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Toolkit for Schools: Engaging Parents to Support Student Mental Health and Emotional Well-being
Department of Health and Human Services, 2021
This toolkit is designed to help education leaders and schools raise parent awareness about school connectedness and its role in supporting student mental health and emotional well-being, and why family engagement both in and out of school is important. It includes background information, sample social media posts, social media graphics, and newsletter text.
Building Peer-to-Peer Engagements
Department of Homeland Security, 2020
This briefing paper describes how peer-to-peer engagements can help communities build resilience against violence and terrorism and provide critical protective factors for youth.
LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool
Department of Health and Human Services, October 2020
This self-assessment tool was created to assist school and district staff in addressing the health and academic needs of LGBTQ students, and to understand current policies, programs, and practices that may contribute to safe, inclusive environments where all youth can be successful.