Proponents of trauma-informed education emphasize that the approach is not simply an additional program that fits into an existing school

In a March 2019 report, Philadelphia-based Research for Action cited several examples of successful strides toward trauma-informed education. These included

Two developments in the mid-1990s brought the term social and emotional learning (SEL) into widespread use in the education world. 

Joanna Schwartz, a 2nd-grade teacher at Eliza B. Kirkbride Elementary School, was about to take a scheduled break and desperately

The youth of Philadelphia are not settling for the bare minimum when it comes to their mental health. In a

Mindfulness is a buzzword used more and more frequently in youth programs, but what does it really mean? Merriam-Webster dictionary

Mora-Lee Moore, an 8th-grade class representative at Gompers Elementary School in Wynnefield, put it succinctly: Mental health is the “most

Week 1. Introductions: Definition of grief. Play ice-breaker game with grief questions incorporated. Week 2. Games: Play familiar games with

At Smedley Elementary School in Frankford, as in many Philadelphia schools in high-crime areas, faculty and administrators work to make

He doesn’t know why it happened or who did it, but Semaj Brazzle remembers the exact date: June 12, 2018.