
What it Means to be Trauma-Informed
Trauma-Resilient Educational Communities (TREC)

Childhood exposure to trauma costs society $458 billion annually

Stress in Education & First Responders
Teachers and principals face high job-related stress and burnout
The revolving door of teacher turnover costs school districts upwards of $2.2 billion a year.
A relatively new nationally representative RAND Corporation survey of 2,360 teachers and 1,540 principals, conducted in January 2022, reflected nearly 3/4 of teachers and 85% of principals are experiencing frequent job-related stress, compared to just a third of working adults. 59% of teachers and forty-eight percent of principals say they’re burned out, compared to 44% of other workers. It's crucial to acknowledge and address the toll that such stress and burnout can take on the well-being of individuals and the effectiveness of educational environments.
A SAMHSA First Responders, Behavioral Health, Emergency Response, Trauma report reflected, examples include exposure (direct or indirect) to death, grief, injury, pain, or loss as well as direct exposure to threats to personal safety, long hours of work, frequent shifts and longer shift hours, poor sleep, physical hardships, and other negative experiences.
