For decades, extensive funding, training, and instructional practices have focused on improving the academic outcomes for students who have been historically underserved. Yet, for all these efforts, the challenges remain. In this session, the presenter will focus on recent research on continuous traumatic stress (CTS) and its impact on the academic performance and overall well-being of minoritized youth. Emphasizing the need for culture-centered trauma-informed care, Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji will inspire, challenge, and motivate educators to re-vision trauma-informed care pedagogies that value, recognize, and respond to multiple and culturally diverse forms of emotional expression. Dr. West-Olatunji will discuss collective trauma and then provide examples of evidence-based interventions that can change the trajectory of underserved youth.