Taking the First Step to Becoming a Trauma-Informed (TI) School

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This resource brief provides guidance for the implementation of trauma-informed (TI) approaches at the school-, district-, and state-level. Adopting a TI approach requires careful consideration of the systems needed to be put into place to support TI practices, policies, and procedures. The brief offers the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) as a promising framework for integrating TI with social and emotional learning (SEL) practices that are centered on equity, in an effort to improve social, emotional, and academic outcomes for students.

 

Manian, N. (2021). Becoming Trauma Informed – Taking the First Step to Becoming a Trauma-Informed School. Rockville, MD: National Comprehensive Center at Westat.