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Registration is Now Open! The Beyond Consequences Institute is hosting our Spring Trauma Informed School Conference® focused on creating trauma-informed schools this June 18-20, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. Registration is now open for what is truly going to be an amazing national event! Early bird rates are available now but only for a short time. We also expect an overflow crowd and we are limited in our seating, so be sure to register as soon as possible. Our conferences in the past...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 16, 2021) – While many schools across the state were close d Monday due to winter weather, thousands of Oklahoma educators spent their snow y President’s Day learning how to recognize trauma in students and create teaching strategies to overcome stress and fear that can obstruct learning. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) estimated up to 4,500 teachers, counselors and other school leaders attended its fourth statewide summit for trauma-informed instruction...

Educating the educators on ACEs is a great first step. The natural second step is to be educating our students. We can be doing this through the Family Consumer Science teachers (FACS or FCS) who offer classes like parenting and child development. To have the maximum impact on ACEs education we should be making these types of classes a priority in all high schools reaching all students. This is in the overall plan Dr, Nadine Burke-Harris layed out. Working together and not in silos to reduce...