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    Change The Brain, Not the Child
    nbenquechea
    • Jan 2
    • 3 min

    Change The Brain, Not the Child

    By Andrea De Bartolo, CEI Intern The Trauma in Schools Podcast series has once again been a fascinating listen with an episode on...
    S-CCATE: Helping Schools Address Trauma, Empower Staff, and Build Positive Futures
    Nicole Larsen
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    S-CCATE: Helping Schools Address Trauma, Empower Staff, and Build Positive Futures

    Nicole Larsen, CEI Intern, and Christine Mason, Executive Director Teachers and other school staff are under tremendous pressure right...
    Collaborating on Compassionate, Comprehensive School Mental Health
    Dana Asby
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Collaborating on Compassionate, Comprehensive School Mental Health

    By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support, and Martha Staeheli, Director of the New England Mental Health Technology...
    Resilience: Overcoming our Challenges and Celebrating our Growth
    Melody Mann
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Resilience: Overcoming our Challenges and Celebrating our Growth

    By Melody Mann, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support While COVID-19 has brought forth feelings of...
    Trauma’s Long-Term Impact on Cognitive Functioning
    Jennie Liang
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Trauma’s Long-Term Impact on Cognitive Functioning

    By Jennie Liang, CEI Intern A recent longitudinal study shows that adverse childhood events (ACEs) have long-term effects on cognitive...
    Healing: A Role for Educators
    Christine Mason
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Healing: A Role for Educators

    By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director As educators return from their summer breaks and begin to establish routines this fall, we are...
    Helping Students Cope with COVID and Death
    Meghan Wenzel
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Helping Students Cope with COVID and Death

    By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher & Writer Uncertainty, change, fear, and loss can make anyone feel anxious, confused, and sad. In a short...
    Featured Fellow: Joelle Brookner Demonstrates Leadership and Compassion in Western Massachusetts
    Dana Asby
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    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)...
    How Trauma-Sensitive Learning Is Continuing Online
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • May 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    How Trauma-Sensitive Learning Is Continuing Online

    Guest Blog By Dr. Ryan T. Woods for Respectful Ways When the threat of COVID-19 arrived, schools responded quickly. Principals made...
    Why Schools Need a Compassionate Response to Trauma and Mental Illness
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Apr 27, 2020
    • 7 min

    Why Schools Need a Compassionate Response to Trauma and Mental Illness

    By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher and Writer and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Levels of stress, trauma, and mental illness are...
    Part I: Understanding the Trauma of the School Shootings Epidemic—Why?
    Dana Asby
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Part I: Understanding the Trauma of the School Shootings Epidemic—Why?

    By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Since the first widely publicized school shooting at Columbine High School in...
    Creating Peace, Healing Trauma
    Will Foley
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    Creating Peace, Healing Trauma

    By Will Foley, CEI Intern We are never traumatized alone. We are wounded together. Together too, we heal. Relying on one another for...
    Featured Fellow: Addressing Trauma with Joan Cavallo, St. Albans City School Principal
    Dana Asby
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    Featured Fellow: Addressing Trauma with Joan Cavallo, St. Albans City School Principal

    By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support In her 12 years at St. Albans City School, a Pre-K-8 school of 800 students,...
    Reflections: The State of School Mental Health— Courageous Conversations and Healing Practices
    Dana Asby
    • Oct 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    Reflections: The State of School Mental Health— Courageous Conversations and Healing Practices

    By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support New England, a center for knowledge and research, has promoted a number of...
    Featured Fellow: Erica McLaughlin Leads Teachers at Randolph Elementary to Become Trauma-Informed
    Dana Asby
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 5 min

    Featured Fellow: Erica McLaughlin Leads Teachers at Randolph Elementary to Become Trauma-Informed

    By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Erica McLaughlin, a C-TLC Fellow, is an elementary school principal and also...
    The State of Mental Health in New England Schools: Innovations, Needs, and Future Directions
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 6 min

    The State of Mental Health in New England Schools: Innovations, Needs, and Future Directions

    By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern, William Foley, Jr., CEI Intern, and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Is New England...
    Helping Immigrant Children: How Educators Can Support Students Before & After an ICE Raid
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    Helping Immigrant Children: How Educators Can Support Students Before & After an ICE Raid

    By William Foley, Jr., CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support After the recent Immigration and Customs...
    Parents and Compassion: A Webinar on the Role of Schools in Healing Family Trauma
    Lauren Kiesel
    • Aug 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Parents and Compassion: A Webinar on the Role of Schools in Healing Family Trauma

    By Lauren Kiesel, CEI Intern Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”– Theodore Roosevelt As Suzan Mullane has...
    Poverty & Brain Development: Why Early Intervention is Imperative
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 6 min

    Poverty & Brain Development: Why Early Intervention is Imperative

    By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Today the nurture vs. nature debate has largely...
    Featured Fellow: Lisa Parker
    Center for Educational Improvement
    • Aug 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Featured Fellow: Lisa Parker

    By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern This August, the Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative (C-TLC) is celebrating its first Featured Fellow!...
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