We support community vibrancy and help fill in the gaps for social health and emotional wellness for children, adolescents, families, neighborhoods, and schools.
ABOUT US
TRIUMPH!
TRIUMPH works to invigorate and enhance communities. We do that by helping small children and adolescents develop healthy behaviors, understand emotional health, and engage in positive social interactions. Our work includes empowering parents, supporting strong school structures, and training teachers. The organization was launched in December, 2021 by Dr. Kelly Mero, a PhD psychologist with a history of creating successful community events, supporting schools' and students' development, program design and implementation, and a personal history of surviving trauma. She was driven to start Triumph by her professional and personal experiences to address generational trauma stemming from impaired cities, social ailment in neighborhoods and schools, poor community resources, and domestic violence.
KELLY E. MERO, PhD - EDUCATION
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PhD Psychology
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Dissertation: Teachers’ Perceptions of Training Needs to Manage Disruptive Student Behavior
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MS Philosophy
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Graduate Thesis: Childhood Mental Illness: The Impact of Symptomatic Behaviors During the School Day
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MS Human Services
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Graduate Thesis: Youth Violence
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BS Human Services -
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Thesis: African American Progress in the Inner City
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AA Paralegal Studies
VAST EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN
Dr. Kelly Mero has served for more than 30 years providing support to schools and behavior assistance to students from preschool to high school. Most recently, she has worked as an Education Consultant to the Connecticut State Department of Education. Her current assignment is focused on addressing the legislative magnet school requirements of rigor, race, equity, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Her work also includes identifying truancy intervention models, addressing the academic and nonacademic needs for students, and professional practice for school staff.
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Dr. Mero has also helped the Connecticut State Department of Education to address the academic and non-academic needs of justice involved youth and she contributed to the re-entry framework for juvenile correctional facilities and local school districts. Her experience includes multiagency case management of students entering and exiting correctional facilities, residential centers, and community schools.
AREAS OF ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, and SCHOOLS
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Engaged community service with a focus on empowerment, entertainment, relationships, and collaborative approaches for resolving areas of concern.
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Immediate, temporary assistance to adolescents and young adults after release from a psychiatric care facility or transition in and/or out of a juvenile corrections facility
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School climate discussions with public schools focused on social equity, managing disruptive student behavior, and crafting school culture.
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Mentor services for high school and college aged students of color
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General school services to manage student behavior, train teachers, and engage parents.
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Transition services to young people who age out of the foster care system
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Careful attention to women who bravely begin to end domestic violence and change their life
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Advocacy alongside parents who have children who receive Special Education services to ensure IEP implementation and work towards achieving students' goals
CONTACT US
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PHONE
203-298-8090