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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-inside-out-role-mental-health-counseling-summer-camp
Healthy Inside and Out: the Role of Mental Health Counseling at Summer CampI spent my childhood summers at a sleepaway camp in Pennsylvania, and I loved it. When I turned 18 in 2021, I couldn’t wait to work as a counselor myself. I was following in my mother’s footsteps;...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campline
The CampLineThe CampLine provides camp-specific knowledge on legal, legislative, and risk management issues.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/safe-space-trauma-informed-trauma-infused-what-know-how-help
A Safe Space: From Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Infused — What to Know and How to HelpAcross the land, schools and summer camps have embraced a movement to better understand trauma and how it affects a child’s ability to learn and self-regulate their behavior. As that knowledge...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/characteristics-youth-who-have-caused-school-associated-violent-deaths
Characteristics of Youth Who Have Caused School-Associated Violent Deathshttps://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement
Tools for Continuous ImprovementAt ACA, we believe in continuous improvement. We believe that our work for young people is not conceptualized in boxes or checklists; instead, we think about our work in a cyclical way—a way that...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/safety-camp-2022-what-we-saw-field
Safety at Camp in 2022: What We Saw in the FieldThis post outlines top camp safety concerns played out during summer 2022.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-know-about-demographic-evaluation-questions-how-make-them-count-part-1
What to Know about Demographic Evaluation Questions and How to Make Them Count, Part 1Wheewww! Summer is about over, if not over for most camps, which means that it's time to reflect on another eventful and exciting season. Along with a bit of a breather, this time of year brings lots...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reframing-mental-health-camp
Reframing Mental Health at CampMental health at camp has always been a challenge. But for many camps, it wasn’t until worldwide stressors started piling up in 2020 that this challenge became overwhelming.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fighting-wellness-youth-thrive-when-you-do
Fighting for Wellness: Youth Thrive When You DoAn Interview with Brittany Patterson, PhD
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/anxiety-virtue
Anxiety Is a Virtue?An interview with Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD