This training can be done in one day (8 hours) or two (4-hour) days.
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This two-part training for adult-guides and youth-faciliators teaches how to implement youth-led dialogue structures such as Teen Talks, inspired by the work of our partners at Sowing Seed with Faith. If you are interested in creating spaces for youth, this training is for you!
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De-escalation Strategies 101 provides an introduction for adults working with youth on the principles of deescalation, SAMHSA’s 6 Principles of a Trauma Informed Approach, Brain research behind adult and child relationships, the 4 C’s of Calming, effective strategies for disruptive behavior, importance of debriefing, and includes a case scenario.
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This training introduces the variety of trauma that a child with a disability may experience. It also explores the different ways that family members are impacted by secondary trauma. After exploring the different types of trauma that impact the family, the training will offer resiliency strategies for both children and family members to overcome the trauma.
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The purpose of Bounce University (Bounce U) is to equip individuals and organizations with the tools to administer the foundational trauma-informed training (Bounce 101 and 201) in their respective organizations/communities to sustain internal professional development. Completing the two-day Bounce University training is required to become a certified Bounce trainer.
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Pricing starts at $9,900
The one-hour documentary delves into the science of ACEs and the birth of a movement to treat and prevent toxic stress.
Resilience engages and motivates participants by:
90-120 minutes – Pricing starting at $600* for groups of up to 35
The focus of this training is to assist governing board members and the senior leadership team of an organization to become trauma-informed.
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Bounce 201 is an interactive follow-up session that takes participants deeper into practical strategies for building resilience in themselves and others.
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People face many stressors that can have a life-long impact on their ability to thrive. Yet it is possible to foster resilience, equipping people with the tools to effectively respond to adversity and bounce back. This interactive workshop supports this goal by increasing understanding of the lifelong impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and building individual and organizational skills to nurture resilience. You will complete practical exercises designed to encourage trauma-informed approaches to serving your clients.
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