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EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

A Resource Guide for 

Developing Integrated 

Strategies to Support the 

Social and Emotional 

Wellness of Children

This resource guide highlights strategies and provides information on how 

some Child Care and Development Fund grantees have leveraged partnerships 

and funding to support implementation. Topics include support for the social 

and emotional wellness of children, families, and providers; implementation 

considerations; social and emotional wellness initiatives and delivery 

strategies; promotion of social and emotional competence, as well as mental 

health, in infants and young children; and more.

https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resourc

e-guide-developing-integratedstrategies-support-social-andemotional-wellness-children

Child Care Health 

Consultation: 

Skill-Building Modules

Child care health consultants (CCHCs) can use these modules to explore six 

interactive, realistic scenarios to build and enhance consultation skills.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/healthservices-management/article/childcare-health-consultation-skill-buildingmodules

Child Care Health 

Consultant Competencies

These competencies are for CCHCs working with early care and education 

(ECE) programs serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged 

children and their families. The competencies articulate the key areas of CCHC 

expertise. They demonstrate how CCHCs working in any ECE setting can apply 

their specialized knowledge and skills to improve health, safety, and wellness 

outcomes.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publicatio

n/child-care-health-consultantcompetencies

Child Care Health 

Consultants Make Early 

Care and Education 

Programs Healthier and 

Safer

CCHCs support programs by providing expertise in a variety of areas such as 

increasing staff knowledge on health issues and improving compliance with 

best practices.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publicatio

n/child-care-health-consultants-makeearly-care-education-programshealthier-safer

Tips for Early Care and 

Education Programs

Explore this tip sheet to learn how programs can partner with CCHCs to 

improve health and safety.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publicatio

n/partner-cchc-improve-health-safetytips-early-care-education-programs

Head Start Heals Campaign ECE programs play a vital role in supporting the social and emotional and 

mental health of children and families. This support is particularly important 

when children and families are exposed to traumatic events or situations that 

overwhelm their ability to cope.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mentalhealth/article/head-start-healscampaign
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Braiding Federal Funding 

to Expand Access to 

Quality Early Care and 

Education and Early 

Childhood Supports and 

Services: A Tool for States 

and Local Communities 

This tool assists states and local communities in braiding, blending, or layering 

multiple federal funding streams (for example, Head Start and the Child Care 

and Development Fund) to increase the supply of quality early care and 

education and increase access to comprehensive early childhood and family 

support services within a coordinated, comprehensive early childhood system.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files

/2021-08/EC_Braiding_Toolkit.pdf

Policy in Action: 

Universal Pre-K

Communities with high-quality universal pre-K are taking steps to provide 

stability and educational enrichment to children and their families. The 

examples from Florida and Oklahoma illustrate key implementation strategies 

these communities have used to create and improve universal pre-k 

programs.

VetoViolence | Resources for violence 

prevention (cdc.gov)

“Learn the Signs. Act 

Early.” Resources for Early 

Care and Education

“Learn the Signs. Act Early.” has free research-based, parent-friendly resources 

on child development for early care and education providers to help boost 

family engagement and identify developmental concerns early. An online 

training also supports professional development (Watch Me! Celebrating 

Milestones and Sharing Concerns)

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/

Information-for-Early-ChildhoodEducators.html

www.cdc.gov/WatchMeTraining 

CDC’s Early Care and 

Education Web Portal

This online portal is an access point to the latest early childhood resources 

from the CDC. It includes links to tools and resources to help implement many 

early childhood health and safety standards included in Caring for Our 

Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards and key federal 

programs such the Head Start Performance Standards and Child Care 

Development Fund Health and Safety Requirements.

www.cdc.gov/EarlyCare

Child Care Health 

Consultation Webinar 

Series

The Child Care Health Consultation Webinar Series offers CCHCs and others 

who work in ECE settings a chance to learn new skills and refresh their 

knowledge on key health and safety topics.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/healthservices-management/article/childcare-health-consultation-webinarseries
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE

ED COVID-19 Handbook, 

Volume 2: Roadmap to 

Reopening Safely and 

Meeting All Students’ 

Needs

The U.S. Department of Education’s COVID Handbook Volume 2 focuses on 

addressing the needs of students, including their social, emotional, academic, 

and other needs.

