Updated: Dec 14, 2021
This 5-minute video, Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change, is from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
It outlines the negative effects of toxic stress on young children and what adults can do to ameliorate those effects.
Consider watching the video as part of a staff meeting or other professional development opportunity. The easy-to-understand video is a great starting point for a conversation around toxic stress and trauma.
Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students who have disabilities with an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and special class placements. The role of the district liaison is to work
The Tale: McKinney-Vento liaisons sometimes call the TEACHS Helpline with a challenging scenario. A family/student comes into the district office and says that they are in temporary housing. An admini
The Tale: A family with three children who had been designated as McKinney-Vento due to their homelessness have now found permanent housing in another district a few towns over from their school of or
