Chair: Dr. Joan Duvall-Flynn jed.flynn@verizon.net
Trauma has been shown to have deep and lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn, and this committee works to raise awareness in the general public and educate those working directly with children.
- Comer School Development Program: Dr. James P. Comer and his colleagues at the Yale Child Study Center began to create the School Development Program (SDP) in 1968. The SDP is the first reported school intervention program in which test scores, behavior and attendance of low-income/and or socially marginalized students improved dramatically.
- Understanding and Addressing Childhood Trauma: The Role of Informed Care – Dr. Gordon Hotas’ Keynote Speech from the Media Area NAACP 2012 Conference on the State of Education.