In late September, the Biden administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to improve school-based active shooter drills, making them more effective and less traumatic for ...

At a school district in Texas, mental health professional training to address grief and trauma is healing for school-based therapists and social workers who lost loved ones during the pandemic. It's ...

The University of Chicago Education Lab today released a new study that found school-based group counseling programs can significantly reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression among Black and Latina girls ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Social Work’s Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care (ITTIC) and the Niagara Falls City School District are working together to build a new ...

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Protecting schools from active assailants is a complex challenge, but how we train staff and students can profoundly impact their preparedness and mental health. Some current practices, like involving ...

Superintendent Stephanie Love’s eyes were glued on her students eating in the cafeteria. The sixth graders chatted with cafeteria staff while grabbing their lunches. Those who already had food talked ...

Across the country, our schools are being taxed beyond their capacity to support educational success. We’ve known for a long time that students need a three-dimensional structure of guidance and ...

Shortly after Elizabeth George started her freshman year in high school last fall, her parents tested positive for COVID-19. And Elizabeth stepped up to take care of them. "I was running the house, ...

How does it feel to survive a mass shooting? With more than 400 such terrifying incidents this year — 28 of them at schools — it is a question too many people in America can unfortunately answer. But ...

If a young person experiences depression or anxiety, psychologists say that's often a sign that they could face lifelong challenges with symptoms. If true, there is a tsunami brewing. Poor mental ...