LinkLinksOpinion Jarred Bowman of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Student Access to Trauma-Informed Schools Should Be A Priority in the District By Editor On Aug 6, 2018 Last updated Oct 20, 2018 110 Share The District’s leaders are not doing enough to lessen the impacts of trauma that thousands of young people face as a result of living in poverty and economically underserved communities. Public health research confirms that the trauma of living in prolonged stressful environments can often lead to developmental challenges and exacerbate the systemic inequities that many children of color already face growing up in the nation’s capital. If DC leaders really want to improve educational outcomes they need to increase investments in trauma-informed health services provided in schools, neighborhoods and child development centers, so that students living in poverty have access to the mental health supports they deserve. Public HealthSchools 110 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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