Trauma-Informed Schools

While more than 30 youth and family serving agencies across Snohomish County are working toward earning their C.A.R.E. Site designation, the Children’s Wellness Coalition is also working with 10 school districts to build 33 Trauma-Informed Schools!

For the past two years, schools have applied to Snohomish County Human Services to receive a consultation grant to install a framework for tiered responses to student needs. This framework, Trauma-Informed – Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, partners school buildings with Continua Consulting Group to build capacity for implementing systemic and sustainable trauma-informed principles and practices. Trauma-Informed Schools learn to identify and implement:

Evidence-based strategies for effective supports
to all students (Tier 1).
Evidence-based strategies for specialized and individualized interventions (Tier 2 and 3)
Data-driven practices for intervention at all 3 tiers to ensure fidelity to current implementation science, aligning proper interventions, and reducing false positive Individualized Education Plans.
Social-Emotional Learning, Mindfulness and Emotional Regulation.