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/coro

navirus/reopening-2.pdf

Public Health, Medical, 

and Mental Health Annex

Plan the courses of action that the school will implement to address 

emergency medical (e.g., first aid), public health, and mental health 

counseling issues. Schools should coordinate these efforts with the 

appropriate emergency medical services, public health, mental health, law 

enforcement, fire department, and emergency management representatives.

https://rems.ed.gov/K12PHMandMHAn

nex.aspx

Recovery Annex Plan how to recover from an emergency. The four most fundamental kinds of 

recovery are academic recovery, physical recovery, fiscal recovery, and 

psychological and emotional recovery.

https://rems.ed.gov/K12RecoveryAnne

x.aspx

Recovery Annex Resource 

Guide

This resource guide shares helpful links to guidance and best practices on 

general recovery resources; academics recovery; physical and structural 

recovery; business functions recovery; and social, emotional, and behavioral 

recovery.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/Recovery_An

nex_Resource_Guide_8-29-

17_508C.pdf

Understanding the Role of 

School Psychologists in 

Supporting School Safety 

Before, During, and After 

an Emergency Webinar

During this Webinar, presenters provided an overview of the foundational 

elements of the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency 

Operations Plans by six Federal agencies and discussed the importance of 

including school psychologists in supporting the before, during, and after 

aspects of an emergency. Presenters also discussed the roles school 

psychologists play in the development of school EOPs, including functional 

and threat- and hazard-specific annexes. Additionally, presenters highlighted 

specific roles school psychologists can serve in as they support school safety, 

security, emergency management, and preparedness, as well as actionable 

tasks they can perform to help implement preparedness efforts.

https://rems.ed.gov/webinarDetail?id=

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Resources on 

Understanding the Role of 

School Psychologists in 

Supporting School Safety 

Before, During, and After 

an Emergency

This resource list is a supplement to accompany the "Understanding the Role 

of School Psychologists in Supporting School Safety Before, During, and After 

an Emergency" Webinar. This supplement [provides a list of resources that 

share best practices and guidance on psychological first aid, trauma-informed 

care, threat assessment, reunification, recovery, and prevention of youth 

suicide.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/Role_of_Sch

ool_Psychologists_Resources_508C.pdf

Trauma-Informed Care for 

Schools Before, During, 

and After Possible 

Emergency Events Webinar

In this Webinar, presenters provided an overview of trauma and 

retraumatization, discussed manifestations of trauma in students, explored a 

trauma-informed approach, and reviewed considerations for preparedness 

planning and how schools can address trauma in their emergency operations 

plans.

https://rems.ed.gov/webinardetail?id=

3

Resources on TraumaInformed Care for Schools 

Before, During, and After 

Possible Emergency Events

This resource list is a supplement to accompany the "Trauma-Informed Care 

for Schools Before, During, and After Possible Emergency Events" Webinar. 

This supplement provides a list of resources that share guidance and best 

practices on trauma; trauma-informed schools; educator resilience; 

psychological first aid; and social, emotional, and behavioral recovery 

planning.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/TraumaInformed_Care_for_Schools_Resources

_508C.pdf

Resilience Strategies for 

Educators: Techniques for 

Self-Care and Peer Support 

(RSE) Virtual Training by 

Request

Learn about resilience strategies following emergency events and how to 

engage in and teach others about this critical topic. These resilience strategies 

are aimed at helping educators and school staff increase their ability to work 

more effectively with students impacted by stress, loss, and trauma brought 

on by emergency events, such as community or family violence, and economic 

hardship. Participants will leave the training with the knowledge and handson skills needed to implement steps to prevent compassion fatigue. They will 

also leave with a detailed action plan that includes specific steps and timelines 

for implementation and application at the school district or school-site level.

https://rems.ed.gov/VirtualTBRs
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Resilience Strategies for 

Educators: Techniques for 

Self-Care and Peer Support 

(RSE) Live Training by 

Request

Learn about resilience strategies following emergency events and how to 

engage in and teach others about this critical topic. These resilience strategies 

are aimed at helping educators and school staff increase their ability to work 

more effectively with students impacted by stress, loss, and trauma brought 

on by emergency events, such as community or family violence, and economic 

hardship. Participants will leave the training with the knowledge and handson skills needed to implement steps to prevent compassion fatigue. They will 

also leave with a detailed action plan that includes specific steps and timelines 

for implementation and application at the school district or school-site level.

https://rems.ed.gov/TA_TrainingsByReq

uest.aspx

Understanding the Role of 

School Nurses in 

Supporting School Safety 

Before, During, and After 

an Emergency Webinar

This Webinar highlights and discusses the role school nurses have in 

supporting overall school safety, security, emergency management, and 

preparedness before, during, and after an emergency. Presenters provided an 

overview of the foundational elements of the Guide for Developing HighQuality School Emergency Operations Plans by six Federal agencies and 

discussed the importance of including school nurses in supporting the before, 

during, and after aspects of an emergency.

https://rems.ed.gov/webinardetail?id=

70

Resources on 

Understanding the Role of 

School Nurses in 

Supporting School Safety 

Before, During, and After 

an Emergency 

This resource list is a supplement to the "Understanding the Role of School 

Nurses in Supporting School Safety Before, During, and After an Emergency" 

