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The Problem
In today’s complex world, children and adults face unprecedented emotional challenges that demand our attention. At Tumaini DC, we are committed to addressing these realities with transformative, trauma-informed, and healing-centered solutions, empowering individuals to navigate life’s stresses and build resilient, thriving communities.
TRAUMA
More than 60% of youth age 17 and younger have been exposed to crime, violence, and abuse either directly or indirectly.
SUSPENSIONS
Across the US, schools suspended 2.7 million students out of school per academic year.
​CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
21% of High School Students miss more than 15 days of school per year.
When students carry the weight of unaddressed stress and trauma, their ability to engage academically and process new information is deeply hindered. These barriers not only affect their learning but also their overall well-being, underscoring the urgent need for healing-centered and trauma-informed support.
When students are absent from school, regardless of reason, they are not learning what is being taught—resulting in lower performance on coursework, course exams, standardized tests and lower rates of high school graduation.
50% of new teachers quit the profession within five years
​Nearly 50% of teachers feel their schools do not have adequate support for their students’ social and emotional needs. Teachers are left to intervene on their own without the appropriate resources and training to do so. Therefore, SEL has become an “add-on” for teachers who already struggle to fit everything into a busy day.
Teachers themselves must have high social-emotional skills in order to respond appropriately and manage their own stress in the classroom. With such high rates of stress and burnout, supporting the emotional well-being of teachers is essential.
We have witnessed and supported students & teachers through these challenges, so we developed a new approach >
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