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- Health Care Resources for Youth (35)
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Schoolwide SEL helps students excel academically, build stronger relationships, and lead happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives. Schoolwide SEL engages the entire school community in creating caring, motivating, and equitable learning environments that promote social, emotional, and academic growth.
Occupational therapists and trauma-informed teachers weigh in on how to create sensory tools and spaces with what you have at home.
This page lists the phone numbers of all the organizations you can call for support during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are hotlines for youth and teens, veterans, first responders and law enforcement, older Californians, deaf and hard of hearing individuals, services for substance use disorders, LGBTQ individuals, suicide hotlines, and more.
Widespread stress and anxiety regarding COVID-19, compounded by the economic distress due to lost wages, employment and financial assets; mass school closures; and necessary physical distancing measures can result in an increase of stress-related health conditions. The California Surgeon General has a simple guide with things you can do every day, at home, to help support your mental and physical health, utilizing six key strategies.
Mindheart has created this short book to support and reassure children, under the age of 7, regarding the COVID-19. This book is an invitation for families to discuss the full range of emotions arising from the current situation.
Incorporate social-emotional learning into family time. LitLife has gathered their favorite 7 Strengths-based activities you can use at home.
Trauma-Resilient Informed Practices in Expanded Learning Programs: A Snapshot of Trends in the Field
The mission of the Region 11 Expanded Learning Technical Assistance Unit is to build and strengthen the Expanded Learning Programs’ (ELPs’) capacity to develop, implement, and sustain high-quality year-round programming (before school, after school, intersession, and summer).
About LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program
LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program plays a vital role in the lives of more than 25,000 unique and talented elementary school students who come from neighborhoods with the fewest resources and the greatest needs. LA’s BEST engages children creatively, emotionally, intellectually, and physically, empowering them to explore and discover the opportunities in their lives. We inspire and prepare children to create lives full of choices
A listing of resources to help school districts address the need for youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, including a model youth suicide prevention policy for local educational agencies (LEAs).
In the 5 Day Healthy Kickstart for Teachers you will be given tips and tricks to help you start the year off right! It consists of 5 videos (to view each day or all at once) that include a recipe and action step for you to take. By the end you will have what you need to begin a healthy kickstart no matter where you may be on your journey. This challenge is completely FREE and our goal is to encourage teachers and people everywhere to be healthy this year.
Teachers face stressful days and often can be given overwhelming tasks. Studies show that those who show gratitude, despite the hardships, often see a decrease in stress, are more productive, and feel much better overall. The goal of this challenge is to make your life a little bit better one day at at time. “The 5 Day Gratitude Challenge” aims to put a little structure into giving thanks, and offers an opportunity to encourage people.
From film kits and lesson plans to the building blocks of a customized Learning Plan—texts, student tasks and teaching strategies—their resources will help bring relevance, rigor and social emotional learning into the classroom—all for FREE.
Harvest of the Month provides free monthly materials and resources to help promote healthy choices.