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

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Guidance
Targeted Violence
Implementing Physical Safety Measures Effectively at Schools

Department of Education, 2024

This resource is a compilation of practice profiles highlighting considerations for improving physical safety for schools and classrooms in the context of school-based gun violence. It describes considerations for implementation within a larger multi-tiered system of supports framework and provides specific practice profiles for classroom practices, outdoor and entrance practices, and communication protocols.

Video
Mental Health
Understanding Key Components to Support Trauma-Informed School Change

Department of Health and Human Services, 2020

This video shares information and strategies to sustain trauma-informed practices in schools. It highlights key approaches such as developing administrative buy-in, engaging stakeholders, and utilizing a whole-school approach to meet the needs of children, including those impacted by trauma.

Report
Bullying and Cyberbullying
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Bullying and Cyberbullying

Department of Justice, 2023

This literature review summarizes research related to the scope of bullying in the United States; different types of bullying; predictors, risk factors, protective factors, and consequences of bullying; and interventions focused on prevention and/or reduction.

Webpage
Bullying and Cyberbullying
Bullying Prevention: Resources for Families and Educators

Third Party

This webpage provides resources for families and educators on bullying prevention. It includes resources to help schools and communities prevent bullying and cyberbullying; identify and address bullying behaviors; respond to bullying and youth suicide; and create safe and supportive schools that are free from bullying, discrimination, harassment, aggression, violence, and abuse.

Webpage
Mental Health
Protecting Youth From the Harms of Vaping

Department of Health and Human Services

This webpage provides information and resources on how educators, parents and guardians, health care professionals, and communities can help youth reject or quit vaping and other tobacco products.

Webpage
Mental Health
Working Well Resource Directory

Department of Education

This resource directory is designed to help districts and schools promote well-being among administrators, teachers, and other staff.

Fact Sheet
Child Exploitation
#DigitalBoundaries Content

Department of Homeland Security, 2024

This suite of resources includes tips, checklists, and conversation starters to keep kids safe as they spend more time online during the summer.

Fact Sheet
Cybersecurity
Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for Teachers

Department of Education, 2024

This infographic provides simple tips for increasing cybersecurity readiness, cyber-awareness, and strategies to help teachers and school administrators recognize and prevent cyber threats and protect student and staff privacy.

Guidance
Mental Health
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention

Department of Education, and Department of Justice, 2021

This guide offers information that can help parents raise children who understand the risks of substance use. It includes an overview of substance use among children, youth, and young adults; risk factors and protective factors; suggestions for how to talk to young people about drugs; and tips on what to do if parents suspect their child is using substances. 

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