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Following a trend that state officials are calling the needed wave of future care, Starfish will be the first agency in Michigan to adopt Trauma Smart, a comprehensive training program that allows teachers and therapists to help children heal from any number of traumatic experiences that could include being assaulted, seeing a family member killed, or being abused or neglected — all things that negatively affect children’s ability to learn or become emotionally strong. And it now operates the largest infant mental health program in the country.

Some 40,000 New York City children will benefit from Trauma Smart program, a new initiative that will be administered by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) to help parents, child care providers and teachers to support children who experience adverse situations.

Unos 40,000 niños neoyorquinos serán beneficiados del programa Trauma Smart, una nueva iniciativa que será administrada por  la Administración de Servicios Infantiles (ACS) para ayudar a los padres, proveedores de cuidado infantil y maestros a apoyar a los niños que experimentan situaciones de adversidad.

Chirlane McCray, primera dama de la ciudad, dice que este proyecto se ha creado con el objetivo de que adultos, maestros y trabajadores sociales adquieran estrategias que les permitan ayudar a los niños para que estos puedan lidiar con situaciones adversas.

The first lady of New York City was in the Bronx Saturday to announce the launch of a new program designed to help children facing serious adversity.

The city's first lady launched a new initiative Saturday helping teachers and caregivers help children dealing with trauma — it will train thousands of early childhood teachers and staff members on how to help kids deal with trauma.

Share. Play fair. Say you're sorry. Those of just some of the things you may have learned in kindergarten or before.
New research shows your child's social and emotional skills in kindergarten are a strong predictor of success in early adulthood.

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found a link between a child's social skills in kindergarten and how well they were doing in early adulthood.

The federal agency that focuses on mental health recognized Trauma Smart, the program that helps pre-school kids who've already had bad experiences in life.

Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are expelled from school before they reach Kindergarten. Special correspondent Molly Knight Raskin reports on a program in Kansas City, Missouri, that’s trying to stem the trend by looking beyond the classroom to the issues these children face at home – and helping them to feel safe.