Essentials for Childhood Initiative Publishes New Resource on Trauma-Informed School Communities

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative today issued a newly developed resource, entitled “Strategies for Trauma-Informed School Communities: Practices to Improve Resiliency in School-Aged Children and Address Adverse Childhood Experiences.”

The resource is intended to assist state and local public health programs, child-serving systems, non-profits, and philanthropic organizations in their efforts to education about the need for trauma-informed school policies and practices that improve resiliency among school-age children and youth.

The resource is available here.