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SchoolSafety.gov provides resources, like guidance, training, and fact sheets, to help schools create and maintain a safe learning environment. 

For standards and guidance on submitting a resource to SchoolSafety.gov and to access the resource submission form, please see here.  

Looking for grants? Visit the Grants Finder Tool to find applicable funding opportunities to help keep your school community safe.

 

Showing results for "Mental Health", "At-Risk Children", "Conduct Issues", "School-Based Mental Health Services", "Substance Use", "Suicide Management" and "Training, Partnership, and Capacity Building".
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Bullying and Cyberbullying
The Science of School Safety

Department of Justice, 2022

This podcast episode discusses bullying, school climate, mental health, and other important school safety issues. The episode also covers the National Institute of Justice's research portfolio on school safety.
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Guidance
Child Exploitation
Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Schools Toolkit

Department of Justice, 2021

This toolkit outlines a framework for implementing trauma-informed, resilience-oriented approaches in any school or school district. It utilizes tools, videos, professional development slide decks, and concise instruction to explain the concepts of trauma and toxic stress; offers individual and school-wide strategies for addressing trauma and fostering resilience for students, staff, and families; and offers strategies to assess the impact of these adaptations throughout the school community.
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School Climate
Stronger Connections Grant Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Department of Education, 2022

This downloadable frequently asked questions document is designed to assist state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in guiding effective use of Stronger Connections funds to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments and to respond to inquiries the Department of Education has received from SEAs, LEAs, and students and families, about program implementation. The Stronger Connections Grant Program competitively awards subgrants to high-need LEAs to establish safer and healthier learning environments, and to prevent and respond to acts of bullying, violence, and hate that impact school communities at individual and systemic levels, among other programs and activities.

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Mental Health
Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health)

Department of Health and Human Services

This program seeks to improve coordination across child-serving systems, build infrastructure, and increase access to high-quality prevention and wellness promotion services for children and their families. Its purpose is to promote the wellness of young children ages birth to 8 by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of their development.

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Mental Health
Disaster Distress Helpline

Department of Health and Human Services

This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. The service is staffed by trained counselors who provide crisis counseling; information on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families; referrals to local crisis call centers for additional follow-up care and support; and healthy coping tips.

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Mental Health
What Works In Schools

Department of Health and Human Services

This program helps promote adolescent health and wellbeing. It supports the implementation of quality health education, increases connections to needed health services, and improves the safety and supportiveness of school environments for middle and high school students.

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School Climate
Virtual Healthy School

Department of Health and Human Services

This interactive tool shows schools how to support the health and academic achievement of students through the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model.

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