Trauma ScreenTIME and Educate-SMART: Identifying and Addressing Trauma in Child-Serving Settings
Trauma in Child-Serving Settings In the decades since the CDC-Kaiser Permanente study of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), researchers have learned more about the troubling effects of trauma on children and adolescents. Unfortunately, insights from new discoveries do not always find their way to schools, health care settings, and community centers—the child-serving organizations best equipped to […]
My Kidney Guide! Building Self-Management Skills for Teens with Chronic Kidney Disease
Self-Management Driving a car, getting a job, managing money: increasing independence is a hallmark of the transition to adulthood. Most people remember these first steps into becoming an adult, but few remember the first time they made a medical appointment or managed taking multiple medicines. For adolescents who have a chronic medical condition such as […]
Embracing Research-Informed e-Learning
In a recent interview, 3C Institute’s CEO and founder Dr. Melissa DeRosier said that “effective online learning is here to stay.” These words demonstrate how quickly education has changed in the past year. With schools worldwide shutting their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning became the key mode for delivering instruction to millions of students. […]
How Motivational Interviewing Supports Behavior Change
Substance use among teenagers carries substantial risks. It can impair cognitive development, increase the likelihood of dangerous behavior, and contribute to health problems later in life. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports declining rates of recent alcohol use and stable rates of recent marijuana use among high school students over the past decade, overall rates […]