Webinar. The resource list provides links to guidance and best practices on 

topics including collaborative planning; the role of school nurses; hazard 

mitigation; evacuation; triage; health education; surveillance; infectious 

diseases; opioid and drug-related emergencies; and the emergency operation 

plan public health, medical, and mental health annex.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/Role_of_Sch

ool_Nurses_Resources_508C.pdf

Recovery Planning for 

Schools and Institutions of 

Higher Education in the 

Immediate Aftermath of a 

Significant or Federally 

Declared Natural Disaster 

Fact Sheet

This fact sheet shares information to support schools and institutions of 

higher education in collaborating, coordinating, and integrating resources 

with the communities they serve following a disaster to help ensure that they 

can efficiently access the available Federal, state, and local resources aimed at 

the well-being of the school community and the community they serve as well 

as restore education services following a disaster.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/NDRFFederal

lyDeclaredDisasterFactSheet_508C.pdf
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American Rescue Plan 

Elementary and Secondary 

School Emergency Relief 

(ARP ESSER) State Plan 

Application Technical 

Assistance

Provides 4/29/21 and 9/2/21 webinar recordings and slide decks from a series 

of technical assistance "office hours" sessions hosted by ED’s Office of 

Elementary and Secondary Education during May–August 2021, to help SEAs 

and LEAs understand how funding under the Elementary and Secondary 

School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, including the American Rescue Plan 

ESSER (ARP ESSER) program, and the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief 

[GEER] Fund may be used in response to the impact of the coronavirus 

disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on students in pre-K–12 education. This 

site provides responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), offers a 9/1/21 

fact sheet, Supporting School Districts in Timely Investment of American 

Rescue Plan Act Funds, offers Strategies for Using American Rescue Plan 

Funding to Address the Impact of Lost Instructional Time, and 

addresses maintenance of effort and maintenance of equity requirements. 

The page also links to each SEA’s submitted ARP ESSER state plans.

https://oese.ed.gov/offices/americanrescue-plan/american-rescue-planelementary-and-secondary-schoolemergencyrelief/resources/#:~:text=Maintenance

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Elementary and Secondary 

School Emergency Relief 

Fund

Explains how the December 2020 CRRSA relief package added $54.3 billion to 

the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund [ESSER II Fund] 

initially funded at $13.2 billion [ESSER Fund] in the March 2020 CARES Act. At 

this webpage, developed by ED’s Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education [OESE], education officials can find an ESSER II Fact Sheet; 

the CRRSA ESSER II methodology and allocation table; and numerous links to 

ED information resources detailing administrative aspects of the CARES Act 

and CRRSA K–12 funding.

https://oese.ed.gov/offices/educationstabilization-fund/elementarysecondary-school-emergency-relieffund/

COVID-19 Resources for 

Schools, Students, and 

Families

Presents selected information resources to assist both K–12 schools and 

higher education institutions to disseminate critical information about the 

disease and its potential transmission to students, families, staff, and 

community members. ED regularly updates this page as more information and 

resources become available. Readers are invited to send questions on which 

the Department can be helpful to: COVID-19@ed.gov.

https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus
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VOLUME 3 — 2021 ED 

COVID-19 HANDBOOK 

Strategies for Safe 

Operation and Addressing 

the Impact of COVID-19 on 

Higher Education Students, 

Faculty, and Staff

Presents the third volume in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) COVID-19 

Handbook. This volume provides additional strategies for higher education 

institutions (IHEs) and communities as they work to reopen for in-person 

instruction safely and equitably.

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/coro

navirus/reopening-3.pdf

Volume 2 — ED COVID-19 

Handbook: Roadmap to 

Reopening Safely and 

Meeting All Students' 

Needs

Presents the second volume in the U.S. Department of Education 

(ED) COVID-19 Handbook. This volume provides additional strategies for safely 

reopening all of America's schools and to promote educational equity by 

addressing opportunity gaps that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/coro

navirus/reopening-2.pdf

Volume 1 — 2021 ED 

COVID-19 Handbook:

Strategies for Safely 

Reopening Elementary and 

Secondary Schools

Presents the first volume in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) COVID-19 

Handbook, a series intended to support the education community as schools 

reopen. This series provides tools to aid educators in implementing Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance by addressing common 

challenges and providing practical examples. This series is updated as 

additional scientific evidence becomes available, including evidence related to 

new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. This handbook does not have 

the force or effect of law and is not binding in any way (except where 

statutory or regulatory requirements are referenced).

