Educators and support staff at all levels can explore and use data to support students experiencing trauma.
This resource provides a deep dive into developing, implementing, and evaluating trauma-informed and compassionate school policies. It highlights four “choice points” for education and mental health leadership: Names & Definitions; Platforms & Levers, Approach, and Match Process to Product. View Resource Organization: Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
This webpage includes a collection of resources and events to support the well-being of educators and school mental health personnel, such as webinars and research briefs. View Resource Organization: Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
This brief describes components of a trauma-informed schools, as well as specific strategies organized through the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Framework. View Resource Organization: National Association of State Boards of Education
This brief introduces a Trauma-Informed Policy Framework to Create Supportive Learning Environments to help state officials create supportive learning environments that meet the needs of students with a history of traumatic experiences and ensure that all students succeed in school. A supportive learning environment is a school that provides a safe and positive school culture … Continue reading Responding to Trauma through Policies that Create Supportive Learning Environments
This brief provides tips and policy recommendations for implementing trauma-sensitive schools, including a discussion of the role of school psychologists in supporting trauma-sensitive schools, and opportunities to advance trauma-sensitive schools in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). View Resource Organization: National Association of School Psychologists
This resource from the Center for School Mental Health provides advice and tools for screening in your school mental health system, including ideas for building buy-in, obtaining consent, or choosing an appropriate screener. View Resource
This document describes eleven screening tools designed to provide information about trauma in children and adolescents. The descriptions review their intended purposes, administration formats, administration requirements, age ranges, samples on which they have been validated, and available evidence of their psychometric reliability and validity. View Resource Organization: University of Massachusetts Medical School
This webpage provides information and resources about trauma-informed screening and assessment, including the types of tools that are available and strategies for engaging families, as well as considerations for implementation. View Resource Organization: National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This brief provides information on the importance of family engagement in trauma mental health, potential barriers to engagement, and specific strategies for engagement.