“If you are trustworthy, if you’re respectful, if you’re disciplined, if you live with forgiveness, you can achieve. You can have a dream. And at the same time that you’re achieving, you can cope with the inevitable negative factors that happen in life. We all experience negativity in life but the difference between those that those that excel and move past them and those who crumble underneath their pressure is your ability to cope and to utilize it, to have a growth-mindset and continue to push forward.”


—Marlin Jackson, social entrepreneur and former cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts





Several schools and organizations in Central Indiana are better understanding the long-term effect of experiencing some form of trauma, a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This episode of For Good explores how local educators throughout Central Indiana are introducing student-focused approaches to learning that acknowledge and address the social and emotional experiences of students. The goal—to support and empower students to reach their full potential. The approaches are all different, but the impact on a child’s mental health as well as academics are powerful.

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Transcription of episode available below.



WHO YOU’RE LISTENING TO



* Kim Jacobs – WFYI Public Media

* Ena Shelley, Ph.D. – dean and professor of College of Education at Butler University

* Nicole Kent – principal at Indianapolis Public Schools/Butler Lab School 55

* Kristina Hulvershorn  – director of humane & restorative programs at Peace Learning Center

* Brooke Lawson, LCSW – mental health and school counseling coordinator student success team at Hamilton Southeastern Schools and CICF community ambassador

* Marlin Jackson – founder and CEO of Fight for Life Foundation and former cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts



DISCOVER MORE



* Racial disparities in child adversity in the U.S.–from Harvard University

* Are schools ready to tackle the mental health crisis? – article from National Teachers Association

* Children and Trauma: update for mental health professionals–from the American Psychiatric Association

* 2017 Brown Center Report on American education: race and school suspensions–from the Brookings Institute

* Understanding the impact of trauma–from the U.S. National Library of Medicine

* Learn more about our community ambassadors – CICF podcast episode





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