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/coro

navirus/reopening.pdf

Resources for Education 

Providers and Families

Presents information about specific resources, organized by topical areas, and 

intended audience, curated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of 

Elementary and Secondary Education [ED-OESE]. Resources include websites, 

webinars, guidance documents, practice briefs and tools created by OESE, its 

technical assistance centers and other partners across the Department and 

government to support K–12 education programs. In the wake of the 

COVID-19 national public health emergency, this collection includes topical 

pages about Safe School Environments and Social Emotional and Behavioral 

Support. These pages provide resources to support district leaders, school 

leaders, and educators in creating welcoming, safe, and supportive learning 

environments.

https://oese.ed.gov/resources/?utm_c

ontent=&utm_medium=email&utm_na

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Mental Health Resources 

to Support Response and 

Recovery During COVID-19

Find materials on mental health and wellness, short- and long-term recovery, 

and caring for yourself during recovery. The resources on this page and 

throughout the Mental Health topic area may be helpful as programs respond 

to COVID-19.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mentalhealth/article/mental-health-resourcessupport-response-recovery-duringcovid-19

Tips for Talking With and 

Helping Children and 

Youth Cope After a 

Disaster or Traumatic 

Event: A Guide For 

Parents, Caregivers, and 

Teachers

This fact sheet helps families, caregivers, and teachers recognize common 

reactions of children, by age group, after experiencing a disaster or traumatic 

event. It offers tips on how to respond in a helpful way and useful resources.

https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/ncaseresource-library/tips-talking-andhelping-children-and-youth-cope-afterdisaster-or-traumatic

Helping Children Recover 

from Exposure to Trauma: 

Resources for Child Care 

Providers and Families

This document provides links to teaching resources, training models, 

publications, and other resources to assist child care providers and families as 

they help children recover from exposure to a natural disaster or other 

traumatic event. It includes links to relevant federal agencies, national 

organizations, and additional publications.

https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/ncaseresource-library/helping-childrenrecover-exposure-trauma-resourceschild-care-providers-and

How Schools Can Support 

COVID-19 Vaccination

CDC’s school health program led the development of this recent website 

about How Schools Can Support COVID-19 Vaccination.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid19/planning/school-locatedclinics/how-schools-can-support.html

Back to School During 

COVID

Going back to school during a pandemic can be challenging for families and 

schools. These resources are designed to address mental health and resiliency 

in school settings.

Back to School During COVID

CMHS: Talking With 

Children: Tips for 

Caregivers, Parents, and 

Teachers During Infectious 

Disease Outbreaks

This fact sheet provides parents, caregivers, and teachers with strategies for 

helping children manage their stress during an infectious disease outbreak. It 

describes potential reactions among youth and the support adults can provide 

to help them.

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Talki

ng-With-Children-Tips-for-CaregiversParents-and-Teachers-DuringInfectious-Disease-Outbreaks/PEP20-

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CMHS: Tips for Talking 

With and Helping Children 

and Youth Disaster or 

Community Event: A Guide 

for Parents, Caregivers, 

and Teachers

This fact sheet helps parents and teachers recognize common reactions of 

children after experiencing a disaster or traumatic event. It highlights 

reactions by age group, offers tips for how to respond in a helpful way, and 

recommends when to seek support.

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/tipstalking-helping-children-youth-copeafter-disaster-or-traumatic-event-guideparents/sma12-4732

CMHS: Children and 

Disasters — Disaster 

Technical Assistance 

Center (DTAC) Webpage 

Learn about how children and adolescents experience disasters and ways 

parents and caregivers can help young people cope and develop resilience.

https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster

-survivors/children-and-disaster

CMHS: DTAC Disaster 

Behavioral Health 

Information Series 

(Filtered by Audience Type 

for Children)

DBHIS is a searchable database that can be filtered by various criteria 

including target audience and resource population (e.g., children, adolescents, 

caregivers, parents, and teachers). Search results include annotated 

descriptions and links to a variety of vetted resources related to children and 

disasters/traumatic events.

https://www.samhsa.gov/resourcesearch/dbhis

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA

Supporting Child and 

Student Social, Emotional, 

Behavioral, and Mental 

Health Needs

This resource is intended to supplement the information in the ED COVID-19 

Handbook, Volume 1: Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and 

Secondary Schools; Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All 

Students’ Needs; and Volume 3: Strategies for Safe Operation and Addressing 

the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education Students, Faculty, and Staff by 

providing focused information and resources to promote mental health and 

social and emotional well-being among students.

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/stud

ents/supporting-child-student-socialemotional-behavioral-mentalhealth.pdf

Supporting and Protecting 

the Rights of Students at 

Risk of Self-Harm in the 

Era of COVID-19

This fact sheet provides information about Federal civil rights laws that protect 

students with mental health disabilities. It includes scenarios that illustrate 

when the U.S. Department of Education might investigate a potential violation; 

gives schools and postsecondary institutions a list of action steps to create an 

environment responsive to students with mental health disabilities; and 

provides educational and crisis resources for students, families, and educators.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list

/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-students-selfharm-covid-19.pdf
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#REMSONTHEAIR Podcast: 

Opioids, Drug-Related 

Emergencies, and 

Substance Abuse 

Prevention Before, During, 

and After the COVID-19 

Pandemic

Tune in for an informative two-part discussion on the integration of Opioid 

Overdose Prevention Annexes into school emergency operations plans. In 

Part 1, the REMS TA Center describes school-based prevention and 

intervention methods and provides an overview of the presence of opioids in 

schools. Part 2 provides an overview of opioid use and abuse and offers key 

terms and definitions.

