In 2023, the Think Tank released the executive summary of “Cycles of Trauma and the Journey to Wellbeing: A Framework for Trauma-Informed Practices and Positive Social Change”.
Written by the Think Tank’s multidisciplinary, cross-institutional Research and Design Team, guided by 12 leaders in academia and the social change sector, the framework offers a synthesised view of trauma, healing, and social change, and invites changemakers to reflect on how they can adopt a trauma-informed approach in their work.
This research is highly valuable for any individuals and organisations working on the front lines of social change who encounter, experience, and address individual and collective traumas through their work.

LEVERAGING THE EVIDENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT WELL-BEING IN LEARNING AND TEACHING: A Scoping Review and Educator and Student Interviews

The global concerns of children’s mental health and educational disparities have heightened due to increased challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis has impacted student learning and well-being, contributing to rising teacher stress and burnout, potentially causing worldwide shortages. To address these issues, our report presents findings from two studies examining the relationship between teacher and student well-being in the context of learning. Our goal is to deepen understanding for educators, policymakers, and stakeholders, offering insights to enhance educational experiences and opportunities for both present and future students.

En la región de América Latina y el Caribe, los emprendedores de alto impacto enfrentan desafíos y presiones diarias que afectan su bienestar y salud mental. Los contextos políticos, económicos y sociales, junto con la pandemia de COVID-19, se suman a sus luchas. Al comprender y abordar estos desafíos personales, podemos fortalecer el ecosistema emprendedor y promover el éxito de sus emprendimientos.

In the Latin America and Caribbean region, high-impact entrepreneurs face daily challenges and pressures that affect their well-being and mental health. Political, economic, and social contexts, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, add to their struggles. By understanding and addressing these personal challenges, we can strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and promote the success of their ventures.

The future of every society in the world depends on teachers. Teachers impact children in a myriad of ways, from teaching the lifelong skill of how to learn, to the practical skills to navigate daily life and to modeling healthy, respectful interactions. With population growth, the number of teachers needed worldwide is expected to increase by 69 million between 2019 and 2030, for a total of 163 million teachers. It is essential to prevent burnout and attrition among teachers in order to sustain enough teachers and allow them time to develop expert teaching skills. It is not enough to merely prevent burnout, however. To optimally teach children, we need teachers with strong wellbeing. Wellbeing is associated with doing well fro others, striving, coming up with creative solutions to problems, and socially connecting. Our children need this full effort from teachers.

Those working in social change are tackling the world’s most urgent issues like climate change and inequality. But increasingly, these changemakers are facing chronic stress, depression and burnout.

Studies have shown that burnout and depression in the social sector is on the rise. In our work, we found that while 75% of respondents felt that looking after their wellbeing was ‘very important,’ merely 25% reported that they looked after their wellbeing ‘to a great extent’.

To learn more about the challenges surrounding contemporary changemakers including activists, teachers, non-profit leaders, social workers, social entrepreneurs and health care providers, the Project interviewed 50 social change leaders from around the world.