Violence in our communities could be making some children feel unsafe. The trauma from those feelings could have life-long health impacts. Some schools in our area are taking a "trauma-informed" ...

Foster youth face trauma, instability, and learning gaps. With empathy, structure, and trust, educators can be powerful ...

Educators are tasked with the responsibility to create a safe and supportive environment for our students and colleagues. In recent years, we’ve seen a marked increase in stress and trauma-related ...

We’ve all been through a traumatic experience in the last year. In a typical year, school is the only safe place for many students, and it is often the place where abuse or other trauma is recognized ...

Mindfulness is a fast growing trend both in the world generally and in schools. Teachers are turning to the practice as a simple way to restore calm to the classroom, help students find some quiet ...

Being “trauma-informed” has become a bit of a buzzword in education these days. A previous series in this blog attempted to provide an introduction to what it might mean for teachers. Today’s post ...

How the Center on Trauma and Adversity is pioneering new approaches that nurture healing and resilience—in classrooms, on campus and in communities across the country Ruth Bieber-Stanley understands ...

Supporting traumatized children is a critical issue facing our schools. Mid-pandemic, 90% of our children have experienced toxic stress. Over 60% of our kids have experienced trauma. The trauma can ...

As a campus community, we should all strive to foster trauma-informed, resilient and inclusive classrooms and communities. When difficult topics come up in class or discussions, content warnings may ...

Trauma surrounds us. Perhaps you recall the abduction in April 2014 of 276 schoolgirls from a government secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria. Or Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children. Or the ...