Trauma
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School Climate & Safety
10 Years After Newtown Shooting: Schools, Communities Forge Rituals of Remembrance
The occasion is a mix of both deeply private and public mourning. Educators can support the complexities of grief in their own communities.
School Climate & Safety
Video
They Survived a School Shooting. Here鈥檚 What They Want You to Know
The survivors of one school shooting offer insight and advice to future school leaders dealing with similar tragedies in their communities.
School Climate & Safety
Video
How a School Shooting Survivor Found Healing in Activism
Voting for the first time has been part of one school shooting survivor's healing process.
School Climate & Safety
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Positive School Climate & Culture?
Answer 7 questions about Positive School Climate & Culture.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Spotlight
Spotlight on SEL for Student Trauma
This Spotlight will help you support traumatized students, gain insights into the benefits of prioritizing student well-being, and more.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
How Trauma-Informed Practice Made Me a Better Teacher
Students aren鈥檛 the only ones who need help managing their emotional responses. Here鈥檚 where to start.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Collection
VIDEOS: Guiding Students Through Trauma
These programs are using play therapy and an SEL approach to learning to help students adjust and adapt after trauma.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Video
How One Family Uses Play Therapy to Address Trauma
Adoption can be traumatic for adoptees. One family, working with a therapist, utilized play therapy to help their daughters adjust.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Video
Student Trauma Rates Are Higher Than Ever. How Play Therapy Can Help
One program is teaching students to manage their emotions and build their communication skills at a young age through play therapy.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
This Is What Happens to a Student鈥檚 Brain When Exposed to Gun Violence
Traumatized and hypervigilant brains cannot learn effectively, write a behavioral neuroscientist and a school psychologist.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Educators Can Help School Shooting Survivors Recover. A Sandy Hook Mom Explains How
Michele Gay said academic, mental health, and social supports are crucial for children who survive.
Student Well-Being & Movement
What the Research Says
Gun Violence Leaves a Lasting Imprint on Survivors. How Schools Can Help Students Recover
Most trauma support for students comes in the first year after a school shooting, but research suggests the effects last much longer.
School Climate & Safety
How Much Trauma Can Our Schools Withstand?
Despite a cascade of tragedy, 糖心动漫vlog report to work and care for our children. How do they get through it?