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Most Ohio schools need to comprehensively change the way they work with children who have experienced trauma, but some have already made a transformation, according to a new report co-released today by Policy Matters Ohio and Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio. Addressing children’s trauma: A toolkit for Ohio schools provides details about schools in Ohio and elsewhere that are leading examples of how to best educate children who have experienced trauma. The report also offers resources, best practices, and tools for schools looking to improve these practices.
“More than one in five American children have experienced at least two incidents of trauma: abuse, violence, extreme poverty, neglect, or insecure family relationships,” said report author Annie Racine. “Trauma can change the neural pathways in the brain, making children susceptible to behavioral and cognitive problems in school. Trauma-informed schools can help address these problems, giving children their futures back.”
Trauma-affected children can lash out, hurt themselves, hurt others, or withdraw from activities, the report found. They often struggle in school as a result of trauma
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