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Sand Springs school administrator attends virtual trauma-informed instruction summit
- Sharon Bishop-Baldwin
- Feb 24, 2021
- Feb 24, 2021 Updated May 29, 2026
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Sand Springs Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Shawn Beard was among thousands of Oklahoma educators to attend virtual training recently about how to recognize trauma in students and create teaching strategies to help them overcome issues that can obstruct learning.
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Breaking the Cycle: The Tulsa World's 8-day series on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Oklahoma ranks high for several social ills that have been linked to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scores. A few examples:
No. 1 in female incarceration rates
No. 1 in the nation in incarceration rates when other factors such as the juvenile and jail populations are included, according to a 2018 study by the nonprofit organization Prison Policy Initiative.
No. 1 in heart-disease mortality
No. 2 in male incarceration rates
No. 3 in divorce with 13.1% of the state population reporting at least one marriage as ending in that manner, according to U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey statistics for 2013-17.
No. 5 in cancer deaths per capita, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
No. 5 in teen smoking with an estimated 12.5% of teens, according to CDC data.
No. 9 per capita in substantiated child abuse cases, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
What is your ACE score and what does it mean? Understanding the consequences of childhood trauma
Adverse Childhood Experiences — ACEs — are linked to a wide range of physical and psychological problems, from obesity and drug addiction to cancer rates and domestic violence.
Your ACE score starts with a simple test listing 10 of the most common adverse childhood experiences. A single point is scored for each one a person has suffered. Even a score of 2 or 3 can increase a person's risk of facing a lifetime of issues. Take the test.
Part 1: The science is well established and should come as no surprise
Children who suffer rough childhoods have a greater likelihood of being adversely affected later in life. By Curtis Killman
MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
'I've been there. I know.' Oklahoma's children top the nation in trauma suffered, and one survivor is doing his part to stop it
Theron Ogedengbe was 9 years old when he entered the foster care system. After aging out, he found Youth Services of Tulsa. Now 27, “I’m going to be the kind of therapist I wish I had had,” he says. By Michael Overall
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Part 2: Soda, cigarettes and trauma: How Adverse Childhood Experiences alter brain chemistry, cultivate unhealthy habits and prompt premature death
Oklahoma is No. 1 in the nation in youth up to age 17 who have experienced two or more ACEs. And Tulsa is at the forefront of revolutionary research to unlock a deeper knowledge of how social, behavioral, physical and environmental factors may affect brain development and health. By Corey Jones
MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
An adult to trust. Tulsa grief therapist Jessica Orvis turns child counseling into art form
Jessica Orvis is telling you about her work with children, her efforts to blunt their trauma, when you notice her tattoos. Is she making a statement? By Guerin Emig
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Part 3: 'All I ever knew.' Drugs. Alcohol. Jail. Oklahoma's children repeat the patterns of their parents
Tara Peterson never knew a life other than one filled with drugs and alcohol. Her parents abused them. She did too. With a jail sentence looming, and her own daughter growing up the same way she did, the cycle seemed destined to repeat itself. Then came Women in Recovery. By Michael Overall
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
She was always there. A court-appointed child advocate forms 20-year bond with two sisters
Maura Guten didn’t encounter much adversity growing up, but others in her life did. Her parents were impoverished in Ireland. Her University of Tulsa roommate experienced abuse and neglect as a child. By Guerin Emig
MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Part 4: For many trauma survivors, the key is breaking down what happened to them. That’s what therapy and mental health programs like the Mental Health Association of Tulsa’s Walker Hall can do
As a high school senior in Alabama, Donavon Ramsey got used to not having a permanent place to sleep. By Tim Stanley
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Tulsa elementary school gymnasium feels more like sanctuary thanks to caring teacher
It is the end of another challenging day at McClure, a Tulsa public elementary school tucked into a neighborhood where residents worry about low income and high crime. By Guerin Emig
MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Part 5: After losing seven students in a tornado-stricken Moore elementary school, a counselor is helping Oklahoma schools become trauma-informed
After an EF-5 tornado razed a school full of children in 2013 and Kristin Atchley lost seven students, she finally knew what chronic trauma was. Now she’s helping create trauma-informed schools in Oklahoma. By Andrea Eger
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
One school district is leading the state and nation in approach to serving students grappling with chronic stressors
A rapidly changing student population combined with two high-profile sexual assault cases among students forced school district leaders here to find a new approach to educating kids. By Andrea Eger
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Central High School teacher advocated for Aylin Reyes once, now she advocates for children
As a child in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Aylin Reyes had a single mom. She didn’t know her father. Educational opportunities were grim. Adversity was prevalent. By Guerin Emig
STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
Part 6: How a Tulsa real estate agent became Mama Linda to foster children
Linda Vincent lets you know straight away: Being a foster parent can be terrifying. “Ter-ri-fy-ing,” she says for emphasis. By Guerin Emig
MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
Part 7: Central High School football coach calls strenuous work with at-risk students 'the most rewarding experience of my life'
Kip Shaw was once an unwavering college football assistant. Now, he coaches at Central High School, where he estimates 80% of his players have encountered alarming degrees of adversity. By Guerin Emig
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Part 8: What the leading voices for change say Oklahoma needs to reduce chronic childhood traumas
Few people have been in a position to bear greater witness to Oklahoma’s extraordinary rates of childhood trauma than Doris Fransein, who recently retired as Tulsa County’s longtime chief judge over juvenile cases. By Andrea Eger
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Tulsa World ACEs advisory board
A group of Tulsa’s leading experts on childhood trauma served as advisers to the Tulsa World’s reporting team.
Kristin Atchley, former executive director of counseling at the State Department of Education
Dr. Gerard Clancy, University of Tulsa president, psychiatrist (pictured)
Joe Dorman, former legislator and CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
Judge Doris Fransein, retired District Court chief juvenile judge
Deidra Kirtley, Resonance Center for Women executive director
Gail Lapidus, CEO of Family and Children’s Services
Suzann Stewart, Family Safety Center executive director
Julie Summers, director of outreach and prevention at Mental Health Association of Oklahoma
IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
Kristin Atchley uses past trauma to advocate for children dealing with adverse conditions
Michael Overall: Does Oklahoma have a problem too big to solve?
Tulsa World writer and columnist Michael Overall writes about why the newspaper tackled this topic here.
MIKE SIMONS
Ginnie Graham: Oklahoma can be a top 10 state if it reduced children experiencing trauma
Last year, Dr. Kim Coon at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa said something that stuck with me: The ACEs will get you, one way or another. Read Ginnie Graham's column here.
Mike Simons
Podcast: Listen to story behind the Tulsa World special report on Adverse Childhood Experiences
The latest episode of Mental Health Association Oklahoma's podcast "The Mental Health Download" tells the story behind the Tulsa World's 8-part series Breaking the Cycle.
The podcast, hosted by Matt Gleason with the Mental Health Association Oklahoma, includes interviews with three people who played key roles in the series.
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