By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director & Dana Asby, CEI Director, Innovation and Research Support Trauma and stress are impacting far too many children and youth. The Childhood Trauma-Learning Collaborative (C-TLC), a project supported by Center for Educational Improvement, the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, and the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, is tasked with helping schools to become aware of needs and concerns impacting children

By June Naureckas, CEI Intern and Suzan Mullane, CEI Faculty Some children have difficulties bonding with others. In extreme cases, these children may appear sad, listless, and withdrawn. They may show little or no interest in toys, playing, or interacting with peers. Normally, young children will respond when an adult picks them up to comfort them; however, in cases of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) children may not quiet—the yelling and distress may continue. What role

By Suzan Mullane, CEI Faculty The dark side of childhood trauma—its essence and the healing potential of human relationships—is brilliantly captured in Bruce Perry’s classic work, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006). Neuroscience and childhood trauma can be confusing, but Dr. Perry’s case studies are fascinating and easily understood. He presents the developing brain in the context of the human condition—a blend of science and humanity. Narratives on soc

By Kristen Hayes, CEI Intern In 2017, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported that about two-thirds of children in the United States experience at least one traumatic event, either as victims or witnesses, by the age of 16. A large public health movement has arisen to address the numerous negative consequences of these experiences. Many organizations have begun to explore what it might look like to bring information on trauma and child

By Christine Mason and Martha Staeheli The New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (New England MHTTC) Network, one of the 10 Regional Centers of the MHTTC Network, announced today the 23 Fellows who will support the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative (C-TLC). The C-TLC Fellows Program, under the auspices of the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), builds upon the New England MHTTC’s work to help teachers, administrators, and other school s