Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Mark Amendola

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Mark Amendola, LCSW, Co-Founder and Senior Master Trainer of Education and Treatment Alternatives, Inc.Mark describes his path into adolescent behavioral health and his global work advancing Aggression Replacement Training (ART), which integrates social skills training, anger control, and moral reasoning to teach impulse control and problem-solving with fidelity and measurable outcomes. He discusses expanding ART for schools and correctional settings, the link between movement and brain-based regulation, shifts in boys’ participation in sports, and the need to invest in universal, trauma-informed prevention models that build belonging and psychological safety in schools and communities.If you have any topics or guests you'd like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on our website.The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-022726-GK