Although our communities strive to maintain safety, nearly half of all American children have experienced some form of trauma. Some of these include everyday Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) such ...

CapeTalk’s Sara-Jayne Makwala King is joined by Dumisani Tshabalala, Head of Academics at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG). Listen to their conversation in the audio clip below. From ...

University of Phoenix College of Social and Behavioral Sciences announces a new white paper, “Trauma-Informed Education – A Pathway for Relief, Retention, and Renewal,” authored by College leadership ...

Five years ago, I lost my mother. Her passing was sudden, stinging, and sorrowful. I never imagined I would have survived the pain of it all. I still mourn, and quite often, I weep and scream ...

A child may survive violence, homelessness, or other profoundly distressing circumstance, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. The stress-response system that trauma activates in the body can have ...

Across the country, our schools are being taxed beyond their capacity to support educational success. We’ve known for a long time that students need a three-dimensional structure of guidance and ...

Should academics be worried that the findings of their research will traumatise people? It’s a valid question. We know everyday experiences have the potential to be a source of psychological distress ...