Curated Links for October 2022
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; October resources are focused on bullying prevention.
How to Calm or Confirm Your Concerns
A variety of resources like the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions toolkit to evaluate whether a student is at suicide risk. Other resources include Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
An Emerging Best Practice – Universal Mental Health Screening (Part 1)
An introduction to Universal Mental Health Screening (UMHS), an emerging best practice similar to other school-based health screenings, like scoliosis, BMI, vision, and hearing.
Curated Links for September 2022
A list of curated resources aligned with the NCESD Behavioral Health team’s monthly email newsletter; September resources are focus on suicide prevention.
Resource: Model District Template for Recognition, Screening and Response
OSPI's Model District Template for Student Social, Emotional, and Behavioral, and Mental Health Recognition, Screening, and Response document is intended to provide a template to district and building administrators and student support professionals.
Resource: TeacherWISE
TeacherWISE is a 6-hour self-paced online training to support teacher self-care and classroom climate from the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland.
Resource: Seize the Awkward
Seize the Awkward may be an ideal first step in preparing a class, club, or entire student body for focused suicide prevention activities.
Resource: Crisis Lines
Help is Available 24/7! Share these numbers with students, parents and colleagues: 988 Suicide and Crisis Line, Crisis Text Line 741741, Teen Link, and Teen Line.
Resource: Monthly Happiness Calendar
A resource to support our school staff’s well-being is the Happiness Calendar. Each month a new daily calendar for a month of activities intended to encourage adults to focus on their own well-being and also that of their community.