Youth engagement in the foster care system empowers young people to have a significant voice in decisions that affect their lives, as well as develop

Together, ESSA and Fostering Connections envision dual agency responsibility; these laws require state and local education and the child welfare agencies jointly to ensure school

All students need safe and supportive schools. In studies of adults, over 50% reported having traumatic experiences during childhood. Traumatic experiences can impact learning, behavior

Resources include trauma-informed school models, trauma science and principles, school-based trauma-specific mental health interventions, and more. Author(s): California School-Based Health Alliance Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): Trauma and Trauma-Informed Practice

One of the ways that scientists have searched for the causes of mental illness is by studying the development of the brain from birth to