By Dawn Foreman, M. Ed. and Renee Prince, LCSW “Schools often fall short in implementation and progress monitoring of supports. Schools often have the right members at the table and have taken the time to develop robust plans, without taking the time to reflect on the effectiveness of those plans…

By Dawn Foreman, M. Ed. and Renee Prince, LCSW “Tiered Supports meetings focus on sharing information about the student and their context, and efforts will be made to determine factors that create or reinforce adverse experiences for students.” Once educators have identified students who need additional supports and designed a…

Many in the educational system — students and educators alike — are dealing with high levels of stress. This can make what might otherwise be expected moments of challenge, conflict, and dysregulation even more difficult to handle. …

By Dawn Foreman, M. Ed., Partnership Director Addressing the current youth mental health crisis requires thinking differently about our collective approach to providing equitable, positive learning experiences and safe, supportive environments for all students and educators. …

Listen to the episode on Turnaround for Children’s website. Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Podbean. Our topic today is ripped from the headlines: the war in Ukraine. The horrifying images of Russian military attacks on Ukrainian cities, on civilians, are everywhere. We see the stories. We hear…

Listen to the episode on Turnaround for Children’s website. Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Podbean. In our previous episode, we discussed the national state of emergency in child and adolescent mental health. In the two years since the pandemic hit, young people have around the world have…

In communities across the country, students and the adults who teach, support, and care for them are struggling under the weight of more than two years of uncertainty, fear, and lack of safety from the COVID-19 pandemic. BIPOC families have disproportionately experienced some of the most disruptive impacts due to…

Listen to the episode on Turnaround for Children’s website. Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Podbean. It’s a national emergency: child and adolescent mental health. The CDC reports that “in May 2020, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12–17, especially girls.”…

It’s no secret that relationships are important. Attuned, responsive, positive developmental relationships can help position students to take on new challenges and should become the foundation for all we do in schools all the time, but especially now during a time of crisis. Intentionally structuring time and space to foster…