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 has emerged as an important public health concern because it has long-term adverse effects upon physical and mental health. Trauma contributes to chronic health and behavioral health conditions ...

A few readers of my most recent Substack piece expressed skepticism about my claim that school culture and curriculum have taken a dark turn in recent years and that too many teachers are using their ...

Years ago, before I became an educator, I took a contemporary Native American studies course as one of my first college classes. For the final research assignment, I choose to explore the ...

During their intervention and enrichment period, Linda Reagan’s sixth grade students form a circle in their Trexler Middle School classroom and pass a mini basketball to determine whose turn it is to ...

Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey have published a book of their conversations about trauma and healing titled What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Oprah has spoken to ...

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 ...

As part of our Special Series "Addressing Youth Mental Health," Kate Endries, LMSW, National Director of Trauma-Informed Practice at Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Susan Haspel, State Director of ...

“Trauma is very common, with an estimated one third of the U.S. population expected to experience severe trauma in their lifetime.” 1 Attorneys who service clients who have experienced trauma should ...

All organizations have a responsibility to foster psychologically safe workplaces, which includes the responsibility of HR and other leaders to be trauma-informed and promote employee access to trauma ...

As awareness of trauma-informed care grows across healthcare, education, and community settings, designers are increasingly being asked to translate clinical principles into physical space. With the ...