How Teachers And Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens (npr.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 10/5/178:38 AM

Lately, there's been a surfeit of scary news: Charlottesville, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and now Las Vegas.

At NPR Ed we've covered many of the ways that teachers can be helpers, whether the disaster of the day is affecting your students directly or not: trauma-informed education, mindfulness, and yoga to name a few.

While the young brain is impressionable to trauma, it can also be resilient, says Pamela Cantor, the founder of a nonprofit called Turnaround for Children.

Trauma-informed education seeks to address the root causes of acting out, including the emerging brain science of trauma and resilience, explains Paulette Carter, president and CEO of the Children's Bureau of New Orleans, a mental health agency for kids and families.

To read more of Anya Kamenetz' article, please click here.

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Laura PinheyMember

It's always encouraging to see this topic covered in mainstream media.

10/5/1710:15 AM

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