July - 2020

Teachers and Families Collaborating to Educate Children During School Closures

By Hailey Jordan, CEI Intern Many schools across the world closed this spring in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Back to School After COVID-19 Part I: Supporting Student & Staff Mental Health

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support and Ingrid Padgett, CEI Director of Communications & Development This is the...

Back to School After COVID-19 Part II: Schools Must Address Grief as Students Return to School

By Kaela Farrise, CEI Program Assistant, Innovation & Research Support This is the second part of the special series Back to School After...

Back to School After COVID-19 Part III: Open Up with Optimism and Connection

By Guest Blogger Kate Nugent, Vice President of Learning, Life is Good Playmakers and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research...

Featured Fellow: Joelle Brookner Demonstrates Leadership and Compassion in Western Massachusetts

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support When Joelle Brookner became a Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative (C-TLC)...

School Mental Health Screening, Part III: Is Universal Screening the Right Choice?

By Dalveer Kaur, CEI Intern and John Crocker, Director of School Mental Health & Behavioral Services, Methuen Public Schools This is the...

Equity in Education Part IV: Redefining Education

By Kelsey Remeis, CEI Intern This is the fourth part of the special series Equity in Education. During this time when racial justice...

Life Is Good Playmakers: Spreading Optimism, Joy, and Hope through Compassionate Connection

By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support and Sofia Duenas, CEI Intern Life is Good Playmakers knows that a connection...

Addiction and Substance Misuse in Youth

By J’haria Dallas, CEI Intern Parents, educators, and mentors alike are teaching children to positively cope with negative emotions in a...