https://rems.ed.gov/podcast

Understanding Educator 

Resilience & Developing a 

Self-Care Plan Webinar

This Webinar provides educators and others in the educational community 

with a better understanding of resilience strategies that can be used to 

increase their ability to work more effectively with students impacted by 

stress, loss, and trauma. This Webinar provided information on the concepts 

of resilience and compassion fatigue, and the impact of stress, burnout, and 

compassion fatigue on the education environment; how to identify signs and 

symptoms of compassion fatigue; and, included concrete steps for developing 

a professional self-care plan.

https://rems.ed.gov/webinarDetail?id=

16

Compassion Fatigue and 

Behavioral Health 

Websites Resource List

This resource list is a supplement to the "Resilience Strategies for Educators: 

Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support (RSE) Training by Request" and 

provides a list of resources focused on compassion fatigue and behavioral 

health.

https://rems.ed.gov/docs/Resource_Lis

t_Compassion_Fatigue_and_Behavioral

_Health_Websites.pdf

Specialized Training 

Package: Understanding 

Educator Resilience & 

Developing a Self-Care 

Plan

This 60-minute training module is designed to provide educators and master 

trainers with a better understanding of resilience strategies that can be used 

to increase their ability to work more effectively with students impacted by 

stress, loss, and trauma brought on by community or family violence, natural 

and man-made disasters, and economic hardship. It provides information on 

the concepts of resilience and compassion fatigue and includes concrete steps 

for developing a professional self-care plan.

https://rems.ed.gov/TrainingPackage.as

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Child and Adolescent 

Mental Health During 

COVID-19: Considerations 

for Schools and Early 

Childhood Providers

Reviews the rates of individual mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, 

trauma and stressor related disorders, ADHD, behavior/conduct disorders) by 

age, and the practical application for school mental health and early 

childhood providers in identifying and referring children appropriately for 

services. This brief was prepared through intramural research by the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Planning and Evaluation.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/childadolescent-mental-health-during-covid19

Supporting Child and 

Student Social, Emotional, 

Behavioral and Mental 

Health during COVID-19 

Era

Provides information and resources to enhance the promotion of mental 

health and the social and emotional well-being among children and students. 

This resource highlights seven key challenges to providing school- or programbased mental health support across early childhood, K–12 schools, and higher 

education settings, and presents seven corresponding recommendations.

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/stud

ents/supporting-child-student-socialemotional-behavioral-mentalhealth.pdf?utm_content=&utm_mediu

m=email&utm_name=&utm_source=go

vdelivery&utm_term=

Trauma: Responding to 

Crises and Fostering 

Recovery

Find strategies to promote resilience and support positive outcomes. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mentalhealth/article/trauma-respondingcrises-fostering-recovery

Substance Use Disorder 

and Recovery

Explore the resources for strategies around providing families access to 

referrals for substance use treatment, mental health services, and parenting 

classes. Learn about safety and structure for children and families and how to 

offer non-judgmental support.

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mentalhealth/article/substance-use-disorderrecovery

Core Components 

Approaches to Building 

Evidence of Program 

Effectiveness: Practice 

Recommendations for 

Skill-building Interventions

This brief provides practice recommendations for skill-building interventions 

that teach youth skills to manage social interactions and control executive 

responses such as anger and impulsivity. It describes recommendations for 

reducing externalizing behaviors, improving social competence, and improving 

self-regulation.

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/corecomponents-approaches-buildingevidence-program-effectiveness 
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Trauma-Informed 

Approaches: Connecting 

Research, Policy, and 

Practice to Build Resilience 

in Children and Families

This project advanced an understanding of trauma-informed, systems-level 

efforts across sectors. One brief reviews trauma-informed initiatives at the 

systems level and summarizes common program activities, targeted 

outcomes, and evidence of progress towards those systems-level outcomes. 

Another brief highlights select trauma-informed programs from diverse 

sectors, geographic locations, and funding sources – including school-based 

and cross-sector approaches. 

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/traumainformed-approaches-buildingresilience-children-families

Best Practices User Guide: 

Youth Engagement

This user guide emphasizes that the youth perspective is critical to tobacco 

prevention and control because most people start smoking cigarettes before 

age 18. Tobacco control programs have a need to understand how to 

meaningfully engage youth as a part of a comprehensive tobacco control 

program.

Best Practices User Guides - Youth 

Engagement in Tobacco Prevention and 

Control (cdc.gov)

E-Cigarettes and Youth 

Toolkit for Partners: How 

You can Help End the 

Epidemic

The digital toolkit provides information and resources to take action. Inside 

this toolkit, you’ll find evidence-based messaging on the risks of e-cigarette 

use among young people. The toolkit includes free media and 

communications resources with ideas for using them to reach parents, 

educators, and health care providers—key groups whom we must engage to 

help end this epidemic.

