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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...
Dana Asby
Aug 11, 20213 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...
Carmen Florentin
Aug 11, 20214 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...
Melody Mann
Jul 7, 20213 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,...
Whitney Becker
May 17, 20215 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...
Jenna Wyman
Mar 23, 20214 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...
Christine Mason
Sep 18, 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...
Meghan Wenzel
Sep 9, 20205 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...
Zenisha Shah
Sep 3, 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)...
Dana Asby
Jul 21, 20204 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
May 15, 20203 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 27, 20207 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...
Dana Asby
Nov 15, 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...
Will Foley
Nov 14, 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
Nov 11, 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, 20194 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...
Dana Asby
Oct 15, 20193 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...
Kaela Farrise
Oct 3, 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, 20194 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...
Didi Dunin
Sep 14, 20193 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...
Center for Educational Improvement
Sep 10, 20195 min read
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