School Projects Related to September 11

Four School faculty members are carrying out projects related to 9/11 and its longlasting impact.

Project HOPE-NY Helps the City Heal
A psychoeducational group model developed by CUSSW faculty member Ellen Lukens focuses on prevention and healing after mass trauma, emphasizing group exchanges of practical coping information. Read more.

Preparing School Staff to
Help Children Overcome Trauma
To assess the trauma incurred by school personnel on September 11 and to develop tools for future crises, CUSSW faculty member Helene Jackson met with a focus group of eight teachers from Public School 89. The teachers’ impressions and recommendations will contribute to the creation of online-based education and training in trauma and loss for school personnel worldwide. Read more.

Young Children Respond to 9/11
Faculty member Ellen DeVoe is exploring the complexity of responses to the events of 9/11 among parents and their children ages 5 and younger in New York City. Read more.

Public Profile May Hinder Healing
Among Children of Firefighters
Professor of Social Work Grace Christ, who is working with 29 widows and 75 children of firemen killed in the World Trade Center, points out that the prominence of the September 11 attacks has contributed to the difficulties confronting these families. Read more.