A big-picture vision of success for addressing trauma, and specific action steps for how this vision can be achieved.
This document provides information for school and community stakeholders to make the case for school-community collaborations, identify potential partners, and guide collaborative efforts.
This glossary includes definitions of four commonly used terms that refer to frameworks, initiatives, and approaches that address trauma. It is intended to provide an overarching understanding of these terms based on current research and practice to inform your work in supporting students experiencing trauma. Click “View Resource” to access a webpage with this and … Continue reading Glossary: Common terms for frameworks, initiatives, and approaches that address trauma
Educators and support staff at all levels can explore and use data to support students experiencing trauma.
This e-book reviews reasons for and ways to enhance family engagement in efforts to provide comprehensive mental health services to children and youth in schools. View Resource Organization: Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
This resource provides key questions to ask when considering and selecting programs with specific decision-support tools.
This resource provides descriptions of trauma-informed programs across different tiers (in a multi-tiered framework) and available information about their implementation and evaluation/evidence. Click “View Resource” to access a webpage with this and other related resources from REL Appalachia. View Resource Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia
This series of two reports summarizes research on the impact trauma from exposure to violence can have on children’s learning, behavior and relationships in school, offers a framework can help educators create trauma-sensitive learning environments; and provides a process and tools for creating trauma-sensitive schools. View Resource Organization: Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative
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