E-Cigarettes and Youth Toolkit for 

Partners: How You Can Help End the 

Epidemic (cdc.gov)

Surgeon General’s Know 

the Risks: E-Cigarettes and 

Young People 

Surgeon General's Report resources to learn more about the risks e-cigarettes 

pose to youth and young adults.

Resources to learn more about ecigarette use among youth and young 

adults | Know the Risks: E-cigarettes & 

Young People | U.S. Surgeon General’s 

Report

Surgeon General’s Report 

on E-cigarette Use Among 

Youth and Young Adults

Released in 2016, this is the first report issued by a federal agency to 

comprehensively review the public health issue of e-cigarette use among 

youth and young adults. The report’s scientific findings are based on the best 

available evidence regarding a variety of topics, including trends in e-cigarette 

use; health effects of e-cigarettes, nicotine, and secondhand e-cigarette 

aerosol; e-cigarette marketing and advertising; and evidence-based strategies 

to reduce e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.

https://ecigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/docume

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Preventing Adverse 

Childhood Experiences 

(ACEs)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) come in many forms and can have 

long-term impacts on health and well-being into adulthood. This accredited, 

online training is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of 

public health, medical, and mental health professionals related to preventing 

ACEs. 

Preventing Adverse Childhood 

Experiences | VetoViolence (cdc.gov)

Preventing Adverse 

Childhood Experiences 

(ACEs): Leveraging the Best 

Available Evidence

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences 

(ACEs). These strategies focus on changing norms, environments, and

behaviors in ways that can prevent ACEs from happening in the first place; 

one such strategy is connecting youth to caring adults and activities such as 

mentoring and after-school programs.

Preventing Adverse Childhood 

Experiences (cdc.gov)

Preventing Suicide: A 

Technical Package of 

Policy, Programs, and 

Practices

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on 

prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide. The 

strategies and approaches included in this technical package represent 

different levels of the social ecology, with efforts intended to impact 

community and societal levels, as well individual and relationship levels; one 

such strategy includes promoting connectedness within and between 

multiples levels of the social ecology, for instance between individuals, 

families, schools, neighborhoods, workplaces, faith communities, cultural 

groups, and society as a whole.

Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package 

of Policy, Programs, and Practices 

(cdc.gov)

Guidance to States and 

School Systems on 

Addressing Mental Health 

and Substance Use Issues 

in Schools

Joint CMS/SAMHSA guidance that describes how behavioral health needs can 

be addressed in school settings.

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/guid

ance-states-and-school-systemsaddressing-mental-health-andsubstance-use-issues 

National Center for School 

Mental Health (NCSMH)

The HRSA-funded NCSMH provides training and technical assistance to 

increase and improve high quality comprehensive school mental health 

systems across the nation.*

https://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/O

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School-based Suicide 

Prevention: Promising 

Approaches and 

Opportunities for Research 

Webinar

On January 14, 2022, NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) hosted 

a webinar providing an opportunity for diverse stakeholders, including school 

administrators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders, to learn 

about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention. There 

was a particular focus on risk identification, follow-up, and referral for 

additional services for high-risk youth, and in addition to describing the 

programs, presenters discussed preliminary research efforts and/or challenges 

and ways to overcome common barriers to implementing suicide prevention 

in schools, including data collection and evaluation.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/event

s/announcements/school-basedsuicide-prevention-promisingapproaches-and-opportunities-forresearch

African American Youth 

Suicide: Report to 

Congress

The African American Youth Suicide: Report to Congress is a response by the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that builds upon the 2019 

Congressional Black Caucus report, “Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Suicide 

in America.” The report examines patterns of youth suicide by race and 

ethnicity, what is known about youth suicide decedent characteristics, 

information on risk and protective factors, interventions, and remaining 

knowledge gaps.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/sites/defaul

t/files/documents/health/topics/suicid

eprevention/african_american_youth_su

icide-report_to_congress.pdf

Surgeon General's Call to 

Action to Implement the 

Suicide Prevention 

Strategy

The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for 

Suicide Prevention (Call to Action) seeks to advance progress toward full 

implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, while taking 

into account the unique challenges and opportunities of our times. To truly 

make a difference in reducing suicide rates, the 13 goals and 60 objectives of 

the National Strategy need to be fully implemented; and the Call-to-Action 

zeroes in on six key actions that must be implemented if we are to reverse the 

current upward trend in suicide deaths in the U.S.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files

/sprc-call-to-action.pdf 

Surgeon General Youth 

Mental Health Advisory: 

What Educators, School 

Staff, and School Districts 

Can Do

This Advisory offers recommendations for supporting the mental health of 

children, adolescents, and young adults.

