By Martha Staeheli, Ph.D. Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health Trauma and Children Joanna’s experience is not unusual; one of every four children have experienced a trauma before the age of four, and by the time children are 18, almost 60% will have experienced at least one traumatic event that may include sexual assault, physical and emotional violence, or bullying (CDC, 2014). Significant trauma exposure can interfere with cognitive development (Perry,

By June Naureckas, CEI Intern An Under-Treated Epidemic Mental illness in American children is chronically under-treated and under-diagnosed. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 2015 report, 21.4% of youth ages 13-18 experience a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. For children aged 8–15, the estimate is 13%. However, the same report indicates that less than half of mentally ill youth receive treatment and health resources are uneve

By Kristen Hayes, CEI Intern Pisani et al. (2013) proposed that efforts to reduce youth suicide should focus on developmentally-salient risk and protective processes. They investigated emotional regulation difficulties and relationships with trusted adults as potential risks and buffers for suicide attempts in high school students. Students who perceived themselves as lacking the means to respond to and recover from an emotional upset were more likely to have attempted suicid

The Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health and the Center for Educational Improvement invite you to an Informational Webinar: Mental Health in Schools. PURPOSE: To establish how we can support schools in New England to help improve school mental health and safety policies and practices. DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 12 @ 5:00 pm (EST) At our upcoming webinar, we will also be introducing the School Compassionate Culture Analytic Tool for Educators (S-CCATE) –