This resource (PDF, 28 pages) defines and describes parent engagement through the lens of schools' health promotion activities. It outlines how parents, schools, and communities can work together to create an environment that facilitates the healthy development of children and adolescents. Learn more (PDF, 28 pages). ...

Resource: Local School Wellness Policy Refresh

This infographic encourages school districts to renew, strengthen, energize, and nourish their local school wellness policy efforts. Learn more.

Resource: Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

This guide (PDF, 51 pages) describes tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach (TIA) in behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing TIA and describes strategies for such assessments. Implementation strategies for the following 10 domains ...

Free to Learn Initiative

Through the Free to Learn initiative, ED and HHS are encouraging states, territories, school districts, Tribal nations, and public health agencies to pledge to partner to create and support schools and other learning environments that prevent, address, and ameliorate the effects of bullying, violence, and hate while also supporting school ...

Resource: Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth

This guide (PDF, 64 pages) discusses the prevalence of suicide among youth, effective treatment programs, implementation considerations and strategies, and examples of the successful use of programs in clinical and community-based settings. Learn more (PDF, 64 pages).

Juvenile and Family Court Judiciary Education on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder

ONDCP’s Juvenile and Family Court Judiciary Education on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Cooperative Agreement supports training and education that helps educate juvenile and family court judges and the entire justice system about the science of addiction, substance use, and substance use disorder, and how substance use and substance ...

Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the availability of approximately $2,000,000 to Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that were funded directly by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) in FY 2023 that own affordable housing units and provide wraparound supportive services to ...

Resource: Guide to the Eight Professional Competencies for Higher Education Substance Misuse Prevention

This guide is designed to promote enhanced professional skills with college students’ decisions surrounding drugs and alcohol. This resource describes the competencies required to maximize student success and well-being with a focus on reducing risky behaviors and harm associated with students’ substance use. This resource is accompanied by an eight-part ...

Resource: Supporting Families with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

This webpage provides information about mental health and substance use disorders affecting parents and youth as well as assessment tools and treatment programs. Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders Working with families: Mental health Working with families: Substance use Learn more. ...

Report: Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020

This report shares data about the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among adults, lasting impacts of ACES on adult health and well-being, and implications for public health practice. Learn more.

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