Hearing . speak truth to love and power at the StriveTogether convening today was transformational. #GoFarGoTogetherC2C

What happens when students don’t enter kindergarten ready to learn? It impacts the entire trajectory. #gofargotogetherC2C

Better Together has learned so much from our StriveTogether network partners this week! #gofargotogetherC2C

Excited to be at #C4C2018 #collectiveimpact forum in LA this week!

Which students benefit from a trauma-informed approach?Find out in our #PromiseChat with America's Promise, Transforming Education, and Alive & Well Communities in just 30 minutes.

Join the #PromiseChat on #TraumaInformed practice in 20 mins! #EverySchoolHealthy

EDUCATORS: wondering how to bring trauma-informed practices to your school? The NEW Creating Cultures of Care brief from America's Promise provides practical advice for doing just that! #CenterForPromise #EverySchoolHealthy Alive & Well Communities Better Together americaspromise.org/resource/creat…

Q2: Which students benefit from a trauma-informed approach? #PromiseChat #EverySchoolHealthy

A1.2 Trauma-informed practices take a whole-person lens, understanding that the combination of our lived experiences impact how we move through the world. #PromiseChat

A2: All students benefit. A trauma-informed approach lifts all boats, as it prioritizes relationships and a sense of belonging and safety. #PromiseChat

A3: You don't need special training to be in meaningful relationship with people, which is the foundation of a trauma-informed appraoch. Training is needed to understand the dynamics of trauma, how it impacts the brain, and how to best meet people where they are at. #PromiseChat

A4: Adults can't care for youth if they are not cared for themselves. #PromiseChat

A4: Through our Culture of Care initiative, Central Oregon focuses on creating school-wide trauma informed communities that center both adult and student experience. #PromiseChat

Yes! This takes humility and open examination of our current systems that often perpetuate trauma. #PromiseChat

A willingness not only to shift practices, but to actually stop harmful practices, regardless of whether or not "that's the way we've always done it." #PromiseChat

Q6: A focus on truly understanding and measuring resilience-promoting factors in schools for adults and students. When we prioritize measurable outcomes, the work is elevated. #PromiseChat

Q7: Approaching students as whole, complex human beings who are the experts of their own lived experiences, the way we would other adults in our lives. This requires a shift in traditional mental models about young people. #PromiseChat