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Social media can mobilise positive action, but as we have seen, it can also incite hatred and division. As an organisation committed to connected relationships, community and healing, we are suspending our account on X. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/knowle…

Has your school or MAT recently received trauma informed training but you are struggling to implement this in practice? We can help! kca.training/aatributes #TraumaInformed

Visit our website to find out more about what KCA can offer and how we will work with you to meet your needs: kca.training #TraumaInformed

Noticing, valuing and promoting connected relationships are key to building resilient, compassionate communities. Find out more about Creating Connections: kca.training/creating-conne…

A really important read. "Mental health is an issue of social ills rather than individual ills or deficiencies. What else will wake us up to this reality, if not the extreme distress of young children living in poverty?"

Sesame Street can help you heal! The @RWJF and @SesameWorkshop are now providing tools promoting secure attachments for families affected by trauma. Read about it here: rwjf.org/en/insights/bl… To find out more about Five to Thrive and how KCA can help: kca.training/five-to-thrive

This is encouraging from @bphillipsonMP, but it is important to remember that it is fear based cultures that drive disassociation and lack of connectedness and compassion. An inclusive culture needs to focus on the workforce as much as the children. ow.ly/x8cs50SGMef

📣Today’s King’s Speech marked a positive step in the right direction for the mental health of babies, children and young people. So, what did it say? A thread 🧵⬇️

“When we erode our social and emotional ties, we pay for it long into the future. When we invest in them instead, we reap the benefits for generations to come - Social ties are the cheapest medicine we have.” kca.training/blog/take-down…

We're at the safeguarding and mental health network national conference in Manchester today. safeguarding.network/conference If you are there please say hello to Dave on the KCA stand. #safeguardingnetwork #safeguarding #mentalhealth

In case you missed it, have a read of our latest blog post by our Trainer Consultant Barry on behaviour as a communication of need. kca.training/blog/a-choice-…

Do you work with neurodivergent children? Here are some helpful practitioner insights from our Trainer Consultant Alex on Relational Practice and Autism. To read more: kca.training/blog/relationa…

Holly has been in Wolverhampton today at the Infant at the Centre conference sharing KCA's work. If you share our passion for building health brains in children, young people... and adults.. do get in touch.

Barry has loved his time leading a Resource the Trainer course for Five to Thrive in South Gloucestershire. Brains grow when we do 5 simple things - Respond. Engage. Relax. Play. Talk

Nurturing insights from neuroscience on parenting and practice from Anisha our Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Read about it on our blog: kca.training/blog/wishful-r…

Delighted to be working with South Gloucestershire Council today on a Resource the Training Programme for Five to Thrive: The Power Of Connected Relationships. Lovely to see how much effort the team have put into setting up the room. #fievtothrive #southglos #attachment #trauma

Our CENTRED approach has been developed by KCA's founder Kate Cairns, to speak to the daily lived experience of public service workers. Read more about this approach on our blog! ow.ly/9I9j50SqYif

Our brain's are not designed to be always 'on' and it's important that we make the time to recharge and relax. Here are some of the ways our team at KCA self-regulate during times of stress. #WorldWellbeingWeek💜💛

Alongside @CYPMentalHealth, KCA and 58 other organisations have signed a letter to all political leaders insisting children and young people's mental health is prioritised.📝 @Siobhan_Baillie, @SimonforStroud, @PeteKennedy, @georgejamesLD, @ukvolt cypmhc.org.uk/cypmhc-open-le…

Thank you to everyone for attending our Virtual School conference today! Special mention to Marie Gentles & Luke Rodgers for the inspirational speeches, and the workshop deliverers, especially the ponies, chicks, and Alpacas. So much to reflect upon and use to support our work!