![Homepage banners-12.png><](file-guid:14f6d000-0aac-47f8-855d-3180b78aa6eb "Homepage banners-12.png" =650x200) **The** Center for Healing and Justice through Sport  (CHJS) engages with sport at every level. From community centers and juvenile detention facilities to major college athletic conferences and professional leagues, the CHJS team puts a premium on neurobiology research and teaches coaches to deliver healing-centered sport experiences while protecting, nurturing, and embracing athletes for every bit of who they are. Healing-Centered Sport is one of CHJS' core training that explores the impact of trauma on the brain, body, and behavior of young people. This session provides participants with an understanding of how sport can be leveraged to help young people heal, through relationships and physical activity. The session enables athletes and coaches to explore core concepts of trauma-informed care and develop a deep, applicable understanding of the ways in which sport is uniquely suited to heal. **Facilitator:** Joe Smith, CHJS Director of Training\ Joe Smith serves as CHJS'  Director of Training. In his role,  The role involves managing a training team, developing and executing strategies for internal and external training, managing large- scale events, and serving as an advocate for the organization through CHJS events. Concurrently to his responsibilities as Director of Training, Joe Smith works in the DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area to support coalition and community building between Sport Based Youth Development organizations across the region.  Joe believes deeply in the healing power of sport, and has a particular enthusiasm for young people having the power and mic to shape their future.