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By Janie Har, Photo: Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo, Associated Press, July 15, 2022 San Francisco Bay Area high school teacher Lisa Raskin moved out of a cramped apartment she was sharing with a roommate and into her own place this month, paying a deeply discounted $1,500 a month for a one-bedroom with expansive views within walking distance to work. It was once an impossible dream in an exorbitantly priced region hostile to new housing. But her employer, a 4,000-student school district...

The second round of the PACEs Connection Historical Trauma in America series launched on July 21 with the first regional event, Historical Trauma in the South. The event was facilitated by PACEs Connection staff members Ingrid Cockhren (chief executive officer) and Carey Sipp (director of strategic partnerships) with support from St. David's Foundation . Click here to download the slide deck from this presentation. Then click “download file.” The series examines the impact of...

Full implementation of a trauma-informed approach typically takes three years to accomplish, but many organizations are looking for more manageable solutions that require fewer resources. If you want to implement trauma-informed practices but aren’t ready for full implementation, here are some of the most important aspects of trauma sensitivity training that you can share with your team. Developing a One-Page Resource for Trauma Sensitivity Training Recently a colleague asked for my input on...

The HOPE National Resource Center (NRC) has been collaborating with Nemours Children’s Health and Curricula Concepts (Arkansas) on the Better Together project. Caliste Chong, Manager of Practice and Prevention at Nemours has worked closely with the HOPE NRC on this project and shares: This work inspired the HOPE team to create a whiteboard video sharing how healthy eating and physical activity can support access to the Four Building Blocks of HOPE. The video shows how the HOPE framework...

This is the first of multiple articles about heat, its impact on us, and what we can do to protect our communities. It’s hot, and it’s getting hotter. Last month in the United States, over half the population was under heat alerts . In the Southwest, the National Weather Service warned of a “dangerous and deadly heat wave” . No matter where you live in the world, data shows that global surface temperatures have increased year over year . In fact, the three hottest years on record all have...

Now hiring 2 Program Coordinators to offer training and consultation services The Traumatic Stress Institute already supports more than 85 organizational clients throughout North America with its Whole-System Change Model to Trauma-Informed Care, which includes the Risking Connection Training . Now TSI is adding two staff to support its increasing number of organizational clients. One of the two positions will assume primary responsibility for Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD)...

June was quite a month for learning, connecting, reflecting, and inspiration around issues of transforming the education system. I started the month off by attending the 2022 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference here in my hometown of Los Angeles. Over 3,000 attendees from across the country gathered to learn from each other and share their expertise around developing authentic community-driven Community Schools. (If you want to dive deeper into what community schools...

How do we, as a country, learn about mass shootings and gun violence? The news media. How do we learn about the best approaches to prevent mass shootings and gun violence? The answer should be “the news media”, but it’s not. Yet.

By Ramon Castaños, Photo: Ramon Castaños, EdSource, July 1, 2022 M y name is Ramon Castaños. I am 24. I am Mexican-American. And I am a third-year journalism student at California State University, Fresno trying to jumpstart my journalism career. All of those things about me are more interesting than the fact that I live with autism. I hate that most people treat me differently when they find out I have autism. I just want to be treated like everyone else. In 2016, I graduated from Sunnyside...

By Emma Gallegos, Photo: Kerin Coffey, EdSource, July 7, 2022 A question that has long vexed American secondary education is whether to prepare students for college or a career. With the creation of the Golden State Pathways Program, California has decided to invest in both. The state budget sets aside $500 million in competitive grants to establish a new program to ensure students “ advance seamlessly from high school to college and career.” Its goal is to help students transition from high...

Please join us in-person or virtually at the 2022 IACET Conference where Dr. B will be discussing "Managing Mental Health: How to Navigate Social and Emotional Well-Being in the Workplace". Register here! https://www.iacet.org/events/annual-conference/2022-annual-conference/sessions/

Iya Affo & Heal Historical Trauma Presents New!! 48-HOUR HISTORICAL TRAUMA SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION in collaboration with THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL TRAUMA ASSOCIATION We are the only entity offering a comprehensive, 48-hour Historical Trauma Specialist Certification Program. The Program is broken into 6 levels and is built on a foundation of BIPOC cultures and neurobiology. It is taught from a multicultural perspective, injecting traditions and ideology from various cultures from...