The UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence (COE) is pleased to announce the latest learning experience developed in collaboration with the School Based Community Access Point (SBCAP).

Supporting Newcomer Students: A Trauma Informed Approach for Educators, now available for free on the Wellbeing for LA Learning Center, is designed to help better understand and support newcomer students in school communities. Participants learn what students may experience before, during, and after migrating to the U.S., and examine the range of stressors they face that can affect both their mental health and learning. Participants also learn how to apply trauma and resilience informed strategies to foster academic achievement and emotional wellbeing. This experience shares valuable resources to support the overall wellness of newcomer students. Whether participants are educators, counselors, or school staff members, this training offers practical tools to help newcomer students thrive.

School Based Community Access Point (SBCAP)

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) launched SBCAP as part of an effort to expand access to prevention services and supports for students and their families and promote individual and community wellbeing with a comprehensive and culturally sensitive lens.  The COE and SBCAP closely collaborate to further their shared goals of enhancing prevention efforts to improve wellbeing across LA County.

The COE has been proud to collaborate with SBCAP to launch other learning experiences related to helping educators address student needs, including taming teen stress, promoting mental health and wellbeing for youth (6-12 year-olds), and the mental health and wellbeing of Black girls aged 12 to 18.

Educators and school staff can explore these experiences by creating a free account on the Wellbeing for LA Learning Center.