Evidence-Based Training for the people children and youth count on.

Evidence-based, trauma-informed training for educators, counselors, and community leaders serving children facing adversity.

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Brighter Days Training

Brighter Days Training equips individuals, organizations, schools, and communities with the skills and tools they need to create positive change for the children, youth, and families they serve. Our nationally recognized training program is the foundation for scaling our mission. Every trained facilitator becomes a force multiplier in the lives of the children they serve.

We teach prevention educators, school counselors, and community leaders how to build trust with children through trauma-informed facilitation, creating emotionally safe environments where children feel seen, heard, and valued.

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Train as a facilitator

CBSG® Facilitator Training

Schools, shelters, community organizations, faith-based programs: tell us about the students you serve and we’ll propose a fit. Deliver with our team, or train your staff to lead.

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Book a workshop

Workshops

Practical, participatory workshops on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), brain development, risk and protective factors, resiliency, classroom management, self-care, and more. Designed for prevention professionals, educators, counselors, and community coalitions. Currently offered on a contracted basis.

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Make it Possible

Curriculum

Evidence-based manuals proven to help children and youth develop healthy coping skills, decision-making skills, and substance use prevention. Includes Kids’ Connection, Youth Connection, Kids’ Connection, Too — and our newest, Classroom Connection (no facilitator training required).

Who we train

Our training is ideal for:

  • Prevention educators, youth-serving professionals and treatment specialists
  • Educators, counselors, and school-based mental health staff
  • Mental health and behavioral health practitioners
  • Law enforcement and juvenile justice professionals
  • Faith-based leaders and clergy
  • Volunteers and staff at youth-serving organizations and shelters
Three children smiling together supported by Brighter Days evidence-based youth programs in Dallas TX

Why train with Brighter Days

Evidence-based and recognized. The CBSG®  Program is Listed on SAMHSA's NREPP and reviewed by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP.) Aligned with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Pre-K through 12th grade.

Built from real practice. The CBSG® Program was developed by Brighter Days (formerly Rainbow Days) in 1982 and has been refined over four decades of direct service to kids in schools, community centers, and shelters. 

Trauma-informed and culturally responsive. The curriculum is multicultural. Group participant handouts and activities are available in English and Spanish.

Practical and applicable. Trainings are engaging, hands-on and built around skills you can apply immediately.

Outcomes our partners see

From our most recent program evaluation of children and youth in CBSG® groups:

  • 85% know how to make healthier choices
  • 85% can say no to drugs
  • 85% report they have people who care about them
  • 84.6% are more likely to say that asking for help is smart
  • 84.1% report they decided they will graduate from school
“I have been a CBSG® facilitator since May 1999. What I like about the curriculum is that it teaches positive life skills and increases anti-drug use attitudes with youth while they are having fun. The curriculum goes right along with social and emotional learning and is easy to follow with step-by-step guidance. We have consistently implemented the curriculum with fidelity and always achieve high success rates.”
Melanie Patterson
LCDC, CPS - YPS & PRC Manager - Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council of Deep East Texas

CBSG® Facilitator Training

View the training calendar — see upcoming CBSG® Program Facilitator Training dates  and register.

Curriculum

Order curriculum — for current CBSG® Program Facilitators or for educators using Classroom Connection.

Contact Us

Contact our training team — to schedule a custom workshop, contracted CBSG® training, or to ask a question.

Brighter Days Training is the sole provider of the CBSG® Program. Brighter Days, Inc. (formerly Rainbow Days, Inc.) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Founded in Dallas in 1982.

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