Building Trauma Informed School Systems: Training and Practice Uptake as Part of a Systemwide Initiative in an Urban School District

Erum Nadeem, Megan Blanton, Anusha Sahay, Olivia Kycia, Christopher Dudek, Karina Heaton, Jade Garcia, Elsie Jimenez, Sean Healy, Candace Coccaro, Department of School Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Jersey City Public Schools, Jersey City

Child Maltreatment

Published online on December 26, 2025

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 220-237, May 2026.
The current study used survey methods to examine initial feasibility and acceptability of a real-world, trauma-informed schools initiative across 15 urban schools and 617 school personnel and classroom teachers. Key indicators included uptake of online ...