Episode Air Date 2/3/2025

Dr. Dave shares specific practices teachers can utilize to support children who may be experiencing trauma in general, and specifically as a result of the harmful actions of the current administration.

List of all studies and news sources linked below:

• Schools That Heal: Creating Trauma Informed School Communities (Educators for Excellence)

• Towards a More Inclusive Future:Creating Equitable School Environments to Improve Health for K–12 LGBTQ+ Students (American Public Health Association)

• White House revokes spending freeze in the face of legal challenges (Reuters)

• The benefits of diversity education: An inclusive curriculum offers important positive outcomes (American Psychological Association)

• The Effects of Distraction and Reappraisal On Children's Parasympathetic Regulation of Sadness and Fear (Davis et al., 2015)

• Them: LGBTQIA+ News Source

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