Surgeon General Youth Mental Health 

Advisory 
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Early Risers "Skills for 

Success" Risk Prevention 

Program

An intervention for elementary school-aged children ages 6 to 10 at higher 

risk for serious conduct problems based on risk factors such as exposure to 

stressful life experiences and/or early aggressive and disruptive behaviors (see 

NIDA - Funded Early Interventions | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 

(nih.gov))

https://youth.gov/content/early-risers-

%25E2%2580%2598skillssuccess%25E2%2580%2599-program

CMHS 

Technical Assistance 

Centers

CMHS offers resources through publications, webinars, and peer learning 

communities that build capacity and provides support to clinicians, families, 

youth and young adults, school personnel, and other stakeholders.* 

General links to CMHS Technical 

Assistance Centers: 

Mental Health Technology Transfer 

Center Network (MHTTC): 

disseminates knowledge and skills 

through documents, webinars, and 

resources to implement evidencebased mental health interventions in 

communities. 

https://mhttcnetwork.org/

National Training and Technical 

Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and 

Family Mental Health (NTTAC): 

provides resources and documents to 

assist providers and policymakers 

create ‘systems of care’ for children and 

youth with serious mental health 

conditions. 

https://nttacmentalhealth.org/

https://samhsa.gov/nttac

National Center of Excellence for 

Eating Disorders (NCEED) advances the 

education and training of healthcare 

providers and promotes public 

awareness of eating disorders and 
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eating disorder treatment. Provides the 

knowledge and skills necessary to 

ensure eating disorders are identified, 

treated, and supported in recover, 

individuals are supported and moved 

towards healing.

https://www.nceedus.org/

Center of Excellence for Infant & Early 

Childhood Mental Health Consultation

(CoE) is the national technical 

assistance center dedicated to the 

advancement and impact of the field of 

Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health 

Consultation through training, technical 

assistance, and resource development.

https://www.iecmhc.org/

The National Child Traumatic Stress 

Network (NCTSN). NCTSN raises the 

standard of care and improves access 

to services for traumatized children, 

their families, and communities 

throughout the United States. 

https://www.nctsn.org/

CSAP:

Talk. They Hear You 

Campaign Resources for 

Schools & Educators 

Information provided assists school leaders in beginning and/or improving 

student assistance services and provides guidance on more comprehensive 

resources. Products include classroom posters, conversation resources 

discussion starter videos and the upcoming “Screen4Success” application to 

assist Student Assistance Professionals in identifying and referring youth for 

MH/SUD services.

Campaign Catalog

School & Educator Resources | 

SAMHSA
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CSAP: Student Assistance 

Guide for School 

Administrators and 

Discussion Starter Video

Provides school leaders and administrators with information regarding the 

development and implementation of student assistance services. In this 

guide, we review aspects of providing student assistance, including 

connections to existing school, substance use, and mental health initiatives; 

key components of effective programming; considerations for 

implementation; and planning for success.

Discussion Starter video titled:

“By Your Side”

Link to Administrators Guide: Student 

Assistance Guide for School 

Administrator

CSAP: Resources for 

Schools and Communities 

to Assist Parents and 

Caregivers with MH/SUD 

Issues.

Resources to assist schools and communities looking to implement the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) 

“Talk. They Hear You.”® parent-focused national media campaign. The guide 

highlights resources and best practices for sharing the campaign in your 

school or community, including a brief history of the campaign, step-by-step 

process for implementation, and additional resources to aid your underage 

drinking prevention and substance use prevention efforts. Resources provided 

in the column to the right.

School Community Engagement 

Resources Guide 

Parent Night Out

“What Parents are Saying Pod cast”

Talking with your teen about vaping

Help for Talking About Alcohol and 

Other Drugs

5 Conversation Goals

Answering Your Child's Tough Questions

Family Agreement Form: Avoiding 

Alcohol

Keeping Your Kids Safe Brochures

Join the #WeTalked Campaign (PDF | 

5.3 MB)

Impaired Driving: Talk With Your Kids

How To Tell If Your Child Is Drinking 

Alcohol

The Consequences of Underage

Drinking

What You Can Do To Prevent Your Child 

From Drinking
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Why Small Conversations Make a Big 

Impression

Why You Should Talk With Your Child 

About Alcohol and Other Drugs

Why Your Child Might Start Drinking

Talking with your teen about marijuana

Talking with your teen about opioids

Talking with your teen about alcohol 

and other drugs

CSAP: Guides for Youth 

and Campus Outreach

Series of guides are intended to help schools, healthcare providers, healthcare 

system administrators, and community members meet the needs of individuals 

at risk for, experiencing, or recovering from substance misuse and mental 

illness. The guides review research findings, emerging and best practices, 

knowledge gaps, and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.

