Angela Diaz, MD, Ph.D, MPH, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center will be a featured expert in today’s conference titled “Trauma-Informed Approaches in School: Supporting Girls of Color and Rethinking Discipline.”  The conference is hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls, together with the U.S. Department of Education, the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the National Crittenton Foundation.

Despite progress made over the recent years in academic achievement, access and school support, girls, and particularly girls of color, continue to disproportionately face barriers in education.  This convening will help participants focus on the specific issues of improving school systems’ approach to serving students, including girls of color, who have experienced trauma.

The conference will bring together teams from 15 states and 23 districts around the country, as well as key researchers and experts in this topic, and nonprofit partners who have demonstrated a strong commitment to improving supports and outcomes for this vulnerable population.  Dr. Diaz is regarded as a subject matter expert and one of the nation’s most influential advocates for adolescent health and is a member of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

The conference will build upon the Administration’s commitment to promoting policies and practices that support the needs and potential of underserved populations, including marginalized girls, young women and their families. Watch it live HERE.