Traumatic experiences can have ripple effects that permeate across many aspects of people's lives. For students, adverse childhood experiences have been shown to impact attention, memory, language ...
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 ...
When students act out in class, some people might see bad behavior. But Allisyn Swift sees something different: a response to trauma. Swift is the executive director of the Coalition for Compassionate ...
A Pecos educator shares how a simple “green corner” and Project ECHO are reshaping how New Mexico schools respond to student ...
As the news cycle shows, Australia and the world are confronting deeply distressing events, with experts warning that schools ...
Although our communities strive to maintain safety, nearly half of all American children have experienced some form of trauma. Some of these include everyday Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) such ...
All young people have experienced loss over the past two years—loss of physical access to school, to teachers and friends, to school activities and playtime. And many have lost loved ones to COVID-19 ...
The Villages of Indiana collecting diapers for families in need The Villages of Indiana is collecting diapers to benefit families in need of diapers.The annual statewide diaper day will be held on ...
When students at Mercer County Intermediate School returned to in-person learning during the 2021-2022 school year, school counselor Amy Riley noticed heightened anxiety among the third through fifth ...
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 ...
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 95% of foster youth experience at least one unplanned school change during a single academic year. For most children, school is the one constant ...