Viability of Transformative Technology
People are not to blame for the trauma and stress that impacts them. However, when people are coping with stress or ACEs, they are often met with punishment, isolation, and silencing.
Resilient Leaders Initiative Cohort 1
Rural Opportunity Institute’s Resilient Leaders Initiative (RLI) program is the first social innovation accelerator program of its kind.
Resilience Cards Evaluation Plan
This evaluation plan lays out the steps to evaluate the impact of ROI’s Resilience Cards in community-based settings.
Reconnect for Resilience (RFR) Training Program Evaluation Plan
This evaluation plan lays out the steps to evaluate the impact of ROI’s two-day Reconnect for ResilienceⓇ Trainings.
Discipline Data Analysis for Edgecombe County Schools
This report identifies patterns in disciplinary data in Edgecombe County Public Schools.
Community Voice and Ownership
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma have been linked to decreased psychosocial and physiological health functioning.
Biofeedback Implementation Guide
Biofeedback is a practice that can improve people’s ability to cope with stress. It is a non-invasive treatment used to teach people how to have more control over their self-regulatory system.
Alternatives to Exclusionary Punishment in Schools
ROI has identified over-punishment in schools (in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, and expulsion) for students with unaddressed trauma and underdeveloped executive functioning skills as a pain point in their community.
Biofeedback Pilot Data Report and Recommendations Jun 2020
This rigorous evaluative report offers an in-depth analysis of ROI’s Biofeedback Breathing Program pilot.
Breathing Exercises to Help Children to be Calm and Focus
Children start developing many new emotions from an early developmental age (2-5).Â
