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This webpage provides tips and information for parents and guardians of middle school students about what bullying is, how to identify warning signs and prevent bullying, what to do if your child is involved in bullying, and other common bullying-related concerns.

This practice brief provides practical, research-based strategies educators can use to de-escalate challenging student behavior in the classroom.

This training package assists K-12 educators and school staff in supporting the mental health of students in the classroom and offers evidence-based strategies and skills to engage and support students experiencing adversity and distress. The package includes a self-paced online course, video library, resource collection, and website for K-12 educators on mental health literacy.

This webpage provides tips to help parents and guardians prevent cyberbullying and protect their children from harmful digital behavior.

This video provides information on the dangers of ransomware attacks, how to respond to ransomware attacks that occur in schools and school districts, and who to notify if your school or school district is the victim of a ransomware attack.

This article provides an overview of four common training topics related to school safety and what the evidence says about their efficacy.

This downloadable document provides an overview of the key elements of school-community partnerships and specific action steps for states, districts, and communities to foster effective collaboration between schools and community health and behavioral health partners.

This webpage provides strategies and resources for schools to build a safe and supportive school climate that can help prevent bullying.

This resource synthesizes the knowledge and guidance of over 75 experts and is a foundational document in the field to help guide local, state, and national efforts to strengthen school mental health efforts and to start to understand and bring consensus to the quality domains of school mental health.

This resource consists of three toolkits aimed to help schools assess, act, and audit school safety efforts. The toolkits include insights and practical guidance, conversation starters, prompts for discussion, activities, and information to aid school safety and security improvements.