“Humans are tribal beings, designed to give and receive help. We need each other in so many ways. If you are breathing, you are a helper.” — Mollie Marti Across the nation, we see communities full of compassionate people with a desire to make life a little easier for others. We also see many people feel
Evidence-informed model optimizes a community’s ability to support its members to grow their capacity to cope with stressful events and thrive in the face of adversity.
Childhood adversity, toxic stress and trauma can negatively impact a student’s ability to thrive. Promoting trauma-sensitive school approaches has the greatest potential to positively impact all students, regardless of trauma history.
INFOGRAPHIC: Simple steps to making your school a trauma-informed school. Stop asking why and start healing through education, safety, holistic services, community involvement, accountability and adaptability.
PRINTABLE GUIDE: Children respond based how we interact with them. Learn easy to follow tips in our guide to listening to children.
