Claire Perry, Author at CHJS

Stop Treating Sport as ‘Extra.’ It’s One of Our Best Mental Health Tools.

By Megan Bartlett, Founder, Center for Healing and Justice through Sport World Mental Health Day. One day a year we pause to acknowledge what we already know: young people are struggling, resources are stretched thin, and everyone’s looking for solutions. But here’s the thing –…

The Long Game

A Decade of Partnership in Action [WATCH “THE LONG GAME”] When we’re trying to make change across the city, it takes time. Change is only going to happen if you make the real investment. Today, we’re releasing “The Long Game” – what sustained partnership with…

Sport Equity Coalitions Launch White Paper Series for Youth Sport

Collaborative Partnership Development As part of CHJS’s Collective Action strategy, we support the Coalitions for Sport Equity (CSEq) and the Sports Based Youth Development Funder Collaborative – two collective action efforts that work to address the systemic barriers keeping kids out of sport. Over the…

A Decade of Sustained Partnerships with Parks and Recreation Systems

At CHJS, we’ve always believed that Nothing Heals Like Sport – and we’ve spent the past ten years proving it works at scale. Our sustained partnerships with Parks and Recreation systems across the country show what happens when you move beyond one-off trainings to build…

CHJS joins California’s 25×25 Coaches Challenge

(Updated Tuesday, November 18, 2025) California (yes, the whole state), October 2024– California’s changing the game in youth sports, y’all. The star player? Coaches. Today the California Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being joined forces with Susan Crown Exchange’s Million Coaches Challenge…

10 Years of Healing-Centered Summers

Resources for Chicago Parks Recreation Leaders Be the Rec Leader Your Kids Need This Summer Every moment this summer is a chance to build resilience, create connection, and help young people thrive. Whether you’re leading your first summer program or returning for another season, these…

Brain-Based Coaching x Yoga

Peace in Practice (PIP) x CHJS Celebrate Mental Health Partnership Traditional wellness spaces exclude many communities. Peace in Practice (PIP) is changing that equation in Minnesota, creating a pipeline of BIPOC yoga instructors through their fully-scholarshipped 200-hour certification program. For the third time, we’ve had…

Training Opportunities for all Californians

All of California. All of 2025. Research doesn’t just suggest—it shouts—that good coaches keep kids in the game. California’s 25×25 initiative finally gives these game-changers the playbook they deserve. And, add bonus points! All coaches participating in CHJS 25×25 trainings will receive certificates of achievement –…

Welcome to the Dodgers Dreamteam Coaches Training in Partnership with Nike

The Coaches Training Series in partnership with Nike is part of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Coaching Investment, which includes Coach of the Year awards, paid coach mentors, and the Coaches Playbook: “Living Jackie’s Nine”. LADF partners with leading national organizations, Center for Healing and…

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Science Says: Brain-Based Coach Training Actually Works

We always knew sport could heal. Now there’s proof the CHJS training helps coaches deliver on that promise. A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Sport for Development has confirmed what athletes already feel in their bodies: trauma-informed sport training creates real change…

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