R U AWARE? Feb 2021

February 2021 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE  DID YOU KNOW?? Black teenagers are more likely to attempt suicide than White teenagers (9.8 percent vs. 6.1 percent) Between 2015 and 2018, rates of depression in Black youth increased from 9 to...

R U AWARE? Feb 2021

February 2021 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE  DID YOU KNOW?? The top two things children said the death of their family member has taught them is 1) How important family is (78%) and 2) Life is not fair (72%) When asked what the most helpful...

R U AWARE? January 2021

January 2021 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE  DID YOU KNOW?? 3.2 million students report being the victim of bullying 160,000 students skip school every day due to bullying 64% of youth do not report bullying to adults Caregivers play an...

R U AWARE? December 2020

December 2020 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE  DID YOU KNOW?? 3.5% of the population identify as LGBTQ+ 71% of LGBTQ+ youth self-report feelings of depression  2 out of 3 LGBTQ+ youth report that someone has tried to convince them to change...

R U AWARE? October 2020

October 2020 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE  DID YOU KNOW? 15.5 million children in the U.S. live in a household where domestic violence (DV) occurs at least once per year 90% of children in these households are witnesses to DV 24 people per...

R U AWARE? September/October 2020

September/October 2020 R U AWARE? YOUR MONTHLY DOSE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED KNOWLEDGE DID YOU KNOW? 1 in 5 teens has a serious mental illness Suicide rates for youth in NJ have increased 40% since 2002 If you know what to do you are more likely to take action Early...