The State of Social Emotional Learning in Connecticut

Description: CSCH Co-Director Sandra Chafouleas interviews a panel of experts on the state of social emotional learning in Connecticut

Hosts: Sandra Chafouleas, CSCH Co-Director and UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education

Helene Marcy, Program Manager, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health

Guests:

• Jeana Bracey, Associate Vice President of School and Community Initiatives at the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI)
• Michelle Doucette Cunningham, Executive Director of the Connecticut After School Network and founder of the Social Emotional Learning Alliance of Connecticut (SEL4CT)
• Zachary Munroe, Assistant Principal at Maple Hill Elementary in Naugatuck

Resources

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CHDI School Based Mental Health Resources

Social Emotional Learning Alliance of Connecticut

Maple Hill Elementary

UConn Neag School of Education

UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health

State of CT Resources:

Connecticut State Department of Education SEL Resources

State of CT Components of Social, Emotional and Intellectual Habits: K-3

Recent Legislation passed by the Connecticut General Assembly:

Senate Bill 1 (Act Concerning Childhood Mental and Physical Health Services in Schools)

Senate Bill 2 (Act Expanding Preschool and Mental and Behavioral Services for Children)

House Bill 5001 (Act Concerning Children’s Mental Health)

Social Media Links

CHDI on Twitter

SEL4CT on Twitter

@UConnCSCH on Twitter

@UConnCSCH on Facebook

Produced by Sandra Chafouleas and Jess Koslouski. Directed by Sandra Chafouleas. Edited by Helene Marcy.

This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.

The State of Social Emotional Learning in Connecticut was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in May 2022.

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