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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.
Offers a definition of human trafficking, a brief overview of who is at risk, and behavioral, physical and social indicators of trafficking that might be observed by school personnel. Also, it includes the number to call to report suspected trafficking, and a reminder about the importance of engaging law enforcement in order to protect students' and staff's safety.
Provides information on how runaway and homeless youth are recruited into labor and sex trafficking, risk and protective factors, and understanding victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches to working with youth who have been trafficked. The report offers tips for safety planning, screening for history of trafficking, and understanding and addressing the needs of victims.
Provides an overview of human trafficking, how it affects schools, tips for identifying victims, and steps for reporting human trafficking. The fact sheet is designed specifically for those working in a school setting.
Provides guidance for improving students' relationships with teachers to promote students' academic and social development. Includes do's and don'ts, strategies for cultivating positive relationships in the classroom, theoretical perspectives, measures, climate indicators, stressors, and additional references.
Clarifies appropriate mitigation strategies based on level of community transmission of COVID-19 and presence of COVID-19 cases within the school. Provides guidance for when confirmed cases have entered a school, regardless of the level of community transmission.
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).
Explains how schools and districts can create a continuum map to graphically document all of the supports available to students across content areas and identify which students receive those supports across three tiers. Continuum maps can help stakeholders understand the activities and resources available in a school or district.
Outlines the goals of the Iowa Safe and Supportive Schools (IS3) program and the components of the IS3 school climate index for stakeholders interested in learning more about the program.
Consolidates data and information on the Iowa Safe and Supportive Schools (IS3) index for all participating schools in 2012. This report provides stakeholders interested in the IS3 work a detailed breakdown of data points and analysis.