SchoolchildrenStrugglingWithAdverse Experiences



Schoolshootings,hurricanesthewindkillingpeople,sweeping awaytheirhomes-andthreatsof nuclearwar.Youhadatough childhood?!Lookatwhat’sonthe TVscreentoday!

CallHopeRising. Givechildrenhope forabetter tomorrow! Theorganizationhas issuedits2022/2023‘My BestMe’SELcurriculum forschoolchildrenfrom elementaryschoolthrough the12thgrade.

Thelessonplans,which areintendedtonurture resilienceandhopeinall students,alsoborrow fromresearchintoPost TraumaticGrowth (PTG). HopeRising’scurriculum tapsintoresearchers’ broaderunderstandingof traumaticexperiencesand howtheycanoftenserveas aspringboardforpersonal growth.

PTGhelpssurvivorsdevelopheightenedlevelsofawarenessandselfunderstandingwhichcaninturntriggermoremeaningful&beneficial relationshipswithothersinthecommunity.

Forchildren,thepracticesofSELcanhelpnurturePTG,offeringkidssafe,secure, environments&consistent,engaged,caringrelationshipswithbothadultsandtheir