Communities Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Session: Transforming Ourselves to Transform the World: Cultivating Healthy Communities from the Inside-Out Plenary Speaker: Dr. Stan Sonu Resilient Communities include all of us serving children and families. This track will focus on what all organizations within the community can do to support children and encourage their resilience. So, join us if you work […]
Education Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Rae Hughart, MEd Plenary Session: The Adults We Forgot: Why the People Closest to Your Highest-Need Students Get the Least Support – and How to Fix It This line up of veteran educators is bringing us the best that Trauma-Sensitive Schools have to offer! In addition to the Plenary session and 7 workshops […]
Youth Justice Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Session: Empowering Communities, Youth, and Families through an Asset-Based Approach and Partnerships with Assessment Centers Plenary Speaker: Meredith Velasquez, LCSW The Youth Justice track includes workshops for both those working in Juvenile Justice and those working in Child Welfare, because we know often the children we are served are impacted by both systems. In […]
Clinician Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Karen Buckwalter, LCSW Plenary Session: The Hidden Legacy: How Parents’ Attachment Histories Shape Their Children’s Lives This track’s presenters are experts in trauma-informed and attachment-focused interventions and strategies for counselors and therapists that truly help children impacted by developmental trauma. These workshops provide an opportunity to explore new ideas and tools you could […]
Education Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Rae Hughart, MEd Plenary Session: The Adults We Forgot: Why the People Closest to Your Highest-Need Students Get the Least Support – and How to Fix It This line up of veteran educators is bringing us the best that Trauma-Sensitive Schools have to offer! In addition to the Plenary session and 7 workshops […]
Introducing the ATN Advocacy Task Force
At the Attachment & Trauma Network, we have spent decades supporting children and families navigating the realities of attachment and developmental trauma. Over the years, a clear pattern has taken shape. We, as a nation, focus on resourcing individuals while leaving harmful systems largely intact. That is no longer, and has never been, a sustainable […]
ATN Statement on Dismantling of Federal Special Education
At the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN), we are deeply alarmed by the federal government’s decision to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, including its Special Education division, and by the recent resurgence of rhetoric and executive orders promoting “zero tolerance” and “tough discipline” in schools. The reduction in workforce has gutted key offices—including the […]
Communities Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2025
Plenary Session: Creating Trauma-Informed Healing Communities Plenary Speaker: Becky Haas Resilient Communities include all of us serving children and families. This track will focus on what all organizations within the community can do to support children and encourage their resilience. So, join us if you work for or volunteer with a children’s club, youth sports […]
Summer Reading List 2025 – Become More Trauma-Informed This Summer
Happy Summer! It’s almost here… As you’re making your plans for the coming summer months, you may be thinking about what you want to read. We’ve “got you” at ATN with the recommendation of some great reads that will help you in your trauma-sensitive, attachment-focused journey. Here are Must Reads that I recommend for parents, […]
Parenting Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Bryan Post For 30 years, the Attachment & Trauma Network has been committed to supporting families of children impacted by early childhood trauma. This track is full of expertise, compassion, understanding and strategies for anyone caring for a child with trauma-based challenges and disorders. In addition to the Plenary session and 6 workshops […]