How Many Rigorous Studies Support Trauma-Informed Schools? Zero.

School for School Counselors Podcast · Mar 9, 2026 · 24m

"The research supports trauma-informed schools..." You've probably heard it in a staff meeting, read it in a district memo, or repeated it yourself. But when you go looking for the studies, something becomes clear: most people are citing a sentence, not a source.This episode is for the school counselor who's been asked to implement trauma-informed practices without anyone handing you the actual research- and who wants to know what it actually says.What we cover:What "trauma-informed schools" actually means in the evidence base (and what it doesn't)The difference between trauma-informed…