Health
Addressing Trauma as a Pathway to Social Change
How understanding intergenerational trauma can help people working toward social change solve problems more effectively. Part of the Centered Self series.
How understanding intergenerational trauma can help people working toward social change solve problems more effectively. Part of the Centered Self series.
We must shift how we understand and build societal health and prosperity, looking beyond economic growth to collective well-being and environmental sustainability.
Why social innovation education programs need to develop students’ inner well-being alongside their knowledge of the field, and five principles to help lead the way.
Instead of pressuring already-stressed individuals to fix themselves, true wellness requires organization-level interventions.
To build healthy, resilient organizations, nonprofits need to do more than adopt standard diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. They need to acknowledge systemic racism then commit to and implement processes to upend it.
Art reminds us to create solidarity with people working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the importance of tending to well-being during difficult times.
Nonprofits that serve communities of color struggle to survive because of systemic racial disparities and biases. To surmount these challenges, we recommend seven approaches that have emerged from our work with these communities.
A new trauma-informed app provides victims of sexual violence access to confidential support and resources.
Highlights from recent SSIR.org articles on racial justice, well-being, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
By committing to a broad, participatory learning process, social change leaders can greatly enhance staff positivity and resilience, as well as increase organizational sustainability and impact. Part of the Centered Self series.