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  5. Blue & You awards $1.95 million grant to include new K-12 project led by DFPM-RED’s Dr. Nikki Edge.

Blue & You awards $1.95 million grant to include new K-12 project led by DFPM-RED’s Dr. Nikki Edge.

Blue and You Foundation Logo, text includes “Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas"

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to UAMS Arkansas Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (TRIS), a program in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Education and multiple statewide partners designed to build trauma-informed schools in which all staff, students, families and community members recognize and respond to traumatic stress. TRIS is led by DFPM-RED’s Dr. Nikki Edge.

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Posted by Mark Currey on July 16, 2021

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