Safe Supportive School Trauma Learning Series
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Tali Raviv, PhD
Mar 12 min read
Building a More Prepared and Healthy Education Workforce
Tali Raviv, PhD NCS3 Co-PI and Midwest Regional Site CoDirector We have all seen – and many of us have experienced firsthand – the high...
Tiffany Beason, PhD
Feb 232 min read
A Call to Action to Support Educator Well-Being
Tiffany Beason, PhD Director of Cultural Responsiveness and Equity We are nearly two months into the new year, a point where many...
Ayla Novruz
Jan 132 min read
Nurturing Your Mental Health: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Ayla Novruz Graduate Research Assistant As we ride into the New Year, it's a great time to reflect on our mental well-being and set...
Meg Smith
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Promoting Kinship Care as a Best Practice for Students in Foster Care
Meg Smith, MSW, LICSW, ACSW Workforce Development Coordinator, Center for Trauma Care in Schools One of the most traumatic events...
Ayla Novruz
Oct 3, 20232 min read
MTSS for Newcomer Youth
Ayla Novruz Graduate Research Assistant Understanding Newcomer Youth and Their Challenges Newcomer youth, a term encompassing immigrants,...
Tali Raviv, PhD
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Grand Forks, North Dakota Goes Back to School
Tali Raviv, PhD NCS3 Co-PI and Midwest Regional Site Co-Director Grand Forks Public Schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota, was a member of...
Meg Smith
Aug 28, 20232 min read
How to Practice SEL in this New School Year!
Meg Smith, MSW, LICSW, ACSW Workforce Development Coordinator, Center for Trauma Care in Schools Back to School season has already begun...
Jerica Knox, PhD
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Individual Work on Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Responsiveness
Jerica Knox, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Summer is an important time for many school personnel to engage in much needed rest and enjoyable...
Tali Raviv, PhD
Jul 13, 20231 min read
Happy Summer from NCS3!
Tali Raviv, PhD NCS3 Co-PI and Midwest Regional Site Co-Director For many working in and around schools, summer represents a time when...
Robert Kilkenny, PhD
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Trauma-Informed School Mental Health with Culturally Responsive, Anti-Racist & Equity lens: from AI
Robert Kilkenny, EdD, Northeast Regional Site Director & Meg Smith, MSW, LICSW, ACSW Workforce Development Coordinator, Center for Trauma...
ncs3connect
Apr 27, 20231 min read
COHORT TWO ANNOUNCED! 16 School Districts Selected to Participate in NCS3 Learning Collaborative
The National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3) just launched its second learning collaborative to promote safe supportive...
Yvita Bustos, MA
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Investment in After-School Programs
Yvita Bustos, MA Psychology Intern at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Growing up on the Southside of Chicago in a...
Sarah Barber, MPH
Nov 14, 20222 min read
What is new with NCS3?
Sarah Barber, MPH Research Project Coordinator We are a few months into the new school year, and we are so excited about the continuous...
Sharon Hoover, PhD
Nov 1, 20221 min read
NCSMH Annual Conference: Advancing School Mental Health
Sharon Hoover, PhD NCS3 Principal Investigator and Director Each year, the Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health brings...
Jerica Knox, Ph.D.
Sep 27, 20224 min read
Get REDI! Preparation for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
A new school year means new children and a continued push toward equitable practices for students. Many school districts and other...
Meg Smith
Aug 22, 20223 min read
The Impact of Food Accessibility on Mental Health and Overall Well-Being of Students and Families
Meg Smith, MSW, LICSW, ACSW Workforce Development Coordinator, Center for Trauma Care in Schools Children’s mental health is an important...
Meg Smith
Aug 7, 20222 min read
The Need for More Sleep for Teens
Meg Smith, MSW, LICSW, ACSW Workforce Development Coordinator, Center for Trauma Care in Schools Signs of declining adolescent mental...
Geoff Gaukler, MA, LPC
Jun 5, 20225 min read
Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
Geoff Gaukler, MA, LPC Mental Health Coordinator, Grand Forks Public Schools The notion that something could actually be...
Bianca Vargas Ocasio, LSW
May 23, 20221 min read
Implementing STRONG to Create Safer, More Supportive School Communities
Bianca Vargas Ocasio, LSW Mental Health Consultant, Center for Childhood Resilience The San Mateo Foster City School District Team was...
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