Adolescence has always been a sensitive developmental stage. Research and field experience point to alarming increases in ...

Responding to struggling students with empathy and flexibility can benefit the whole campus. Here’s how to create a culture ...

Hard, challenging, difficult. Painful, disorienting, life-altering. There are so many words we reach for in response to the difficult experiences of life. We feel how words fail, how they are all ...

Teacher preparation programs must evolve to reflect the emotional realities of today’s classrooms--including student mental ...

No one gets through life unscathed. But what trauma does to our brains is sometimes a result of factors outside of our control. This is especially true for children. When a fragile, growing brain ...

Complex trauma is described as a child’s exposure to multiple events that were experienced as traumatic to that child and typically have long-term negative effects on their adult life. Complex trauma ...

Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET) uses human cadavers to teach surgical exposure of anatomic structures that when injured may pose a threat to life or limb. The one-day course ...

Talking about trauma with colleagues or employers is usually seen as unprofessional. But trauma informs our decision making, day-to-day behaviors, and ability to perform at work. There are several ...