The National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3), a Category II Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, launched its second learning collaborative to promote safe supportive schools. Sixteen school districts successfully competed to participate in the collaborative:
Albany County School District #1, Wyoming
Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland
Bloomfield Municipal Schools, New Mexico
Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts
Canyon School District, Utah
Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Pennsylvania
Fort Mill School District, South Carolina
Lompoc Unified School District, California
Mason City Community Schools, Iowa
Monroe County Community School Corporation, Indiana
New London Public Schools, Connecticut
Oregon Charter Academy/Santiam Canyon School District, Oregon
Racine Unified School District, Wisconsin
Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District, California
South Portland School Department, Maine
Stafford County Public Schools, Virginia
The goal of the learning collaborative is to improve the integration of trauma-informed and healing-centered schools and Cultural Responsiveness, Anti-Racism, and Equity (CARE) efforts into comprehensive school mental health systems through their partnership with NCS3. This two-year learning collaborative intentionally integrates these essential components to better promote equity and well-being for all students and school staff.
Participating districts and schools will receive:
Monthly virtual learning sessions for district teams
Quarterly training and facilitated discussion for school staff
Ongoing technical assistance and training from national experts
Participation in a national community of school districts engaged in continuous quality improvement
Dr. Sharon Hoover, NCS3 Principal Investigator and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, noted that “the NCS3 is eager to work with these districts to support the implementation of equitable, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed school mental health. Students and staff need support for their well-being now more than ever. By applying to participate in the S3 Learning Collaborative, these 16 districts have demonstrated a commitment to promoting safe supportive schools in their communities.”
Thank you,
The NCS3 Team
