From the moment you set foot in one of the Kenmore-Tonawanda School District’s nine schools, you know you’re in a trauma-informed district. At Edison Elementary School, a rotating welcome screen ...

Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...

BUFFALO, N Y. -- Like many powerful ideas, the essence is simple. Those dealing with people who have a mental illness or addiction problem have to start asking what has happened to the person that may ...

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 ...

Superintendent Stephanie Love’s eyes were glued on her students eating in the cafeteria. The sixth graders chatted with cafeteria staff while grabbing their lunches. Those who already had food talked ...

Between 85-89% of college students have experienced some form of trauma in their lifetime, significantly impacting their academic performance, mental health, and overall well-being. The compounding ...

One in four students in Rockford Public Schools have experienced a traumatic event and two out of three have been exposed to a violence. If students are to reach their full potential, all barriers to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A new report from the Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana suggests Hoosier State schools need to adopt “culturally-responsive and trauma-informed practices.” According to ...

The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Technician Assistance Center, within the College of Education and Human Development’s Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED), has been ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana (CPLI) is recommending changes to create a better environment in Hoosier schools. Its new report released on Saturday, titled ...