What We Do
The North Carolina Center for Resilience & Learning provides a “whole child, whole school” framework to equip and support North Carolina schools and districts in creating trauma-informed learning environments through specialized training and technical assistance.
The Center aims to build understanding and awareness about trauma, stress, and their potential impacts while strengthening schools to focus on resilience, support, and safety for their staff and students.
Two Core Coponents of Our Model:
- Professional Development for Educators: Custom training for educators on trauma’s impact and practical resilience-building strategies.
- Coaching and Technical Assistance: Ongoing support for school teams to turn awareness into action through tailored implementation plans.
Why are trauma-informed schools important?
Research shows that students who experience 3 or more ACEs score lower than their peers on standardized tests, AND are:
- more likely to be suspended or expelled
- 2.5 times more likely to fail a grade
- up to 32 times more likely to be identified with learning and behavioral problems
Our Impact
We have seen the way our work has transformed entire schools, with positive impacts such as significant reductions in discipline referrals and suspensions, students feeling an increased sense of belonging at school, and changes in staff mindset around building relationships with students and understanding of the causes behind student behaviors. To read more about the impact we have seen over the last five years, check out this data and impact summary report.
- 70% of our partner educators reported changes in their relationships with students while working with the Center for Resilience & Learning.
- 69% of our partner educators noticed changes in how they think about causes of misbehavior or in their responses to misbehavior.
Our Reach
*Our reach during the 2024-2025 school year
*The majority of our partner schools are Title I, with greater than 90% of students receiving free and reduced lunch