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This fact sheet lists the ten most frequently asked questions from teenagers during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® and provides answers to help parents start a conversation about drugs and health.

This document lists resources, laws and regulations, tools and training, and other information related to addressing access and functional needs in emergency management and planning.

This recorded webinar provides an overview of opioids and school safety. It includes information on adolescent substance use, school-based prevention and intervention methods, how schools can plan for opioid overdoses and other drug-related emergencies, and resources to help prevent and reduce youth drug and substance use.

This guide aims to help education professionals reimagine and redefine school safety such that safety is not the absence of a negative but rather the existence of positive elements like interconnection, belonging, voice, and agency. It pulls from different frameworks and concepts, including complex adaptive systems, restorative justice, co-designing, and design thinking, to provide educators, school leaders, and district administrators with mindsets, strategies, and grounded examples of what is possible by reimagining school safety.

The guide provides detailed and actionable recommendations for families, communities, technical assistance providers, and professionals who work with and support LGBTQIA2S+ youth. It considers current events and legislation that impact these youth, the long-standing and current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other realities that these youth face daily.

This toolkit provides information to address the needs of children and youth with special health care needs in emergency preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, and community resilience activities.

This webpage provides resources and information for teachers to help students make healthier lifestyle choices.

This fact sheet offers information for core planning team members and safety leaders at K-12 schools and school districts on elements to include in the Recovery Annex that address and prepare for the loss of a member of the school community.

This resource provides information for K-12 school administrators and staff related to emergencies affecting multiple people at the school. It includes information on why school preparedness matters, the impact of emergencies, and what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doing to help schools.

This advisory describes the current evidence on the impacts of social media on the mental health of children and adolescents. It states that we cannot conclude social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents and outlines immediate steps to mitigate the risk of harm to children and adolescents.