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When it comes to trauma-informed practice, communities are leading the way for the country

February 20, 2020

Last week, America’s Promise Alliance brought together an impressive gathering of leaders from national youth-serving organizations, community organizations, philanthropy, schools, districts, and state education agencies to share how their work in research, practice, communications, and policy is furthering a whole child approach and, in the process, impacting young people’s lives.

Type: Opinion

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

Creating Cultures of Care: Supporting the Whole Child through Trauma-Informed Practice

January 28, 2020

This brief offers a framework for how trauma-informed practice complements positive youth development, while illustrating the bridge between theory and practice. You’ll read about the work of two specific communities- one in Oregon and one in Missouri- which are engaged in collaborative, on-the-ground efforts to make healthy schools that support all young people the norm and not the exception.

Type: Resource

TAG: Healthy Schools

promises: Effective Education, A Healthy Start, Safe Places

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

Community Partnership In Action

July 19, 2019

“We actually don’t have the answers, the answers are in communities and in the people we are investing in. They are the key to unlocking solutions.” -- Darren Walker

Type: News

TAG: How Learning Happens, SEL, Youth Engagement, Cross-sector collaboration

promises: Caring Adults, A Healthy Start, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy, GradNation Campaign

Action Platform: Greater Stark County Urban League, Youth Re-Engagement

Beyond locks and buzzers, students are looking for emotional safety at school

May 28, 2019

Type: Media Mention

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

Teacher Voice: The hard work of softening resistance to trauma-informed teaching

May 22, 2019

When I first started teaching, I could not have guessed that my understanding of human development, psychological responses to trauma and cultural nuance (I was a sociology and psychology major in college) would so strongly inform my approach to managing my classroom and connecting with my students. Without this baseline knowledge, I may have never discovered the true value of Trauma Informed Practices (TIP) in schools.

Type: News

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

VIDEO: Lessons from School District Leaders—Transforming School Climate Through Restorative Practices and Social Emotional Strategies

May 17, 2019

Join two School District of University leaders – Gary Spiller, executive director of the Office of Student Support and Innovative Services, and Nancy Cambria, director of communications – as they discuss the district’s use of social-emotional practices, prioritization of youth voice, and its emphasis on supporting the health and well-being of all children.

Type: News

promises: Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

GradNation Community Leader Spotlight with Adelante Mujeres

May 01, 2019

Adelante Mujeres’ mission is to provide holistic education and empowerment opportunities to Latina women and their families. Part ofl this mission is to increase graduation rates of Latinos in her community.

Type: News

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, GradNation State Activation, Every School Healthy

An Initiative to Improve Health in Schools Puts Trauma Front and Center

February 28, 2019

Type: Media Mention

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

Embracing the Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child:

February 13, 2019

On January 31, 2019, Child Trends released an impressive policy analysis examining the representation and coverage of the WSCC framework in state statutes and regulations. The report offers an extensive look at how the framework manifests nationally and includes detailed analyses for every state.

Type: Opinion

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy

Using Policy to Create Healthy Schools: Resources to Support Policymakers and Advocates

January 31, 2019

Using Policy to Create Healthy Schools provides state-by-state and issue-specific analyses of how state laws address the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model

Type: Resource

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start

SOURCE: Child Trends

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy, How Learning Happens