The Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) statewide initiative was launched in December 2020 with federal relief dollars to train educators, school mental health professionals, and community members to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma and address students’ social-emotional and mental health needs. In this panel from CCSSO’s 2023 Legislative Conference, state and local leaders in Illinois discuss the impact the REACH initiative is having in districts and schools across the state. Read more on CCSSO’s States Leading blog.
Speakers:
-Tony Sanders, Illinois superintendent
-Mashana Smith, clinical psychologist and director of the Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) program
-Amy Blomberg, principal, Broadmeadow Elementary School
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