In today's episode, Chief Mark Ballard, Dr. Lori Elmore-Staton, and Geoffrey Grant discuss TIPPS, the Trauma-Informed Parenting and Professional Strategies program at Mississippi State University and TBRI, Trust-Based Relational Intervention. The TIPPS program focuses on training, educating, encouraging, and assisting parents in becoming knowledgeable about the nurturing, financial, growth and developmental needs of their children.

Register with TIPPS to receive free, personalized developmental resources, toys, and materials for your child, delivered to your home, available to Mississippi families through a partnership with the MS Department of Human Services.

TIPPS: https://tipps.extension.msstate.edu/

TBRI: https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/

Dr. Lori Elmore-Staton is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science at Mississippi State University and is the project director of the TIPPS program. She received her B. A. degree in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Auburn University. Dr. Staton has conducted biophysiological research for more than 15 years, with a special emphasis on sleep and emotion regulation of young children in the context of trauma. Her current work focuses on integrating biophysiological health research into education programs for teachers and parents of underserved populations.