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Dana Asby
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Collaborating on Compassionate, Comprehensive School Mental Health
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support, and Martha Staeheli, Director of the New England Mental Health Technology...
Carmen Florentin
Aug 10, 20214 min read
Featured Fellow: Siza Mtimbiri
A New Hampshire Principal Creating Community for Staff, Students, and Families By Carmen Florentin, CEI Intern Educators all over the...
Melody Mann
Jul 7, 20213 min read
Resilience: Overcoming our Challenges and Celebrating our Growth
By Melody Mann, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support While COVID-19 has brought forth feelings of...
Whitney Becker
May 17, 20215 min read
Growth Mindsets and Mental Health Part I: “I Can—And Do—Change!” The Power of Growth Mindset Interve
By Whitney Becker, CEI Intern The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted educators to adapt in countless ways as they navigate teaching online,...
Jenna Wyman
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Using Mindfulness Techniques to Bolster Mental Health in Schools
By Jenna Wyman, CEI Intern With one in five children in the United States likely to be diagnosed with a mental health or learning...
Christine Mason
Sep 18, 20205 min read
Healing: A Role for Educators
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director As educators return from their summer breaks and begin to establish routines this fall, we are...
Meghan Wenzel
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Helping Students Cope with COVID and Death
By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher & Writer Uncertainty, change, fear, and loss can make anyone feel anxious, confused, and sad. In a short...
Zenisha Shah
Sep 3, 20204 min read
In a World of Noise, Music is the Answer
By Zenisha Shah, CEI Writer and Counselor at Innisfree House School One’s journey with music begins in the mother’s womb. We hear music...
Dana Asby
Jul 21, 20204 min read
Featured Fellow: Joelle Brookner Demonstrates Leadership and Compassion in Western Massachusetts
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support When Joelle Brookner became a Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative (C-TLC)...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 15, 20203 min read
How Trauma-Sensitive Learning Is Continuing Online
Guest Blog By Dr. Ryan T. Woods for Respectful Ways When the threat of COVID-19 arrived, schools responded quickly. Principals made...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 27, 20207 min read
Why Schools Need a Compassionate Response to Trauma and Mental Illness
By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher and Writer and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Levels of stress, trauma, and mental illness are...
Dana Asby
Nov 15, 20194 min read
Part I: Understanding the Trauma of the School Shootings Epidemic—Why?
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Since the first widely publicized school shooting at Columbine High School in...
Will Foley
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Creating Peace, Healing Trauma
By Will Foley, CEI Intern We are never traumatized alone. We are wounded together. Together too, we heal. Relying on one another for...
Dana Asby
Nov 11, 20194 min read
Featured Fellow: Addressing Trauma with Joan Cavallo, St. Albans City School Principal
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support In her 12 years at St. Albans City School, a Pre-K-8 school of 800 students,...
Dana Asby
Oct 15, 20194 min read
School Mental Health Screening Part I: Benefits and Cautions of Universal Mental Health Screening
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support This is the first part of the special series School Mental Health Screening....
Dana Asby
Oct 15, 20193 min read
Reflections: The State of School Mental Health— Courageous Conversations and Healing Practices
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support New England, a center for knowledge and research, has promoted a number of...
Kaela Farrise
Oct 3, 20194 min read
Defiant or Depressed? Working with Black Girls in the School Setting
By Kaela Farrise, CEI Intern Because children spend more time with teachers and other school personnel during a typical school year than...
Didi Dunin
Sep 14, 20194 min read
Part 2: Understanding Self-Harm in Students (Treatment and Prevention)
By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern An understanding of the warning signs and appropriate means of intervention for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)...
Didi Dunin
Sep 14, 20193 min read
Part 1: Understanding Self-Harm in Students
By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern Parents and educators may not always recognize that their children or students, who outwardly seem happy and...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 10, 20195 min read
Vermont’s Department of Mental Health is Leading the Way in New England
By Lauren Kiesel and Weng Yee Mooi, CEI Interns Vermont has made a large commitment to supporting its citizens’ mental health through...
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