Lauren Dwyer, PsyD, NCSP

Equity & Cultural Responsiveness

Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race

Increasing family engagement in diverse schools

Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and LBGTQIA Communities

BIPOC Mental Health Month Resources

When SEL is used as another form of policing

Addressing suicide among young Black Americans

Mental Health Resources for Guatemalan Families

Helping Children Succeed

Children notice race years before adults want to talk about it.

Mispronouncing Student Names

Social Justice Informed Mental Health Literacy

How do you teach anti-racism to the youngest students

Resources on Race & Diversity/Resources on Covid 19

Supporting Black LGBTQ Students

Early Care Equals Better Mental Health for Transgender Youth

Speak up at school

Anti-Racism Resources & Articles

Video: ASCA Town hall Racism in Schools

Youtube Video: Equity in School Discipline

You Tube Video: Race in the Classroom

Podcast Series: The Awakening Educator

Video: How to talk to non-black kids about racism

K-5 Antiracism Read Aloud Links and Discussion.pptx

Black Lives Matter How Metacognitive Strategies Can Help Us Manage our Undesired Racial Biases.mp4

Equity Guide Pandemic Schooling.pdf

BLM Instructional Library

Culturally Responsive Teaching: What You Need to Know

How to Be a Better Ally to Your Black Colleagues

Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists

Mental Health Support for Students of Color During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Transformative Social and Emotional Learning SEL Toward SEL in Service of Educational Equity and Excellence.pdf

SEL Through a Racial Equity Lens.pdf

6 Things White Kids Say About Race That Parents Should Call Out Now

Helping-Traumatized-Children-Learn.pdf

Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ CommunitiesPeople with mental illness experience discrimination in all aspects of their lives. For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)…

The Weaponization of Whiteness in SchoolsIt’s time to recognize and stop the pattern.

5 Ways Trauma And Poverty Affect Childhood DevelopmentPoverty, neglect, housing instability, violence, food insecurity and separation from parents all affect childhood development – and thus, lifelong health. Yet, 13 million children are food insecure and one in six children live in poverty. Here are 5 things to know about trauma and childhood.

‘A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls’Discipline disparities between Black and white boys have driven reform efforts for years. But Black girls are arguably the most at-risk student group in the United States.

Anti-Racism for Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide to Fighting HateIn an era rife with division, bias incidents darken our news feeds and escalate our anxiety. We asked leading experts how parents can shield their children from—and shepherd them through—a world that seems hell-bent on hate.

Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversityPeople who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are.

23 Statistics on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren23 Statistics on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren By Brandon Gaille Although it is never really the ideal situation, some grandparents find that they need to raise their grandchildren because the parents of those children are not in a position to do. Sometimes it is because of financial circumstances and sometimes it is because of unsafe circumstances in the parent’s

Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ StudentsWith this guide, we hope to help teachers and school leaders make curriculum and policy decisions that include LGBTQ students and prepare all students to thrive in a diverse democracy.

Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: JusticeHelp students recognize both justice and injustice so they can celebrate justice and also call out injustice when they see it.

Black American anxiety at all-time high, experts say Police violence is affecting the mental health of Black Americans.

The Kids Are All Right : Code SwitchAdults often find it really hard to talk about race. But kids? Maybe not so much. NPR received more than 2,000 entries in this year's Student Podcast Challenge, and we heard from young people all over the country about how they're thinking about race and identity in these trying times.

Understanding Our New Racial Reality Starts with the UnconsciousEgalitarian goals can be undermined by deeply rooted implicit biases, says john a. powell. To address racial discrimination, we need to look inward.

Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s LiteratureChildren’s books are a common way to introduce the topic of slavery to our youngest students. But what do we do when the stories get it wrong?

‘The Power of We’: ‘Sesame Street’ to air anti-racism specialSesame Workshop has not shied away from tough topics. Now it will once again speak to kids about racism and how to combat it.

An Ode To The Neglected Young Black Girl - The New York BeaconBy Madison Garrett The deeply misunderstood yet highly regarded civil rights activist Malcolm X once said “The most disrespected Black person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the […]

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