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Provides overview information and resources on elementary school counseling services. This information supports student and family engagement in regards to available school counseling services.
Describes the Strengthening Families Program. Includes an overview of the program and details critical components such as parent skills training, child skills training, and family skills training. Concludes with suggestions for implementation.
Provides an overview of health care reform and the implications for school mental health. Highlights important changes to health care under the Affordable Care Act and its potential impact on mental health services for children and families.
Hornell City School District (NY) used Elementary and Secondary Education School Counseling funds to hire three additional mental health providers to support students in Kindergarten through grade 6 in three different schools. With the extra support, these schools have been able to develop Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) teams. These PBIS teams reorganized the systems and structures in place to better support students.
Informs adults about how to talk with a child/youth about a suicide attempt in the family. This guide provides tips and suggestions for how to answer questions and provide support in a calm and non-judgmental way. Divided into three sections, specific age-appropriate strategies are described for preschoolers, school-age children, and teenagers.
Provides a unifying framework for schools, families, and communities to understand, select, and organize their learning supports (i.e., strategies, programs, and practices used to create conditions to enhance learning).
Focuses on changing norms, environments, and behaviors in ways that can prevent ACEs from happening in the first place as well as to lessen their harms when they do occur.
Shares a variety of resources, programs, and tools communities can reference on mental health. Resources cover a range of topics, including: guidance for addressing mental health and substance use in schools, information on trauma-informed care, and increasing protective factors among youth.