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List of tools to help teachers deescalate difficult students

From the Marshall Project. This resource provides a guide to complicated legal terms related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol in easy to understand language

Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children

Describes the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Throughline podcast discusses how the racial system of the United States could be understood as a caste system.

Provides historical context on the insurrection on January 6 2021.

A review of attitudes and myth acceptance related to human trafficking

a conversation on the way in and out of hate and hate groups through connection

Born for Love is the definitive book on empathy. Renowned psychiatrist Bruce Perry has appeared on Oprah, CNN, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and other programs as an expert in this hot area of neuroscience, and has been cited as such in Newsweek, the New York Times, and The New Yorker (in a story written by Malcolm Gladwell). He and co-writer Maia Szalavitz explore empathy’s startling importance in human evolution and its significance for our children and our society. The authors of The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog present a powerful case that love is essential…and endangered.

Providers free tools for educators, staff and administrators on trauma and trauma informed care

Video describing one school’s effort to change the way they respond to challenging student behavior using trauma-informed practices

Video advocating for a living wage for personal care attendents and direct support professionals of people with disabilities

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Fact Sheet

Lists and descriptions of lesson plans and resources for teachers and parents to discuss the U.S. Capitol attack with students and children.

A podcast that discusses the history of the Violence Against Women Act.

A Facebook group for educations to discuss challenges and ideas for hosting difficult conversations after violent, traumatic or difficult events.

Resources for educators and parents to discuss and respond to the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.

Article describing how a 6 year old was handcuffed and arrested after having a tantrum at school. This articles mentions the school to prision pipeline

A scholarly journal article about changes in client and organizational outcomes after implementing trauma-informed care. Positive changes in client and organizational outocmes were reported.

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A brief, educational video from TedEd that describes what impeachment is and how it works.

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Resources from Mind/Shift at KQED to help adults talk to children about the riots at the U.S Capitol honestly, sensitively and appropriate to their development.

A podcast that describes the history of of impeachment in the United States

This podcast describes the work of James Baldwin as it relates to race, inequity, gender, sexual orientation and violence.

Describes ideas for holding conversations after national/global crisis.

A pod cast conversation on racial identity, and discussing “whiteness”

News article discussing how public libraries are adopting trauma informed practices

tools to help people with disabilities use supportive decision making as opposed to gaurdianship

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Article describing how some recipients need to repay the cost of the health care paid for under Medicaid

A scholarly review of the education of health care professionals on human trafficking

CA will launch universal screenings of adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma across state

organization provide research, news and tools in collecting, understanding and distrubuting aboriginal and indigenous people’s history

Provides an easy to understand description of the nature of the 25th Amendment.

Tips for teachers in addressing suicide prevention week in their classrooms

Report comparing 25 social and emotional learning curriclums

An NPR Series exploring the achievement and opportunity gap between low and high income students and students of different races and what is being done to reduce the gap

video on gender and social isolation

A documnetary on implementing trauma informed care in a high school

Provides ideas for adults to discuss difficult current events with children honestly and sensitively.

PBS provides lessons plans and resources to teach about the attack at the U.S. Capitol.

custumizable resources to discuss racial equity in America by the Kellog Foundation

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Describes the history of mass incarceration in the United States

video of child in child welfare system and role trauma has on how she is behaving

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A documentary on the science of psychological resilience

A brief describing San Fransisco’s process of creating a trauma informed workfroce

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Describes the risk educators face in working with students who have experienced trauma and how to reduce those risks

A 2 page SAMHSA brief on trauma informed communities

From the National Association of School Psychologists: Tips for parent and teachers to talk to children about violence in a trauma-sensitive way.

Article describes one teacher’s approach to teaching young childrne about race, power and priviledge

Links to resources collected by The NY Times to support teaching and learning about the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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A conversation on the emtotion of our stories and histories

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A conversation on engaging in social change efforts

This podcast discusses how the history of the social construction of race.

Book with tools and resources to promote self-compassion

This podcast discusses the history of the modern white power movement in the United States

Resources to support trauma infomred systems as they relate to education and child welfare

A video on the concept of self-compassion

A resource for people leading organizations serving adults who have experienced trauma

Tools and resources from Harvard’s Think Kids Program to help support parents and teachers of children with challenging behavior

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Animated video on trauma’s impact on the brain

Brief article describing trauma in the lives of the direct care workforce and what to do about it.

Toolkit for college and university staff to promote trauma informed practices

Tools for K-12 schools in trauma infored practices

From the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Provides a description of polls of those in the U.S. on opinions related to attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Video on the research on the longest study of human develop on what predicts health and happiness

From Teaching Tolerance: Provides support for adults in supporting children after violent national or global events.