Board Recruitment
Children who experience trauma need adults who understand how to support healing, connection, and resilience. For 30 years, the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) has worked to equip parents, educators, and communities with the knowledge and tools to better support children impacted by trauma. Through national conferences, trauma-sensitive school initiatives, professional learning programs, and family […]
Being Trauma-Informed is Helpful @ the College Level
by Cameron Williams, Senior, Mt. Mercy University College campuses today are filled with diverse student populations, and many of these students are coming in with past traumatic experiences or will go through something traumatic during their college years. These experiences can shape how students learn and influence their success in their college career. Traditional approaches […]
Leony Coppens – Plenary Speaker for Trauma-Responsive Leadership Track
What does it take to build a trauma-sensitive school climate—and keep it alive over time? In this interactive workshop, clinical psychologist Leony Coppens takes participants along on the development journey of Trauma-Sensitive Education(TSE) in the Netherlands and Belgium. Coppens is the founder of the TSE movement in these countries and the author of the widely […]
Dustin Springer – Plenary Speaker for Brain-Based Behaviors Track
Dr. Dustin Springer will be the plenary speaker for our Brain-Based Behavior Track of the new Learning Brain Exchange. His sessions will be Monday, February 16, 2026. The session is entitled: Wired for Resilience: Unlocking the Brilliance of the Nervous System Our children are deeply affected by the contagion of today’s societal unrest. Yet within […]
LBE 2026 CE Credit Information
Register For Credit Here College Credit/CEU Information for Learning Brain Exchange (LBE) 2026 We are offering 1 Graduate-Level College Credit from Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) for attending this conference. This equates to 10 hours of Continuing Education. Please read below to register for and ensure you receive your credit. Course Flyer for Participants NNU is […]
Volunteers Needed: Help to Amplify Our Podcast
We’re looking for a few volunteers to help support our podcast by creating show notes and identifying short, engaging clips we can share on social media. Our podcast is released every other week, and the time commitment is about 4 hours per month — making this a flexible and meaningful way to contribute, even with a busy schedule. What You’ll Do: Listen to each […]
Celebrating 30 Years of Thriving – Children & Families, Schools Communities!
Because they deserve a chance to thrive… Since 1995, ATN has been focused on helping children impacted by trauma to thrive. As we celebrate ATN’s 30th anniversary, we’re inviting you to be a part of this celebration in these important ways: A Chance to Thrive…ATN’s Giving Tuesday Campaign. Our Staff and Board of Directors invite […]
Resources to Help Distressed Children
Children are living in challenging times these days – natural disasters, wars, unsafe neighborhoods…the list seems to get bigger instead of smaller. For children in the US there are two unique situations that can cause significant trauma that are sadly occuring frequently — ICE raids and school shootings. Several have reached out to ATN asking […]
Lori Desautels will be a special guest at The Learning Brain Exchange
At this year’s Learning Brain Exchange, we are honored to welcome Dr. Lori Desautels, an internationally recognized educator, author, and pioneer in Applied Educational Neuroscience. Her Tuesday morning session will be focused on the new MTSS for Adults framework her team has developed. Supporting Adults’ Nervous Systems for Healthier Children and Youth MTSS for Adults. […]
Zaretta Hammond to Keynote at The Learning Brain Exchange
ATN is honored to announce Zaretta Hammond, a leading voice in culturally responsive teaching, neuroscience-informed pedagogy, and equity in learning as the Opening Keynote speaker for our 2026 Learning Brain Exchange conference. Her keynote is entitled: And Still We Rise: Using the Science of Learning to Encourage Post-Traumatic Growth. Learning requires challenge. Yet, as educators, […]