In collaboration with the Children’s Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), this document has been created to provide trauma-informed care training resources for schooling professionals.
During this session, hear from Andrea Darr, the founder of Handle With Care; Becky Haas, an experienced law enforcement trainer; Teri Lawler, who is leading the work in trauma-informed practices and social emotional learning at the Delaware Department of Education; and Zoe Lyons, who has implemented Handle With Care as Director of the Jackson County Office of the Michigan Department
In this video, the last in our three-part series, Dr. Rachel Gilgoff discusses evidence-based strategies, or “stress busters,” that help mitigate and treat toxic stress and improve health. Dr. Gilgoff provides examples of how providers and families can incorporate these strategies – supportive relationships, quality sleep, balanced nutrition, physical activity, mindfulness practices, experiencing nature, and mental health care – into
The Pathways Learning Network convened on Thursday, March 23 to learn about how school districts are going beyond the traditional academic structures to create inclusive learning environments and teach specific skills like self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. During this session, Andy Tucker, CASEL; Tanya Albornoz, Utah State Board of Education; and Emily Arkfeld, Nebraska’s Multi-Tiered
Trauma-responsive Networks of Care are cross-sector collaborations that provide services and supports to help children and families prevent, address, and heal from trauma and toxic stress. They may include government agencies, community organizations, schools, health care providers, community members, and others. The Pathways Learning Network convened to learn how counties in California and Ohio are developing and sustaining trauma-responsive Networks
The Pathways Learning Network met on September 12, 2023 to explore different approaches to screening for adversity across settings and populations. The session focused on the goals of screening, ways to screen, and how the information can be used to connect people to appropriate supports.
Pathways to Resilience convened on October 17, 2023 to learn about Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander acts of resilience and the ways in which state agencies can support healing from and mitigation of trauma and toxic stress among these communities.
The Pathways Learning Network convened in December 2023 for a conversation about youth engagement. We discussed strategies, successes, challenges, and opportunities for state and organizational leaders to meaningfully and intentionally engage young people in their communities.
On October 13, the New York Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council met for the first time to begin developing a plan to cut child poverty in half over the next ten years. Authorized through the Child Poverty Reduction Act, which Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on December 1, 2021, the Advisory Council is charged with conducting data analyses, developing
On September 20, 2022, Pathways to Resilience hosted a State Policy Roundtable (Roundtable) in Denver, Colorado with leaders from nearly 20 states. The Roundtable convened 35 leaders in health, justice, early childhood, education, and social services to discuss cross-sector approaches for preventing and addressing trauma and promoting healing. In addition to sharing lessons learned, participants identified gaps in policy and