ATN Joins the National PTA’s Legislative Conference (LegCon)
The Attachment & Trauma Network was invited to join the National PTA’s Legislative Conference (LegCon) to help educate and support the conference’s delegate on the plank in their platform to […]
Movies that Matter Series
Join ATN as we commemorate Children’s Mental Health Month (May) and PTSD Month (June) with some Trauma-Informed Movies that Matter. We’ll be hosting 3 films and Q&A sessions. You can […]
CTIPP: Grassroots Advocacy & Coalition Building
ATN is a partner with the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP). This non-profit, started in 2015 focuses on advocating for local, statewide and national transformation to build a […]
CTIPP Policy Announcement
ATN is excited to announce that the US House Appropriations Committee has included $1 billion toward school mental health staff and language for trauma-informed schools. The bill is headed toward […]
The RISE from Trauma Act – an Important Reason to Contact Your Senators
UPDATE 9/27/21: The RISE from Trauma Act is still in committee…now is a GREAT time to reach out to your Senators to get them behind this legislation. Six senators are […]
Join Us for #ATNCares on Giving Tuesday
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 1, 2020. ATN will once again take part in the nationwide Giving Tuesday Campaign. Focusing on #OneCaringAdult, ATN is spotlighting the importance that a […]
What ‘Resilient’ Means to Me
Is Larissa resilient? (And does she have ADHD?) Larissa has a writing assignment–2-3 pages–due by the end of today. She understands the topic and knows what she wants to say, […]
Monty’s Day in Court
Helping children from hard places If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you are either parenting a child from a hard place or know such a child in some […]
Holding Space for Those Impacted by Racial Trauma
This past week has been an exhausting whirlwind of explosive emotions. If that’s not true for you, you probably haven’t turned on a TV, read the news online or talked […]
Child Trafficking: How Teachers Can Help
Child trafficking: from victim to advocate In 2019, I found myself in front of an auditorium full of school staff members from 70 Colorado school districts, speaking at a training […]