Tools & Guides

This toolkit shares research-based information and practical tools to help school systems develop and implement a plan to advance the wellness of all school employees. The toolkit is built around two primary goals:  Build Knowledge: This section introduces planning teams to a research-based framework for advancing school employee wellness. This section ...

This web toolkit provides step-by-step information and tools for comprehensive suicide prevention. The toolkit provides guidance about how to use these seven elements of comprehensive suicide prevention:  Unity – how to develop broad-based support for a unified vision  Data – how to use data to guide action and improve efforts  Planning – how ...

This guide (PDF, 40 pages) provides a foundation for organizations considering starting, expanding, or refining programs addressing the economic empowerment of people with lived experience of human trafficking. The guide shares key findings and recommendations for programming related to these five tiers of economic empowerment:   Crisis management   Career exploration  Skill building and work ...

This action guide (PDF, 46 pages) describes six in-school strategies for K-12 school administrators that broadly promote and support student mental health and well-being. The guide includes specific approaches to use for each strategy and a summary of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices that illustrate each approach. Tips to support ...

This toolkit offers resources to assist school nurses and other school leaders in evaluating and responding to the drug overdose crisis through the implementation of a naloxone program in schools. The toolkit is organized in the following sections:  Creating a Naloxone Program in Your School  Campus Protocols for Emergency Naloxone Administration  Communication Resources  Learn ...

This toolkit is designed to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Educators, teachers, principals, and other school staff can also share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families. Chapter topics include:  Enrolling your child in school  Attending school in the U.S.  Other educational programs and ...

This toolkit features social media messages for partner organizations to encourage flu vaccination among young people and families. Learn more. 

This toolkit provides tools to prepare healthcare providers for flu season. Materials include:  Fact sheets on talking to young patients and parents about the flu vaccine  Slide deck to help healthcare providers prepare their practice for flu season   Handouts and FAQs for patients  Appointment reminder email template  Pharmacist guide and talking points for fighting the ...

This guide (PDF, 22 pages) provides resources to assess and address social influences of health and education (SIHE) affecting students, their families, and communities. The resource provides tools and practical strategies for identifying root causes of identified or emerging problems and shares effective interventions to reduce social and environmental barriers ...

This guide offers step-by-step instructions for implementing multi-tiered systems of support in reading (MTSS-R). The guide supports in developing and implementing a dynamic school MTSS-R action plan to increase staff’s knowledge of and capacity to use evidence-based instructional strategies and support school-wide implementation of MTSS-R. Learn more.  ...