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This toolkit highlights National Veterans and Military Families Month resources, social media content, flyers, fact sheets, virtual meeting backgrounds, news releases, and more. Learn more. 
This tool offers resources to help young people better understand the different aspects of youth engagement and empowerment to advocate for themselves and their goals more effectively within the child welfare system. The strategies offered throughout this resource are informed by lived experience experts. Learn more.  ...
This toolkit (PDF, 105 pages) provides background and actionable resources about how educators can text parents and caregivers as an effective strategy for reducing chronic absenteeism. The toolkit is designed to help district leaders and staff:   Consider goals and priorities for using text messaging to communicate with parents about student ...
This toolkit (PDF, 20 pages) describes and defines adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), offers strategies for preventing ACEs, and discusses public health officials’ role in policy development around ACEs. The toolkit also offers guidance to public heath officials on developing an ACEs policy strategy. Learn more (PDF, 20 pages).  ...
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Capacity Assessment Tool (ACECAT) (PDF, 17 pages) helps health agencies inventory their capacity to address and prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This resource is a companion piece to the ACECAT that provides concrete steps to completing the ACECAT asynchronously. Learn more.  ...
This toolkit (PDF, 14 pages) contains communication tools, resources, and information to help spread the word about National Adoption Month (NAM) this November. Learn more (PDF, 14 pages). 
This updated tool provides an opportunity for administrators, faculty and teachers, and other personnel at schools, districts, and institutions of higher education to assess their capacity to create and maintain a high-quality emergency operations plan (EOP). Users will receive a customized downloadable report upon completion of the tool. Learn more.  ...
This toolkit (PDF, 15 pages) encourages school districts to create student-led clubs centered around Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs). This resource provides information about the rights students have to form and participate in GSAs and other similar groups and offers tips on how schools can provide safe and supportive environments ...
This toolkit supports out-of-school time (OST) and school-age child care system leaders, technical assistance associates, and program providers. The toolkit provides resources for system and program leaders on these topics:  Trauma  Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mental Health Support  Family Engagement Strategies  This toolkit can be used as a supplement for OST programming and curricula ...
This guide highlights symptoms and warning signs of mental health and substance use disorders in children and youth. Additional resources are provided. Learn more. 
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