Join Michele Gay at the 2017 Resilience Summit in Chicago, October 16-18. Michele Gay is the co-founder and executive director of Safe and Sound: A Sandy Hook Initiative. Following the tragic loss of her daughter, Josephine, in the Sandy Hook School tragedy, Michele joined Sandy Hook mother Alissa Parker to establish Safe and Sound Schools as a national resource for school safety. Michele's presentation will include: Specific knowledge and awareness of the needs for school community in...

The 2017 Resilience Summit is available. View it HERE Student Resilience Track Highlights: • Promoting Resilience in Children in the Aftermath of School Crisis • Trauma Informed Strategies for ACE’s • Strategies to Integrate and Align Systems of Care to Promote Child Wellbeing • Supporting the holistic behavioral and mental health needs of students • Response and Recovery from Community Tragedy • A Systems Approach for School-Based Trauma Interventions • Genetic and Environmental Resilience...

The 4th annual International Resilience Summit will focus on equipping the attendees with evidence-based tools and resources necessary to grow individual and collective resilience . At this year’s Summit, we will provide the very best in speakers, resources, and practices so the attendees gain specialized learning in the following three areas: Student Resilience: Understand how to support the holistic behavioral and mental health needs of students, families, and educators. Military Connected...

Date: October 16-18, 2017 Location: Palmer House Chicago Resilience Building Tracks: Community and Public Health Military-Connected Personal Student

The 4 th annual Resilience Summit will be held October 16-18 in Chicago, Illinois. Stay up to date with conference news by visiting the 2017 RESILIENCE SUMMIT WEBSITE .

Stacy Overstreet, PhD., will be discussing Data-driven Strategies to Guide the Implementation of Trauma-Informed Approaches at the Resilience Summit, November 2-3 in Chicago. Abstract: Successful implementation of trauma-informed schools must build consensus for trauma-informed approaches and establish organizational capacity for and commitment to such approaches. The presentation will describe the implementation and impact of professional development training on teacher attitudes toward...

The 2016 Resilience Summit Agenda has been published. Register now as Early Bird prices go up on September 1. Register on our Conference Page HERE To view the Agenda click HERE .

***We have partnered with IEANEA and we will offer ISBE PD credits to Illinois Educators*** CALLING those dedicated to using best practices in human resilience to help others prepare for, respond to, and grow through disruptions and trauma! Join forward-thinking leaders, practitioners, researchers, educators, and community organizations at the beautiful Chicago Cultural Center to address the urgent need, methods, and benefits of building personal and psychosocial resilience. Working across...