The tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia highlights the ongoing threat of gun violence in schools. Pamela Cantor, M.D., explores the biological impact of stress on children's ability to learn and provides tips for adults to help reassure and support young people in the aftermath of such events.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. explores the differences between online transactions and relationships. Some kids have thousands of online connections, but they shouldn’t be confused for real friendships. In many cases they are hollow promises. Social media can make us feel more isolated despite being more 'connected' than ever.

In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Pamela Cantor, M.D. delves deeply into the essence of self-actualization and offers valuable guidance for unlocking the boundless possibilities that lie within each of us.

How Family Engagement Can Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being.

May 23, 2023, 1–2:30 PM ET

The struggle to overcome learning loss and build resiliency.

Part of the 2023 Attendance Awareness Campaign, this webinar focuses on strategies for increasing attendance, engagement, and belonging by drawing on the assets available to schools and communities.

March 30, 2023

NPR's A. Martínez interviews Pamela Cantor, M.D. about a Pew report that finds U.S. parents' biggest concern is the mental health of their children.

Is the stress of the holiday season wearing you down? Here's a way out.

Learning Loss: Learn What We Can Do About It Watch Dr. Pamela Cantor, M.D. in conversation with NBC News' Kate Snow, National PTA President Anna King, and Co-CEO of Excellence Community Charter Schools Dr. Charlene Reid as they answer parents' top questions about supporting young learners. From motivation and resilience to summer learning and academic success, explore expert insights on what truly helps children thrive. Watch the full discussion here.

National PTA Podcast, featuring Pamela Cantor, M.D., on how to help your child through crises.

Shawn Ginwright discusses his new book, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves, and provides what he describes as a “roadmap” for people to embody the change they want to see in society.

In her book The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now, Anya Kamenetz writes that in March 2021, experts in pediatric infectious diseases reported that American youth were experiencing food insecurity, lack of socialization, depression, isolation….and were suffering academically, emotionally, socially, and physically.

Stressed out? Here are simple ways to protect your mind and body from illness and injury.

It may be scary to talk with your children about school shootings, but it's important to try.

What you think you know about adolescents might just be plain wrong.

All Kids Thriving: Psychology Today—Unsure whether to talk to children about the war in Ukraine? Hearing the truth from someone they trust can be reassuring.

Renee Prince, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), leverages research and trends in the mental health field to ensure that Turnaround for Children’s (now the Center for Whole Child Education at ASU) tools and services are informed by current clinical knowledge of trauma-informed practices.

So what is it about adolescents and the adolescent brain that has made them particularly vulnerable to pandemic stress. And what can we as teachers, parents, and caregivers do to support them?

Christina Theokas explains why Turnaround for Children developed its Well-Being Index.

How learning can and should work in the face of a pandemic, social unrest, and more.

The 45-minute docu-training film featuring Pamela Cantor, M.D., aims to help educators mitigate the effects of grief, trauma, and emotional stressors facing students amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19.

Our bodies and brains are integrated systems, and making self-care part of our daily routine—even during the most challenging of times—can provide the stabilizing sense of control that builds resilience.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. introduces the concept of 3 R's: relationships, routines, and resilience to help parents and caregivers navigate the pandemic.

A conversation with Pamela Cantor, M.D. in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic about managing disruption, stress, health, and safety.

Now is a time to interrogate behaviors, attitudes and beliefs about how you interact with people. Are they harming or marginalizing them further? And how are you being an ally or a co-conspirator in helping people who are furthest from opportunity and marginalized to come closest to opportunity and less marginalized?

When teachers use strategies tailored to children who have experienced trauma, all students reap the emotional and academic benefits.

The research is clear: Strong relationships with educators help students develop the cognitive skills they need to learn and thrive.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. reflects on the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the impact that is having on the sense of safety.