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Arkansas children are exposed to substantially high levels of trauma. This places them at an increased risk for mental and behavioral problems.

The Arkansas Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (T R I S)
provides training and resources to school personnel of K-12 schools in Arkansas to recognize & respond to the impact of trauma on students. The Arkansas Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (TRIS) was created to help school personnel better recognize and respond to the impact of trauma on students. TRIS provides training, resources, and other support to all school personnel across the state. The initiative is a collaboration between UAMS, the Arkansas Department of Education (A D E) and other key stakeholders and is is funded by a generous behavioral health grant from the Blue and You Foundation.

11/18/2025

TRIS will be presenting our Crisis Toolkit at the 2026 Forum on School Behavior and Mental Health. Register today to attend and come say hi to us!

10/09/2025

"Fight, Flight, Freeze" - TRIS kicked off the 2025-2026 Trauma-Informed Certificate Program yesterday! We had so much fun meeting everyone and exploring the foundations of trauma-informed practices in the classroom.

09/24/2025

What's your "why" for becoming more trauma-informed?

This summer, TRIS trainers asked participants why they wanted to become more trauma-informed. Here's one Arkansas teacher's answer.
Are you interested in becoming more trauma-informed? Applications for our 2025 Fall Virtual Trauma-Informed Certificate Program are open!
Visit this link to apply. https://redcap.link/TRIS_cert

09/23/2025

Our Fall 2025 applications for the TRIS Trauma-Informed Certificate Program are now closed!

09/19/2025

UPDATE: Our cohort is now full and applications are closed for this year!

Applications now open for our Fall 2025 Trauma-Informed Certificate Program! This virtual cohort is open to all school staff K-12. For more information, visit our website or click the link to apply. https://redcap.link/TRIS_cert

09/18/2025

What's your "why" for becoming more trauma-informed?

This summer, TRIS trainers asked participants why they wanted to become more trauma-informed. Here's one Arkansas teacher's answer.

Are you interested in finding your "why"? Applications for our 2025 Fall Virtual Trauma-Informed Certificate Program will open this Friday, September 19th at 8 am. Save this link to apply! Please note, the application is not available until September 19th. https://redcap.link/TRIS_cert

09/17/2025

SAVE THE DATE:

TRIS is opening another round of virtual cohorts for our Trauma-Informed Certificate Program for all school staff K-12. Applications for our 2025 Fall Virtual Cohort will open this Friday, September 19th.
Our 2025 Fall Virtual Cohort applications open this Friday, September 19th at 8 am. Check out our flyer for more information and sign up here https://redcap.link/TRIS_cert.

(Please note, the application is not available until September 19th.)

09/15/2025

Now Available – the Crisis Support Toolkit!

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Arkansas AWARE program, in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (TRIS), is pleased to release the Crisis Response Toolkit for use by Arkansas school districts.
This comprehensive resource equips school and district leaders with practical, evidence-based tools for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from crisis events (e.g. loss of a student, natural disaster, violence and other difficult events) that impact students, staff, and the broader school community.

A Zoom session will be held on September 17th at 1:00 pm CST to provide an overview of the toolkit, offer practical implementation strategies, and answer questions. If you are interested in registering, please visit this link. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/NWmY9yunRL2mipv_jo3fvA #/registration

09/11/2025

💭"What's your ""why"" for becoming more trauma-informed?💭

This summer, TRIS trainers asked participants why they wanted to become more trauma-informed. Here's what one Arkansas educator said about becoming more trauma-informed.
Are you interested in becoming more trauma-informed? Check out our trainings at (https://www.tris-ar.org/training-2) to discover how your school can become more trauma-informed."

09/09/2025

💭What's your "why" for becoming more trauma-informed?💭

This summer, TRIS trainers asked participants why they wanted to become more trauma-informed. Here's what one Arkansas educator said about being more trauma-informed.
Are you interested in becoming more trauma-informed? Check out our trainings at https://www.tris-ar.org/training-2 to discover how your school can become more trauma-informed.

07/03/2025

TRIS was thrilled to partner with the Little Rock Vision Initiative* to provide a 2-day event packed with trauma informed trainings to champion educators of the Little Rock School District. What a great time and thank you for inviting TRIS! We look forward to future partnerships!

*The LR VISION initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, is led by the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) in collaboration with the Little Rock School District.

06/23/2025

🍎Calling all counselors! Come see us!🍎
Our TRIS team is set up at the annual ArSCA conference in Hot Springs. If you are attending, stop by our booth for some free swag and smiles from our awesome team! Trainer Dr. Evan Wilons will also be presenting one of our trainings "Building Skills for Making Safe and Healthy Decisions" today at 1:00. We will be here until tomorrow afternoon, so don't miss us!

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4301 West Markham
Little Rock, AR
72205

Website

https://www.tris-ar.org/

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