Teachers can create welcoming, safe spaces while still maintaining high expectations and holding students accountable.

Violence in our communities could be making some children feel unsafe. The trauma from those feelings could have life-long health impacts. Some schools in our area are taking a "trauma-informed" ...

How the Center on Trauma and Adversity is pioneering new approaches that nurture healing and resilience—in classrooms, on campus and in communities across the country Ruth Bieber-Stanley understands ...

More schools are adopting trauma-informed practices to help students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. These approaches recognize how adverse experiences shape behavior and learning, and ...

Trauma surrounds us. Perhaps you recall the abduction in April 2014 of 276 schoolgirls from a government secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria. Or Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children. Or the ...

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 ...

A child may survive violence, homelessness, or other profoundly distressing circumstance, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. The stress-response system that trauma activates in the body can have ...

As early childhood educators and researchers grapple with rising trauma rates among young children, a critical shift is underway in 2026. New studies from the *Early Childhood Education Journal* and ...