TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Centering trauma-informed approaches in schools within a social justice framework JO - Psychology in the schools A1 - Davis, Whitney A1 - Petrovic, Lea A1 - Whalen, Kathleen A1 - Danna, Laura A1 - Zeigler, Karaline A1 - Brewton, Avery A1 - Joseph, Maureen A1 - Baker, Courtney N. A1 - Overstreet, Stacy A1 - Collaborative, and the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Learning SP - 2453 EP - 2470 VL - 59 IS - 12 N2 - Growing evidence establishing the prevalence and educational consequences of childhood trauma has led to a national focus on equipping schools to support the specific needs of students who have experienced trauma. Despite clear evidence of disproportionate trauma exposure among students of color, most models of trauma-informed schools do not explicitly address the intersection of race and trauma within their system-level efforts to help staff realize the prevalence and impact of trauma, recognize the signs of trauma exposure, or respond in ways to avoid retraumatization. This manuscript will review existing efforts to integrate a social justice focus within our ongoing work as part of the Safe Schools NOLA project. We present our conceptual framework and describe how principles relevant to social justice are intentionally integrated into strategies that support the adoption and implementation of trauma-informed approaches in schools. We also discuss limitations in our current approach and offer suggestions to support the development of trauma-informed schools that can advance a social justice agenda.

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LA - en SN - 0033-3085 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.22664 ID - ref1 ER -