Substance Misuse Prevention for Young 

Adults | SAMHSA

Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth 

| SAMHSA

Screening, Brief Intervention, and 

Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) | 

SAMHSA

Reducing Vaping Among Youth and 

Young Adults | SAMHSA

TAP 34: Disaster Planning Handbook for 

Behavioral Health Service Programs | 

SAMHSA
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School-based Suicide 

Prevention: Promising 

Approaches and 

Opportunities for Research 

Webinar

On January 14, 2022, NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) hosted 

a webinar providing an opportunity for diverse stakeholders, including school 

administrators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders, to learn 

about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention. There 

was a particular focus on risk identification, follow-up, and referral for 

additional services for high-risk youth, and in addition to describing the 

programs, presenters discussed preliminary research efforts and/or challenges 

and ways to overcome common barriers to implementing suicide prevention 

in schools, including data collection and evaluation.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/event

s/announcements/school-basedsuicide-prevention-promisingapproaches-and-opportunities-forresearch

Understanding Suicide Risk

Among Children and 

Preteens: 

A Synthesis Workshop

NIMH convened a four-part virtual research roundtable series, “Risk,

Resilience, & Trajectories in Preteen Suicide.” The roundtables took place

between January and April 2021, and culminated in a synthesis meeting in

June 2021. The series brought together a diverse group of expert panelists to 

assess the state of the science and short- and longer-term research priorities 

related to preteen suicide risk and risk trajectories, concluding with a Q&A 

with Dr. Josh Gordon and Admiral Rachel Levine, MD.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/event

s/2021/understanding-suicide-riskamong-children-and-pre-teens-asynthesis-workshop 

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Healthy Out-of-School 

Time (HOST) Coalition 

website

This website for the HOST coalition identifies events and resources on healthy 

eating, physical activity, health, screen time, and social supports. It includes 

links to dozens of other related organizations.

https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/ncaseresource-library/healthy-out-schooltime-host-coalition-website

Healthy States: Health and 

Safety Training Toolkit

This toolkit provides guidance and resources for meeting Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) health and safety training basic requirements as 

well as best practice. Topics covered include infectious diseases, medication 

administration, facilities safety, transportation, emergency preparedness, 

child abuse and maltreatment, and more.

https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/ncaseresource-library/healthy-states-healthand-safety-training-toolkit
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Protection and Advocacy 

Systems (P&As)

ACL’s 57 Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) use a range of strategies to 

promote the rights of individuals with disabilities, including legal advocacy, 

information and referral, training and technical, self-advocacy training, and 

public awareness. Many P&As have worked to ensure adequate school-based 

mental health services are in place to reduce reliance on seclusion and 

restraint for children with behavioral and mental health needs, and 

additionally P&As have advocated for children with disabilities to receive the 

school-based health services needed to attend and participate in school daily.

https://acl.gov/programs/aging-anddisability-networks/state-protectionadvocacy-systems 

Dating Matters Toolkit The Dating Matters Toolkit gives strategies for individuals, peers, families, 

schools, and neighborhoods to help prevent teen dating violence. It focuses 

on teaching 11 to 14-yearolds the skills needed to have healthy relationships 

and prevent negative relationship behaviors. 

Dating Matters® Toolkit | VetoViolence 

(cdc.gov)

Dating Matters Training for 

Educators

This online accredited course uses expert interviews, interactions, storytelling, 

and educator insights to make teen dating violence prevention relevant for 

educators, youth leaders, and everyone working with teens. The Training for 

Educators in one component of Dating Matters. 

Dating Matters® Toolkit | VetoViolence 

(cdc.gov)

Child Abuse & Neglect: 

A Technical Package for 

Policy, Norm, and 

Programmatic Activities

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. The 

strategies represented in this package include those with a focus on 

preventing child abuse and neglect from happening in the first place as well as 

approaches to lessen the immediate and long-term harms of child abuse and 

neglect; one such strategy discussed is providing quality care and education 

early in life.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A 

Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and 

Programmatic Activities (cdc.gov)

Preventing Intimate 

Partner Violence Across 

the Lifespan: A Technical 

Package of Programs, 

Policies, and Practices

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on 

prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent intimate partner 

violence (IPV) and its consequences across the lifespan. The strategies 

represented in this package include those with a focus on preventing IPV, 

including teen dating violence, from happening in the first place or to prevent 

it from continuing, as well as approaches to lessen the immediate and longterm harms of partner violence. 

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence 

Across the Lifespan: A Technical 

Package of Programs, Policies, and 

Practices (cdc.gov)
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STOP SV: A Technical 

Package to Prevent Sexual 

Violence

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on 

prevention activities with the greatest potential to reduce sexual violence (SV) 

and its consequences. The strategies and approaches in this package 

represent different levels of the social ecology with efforts not only intended 

to impact individual behaviors, but also the relationships, families, schools, 

communities, and social structures that influence risk and protective factors 

for SV and ultimately SV behaviors. 

STOP SV: A Technical Package to 

Prevent Sexual Violence (cdc.gov)

Child Abuse & Neglect: A 

Technical Package for 

Policy, Norm, and 

Programmatic Activities

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. The 

strategies represented in this package include those with a focus on 

preventing child abuse and neglect from happening in the first place as well as 

approaches to lessen the immediate and long-term harms of child abuse and 

neglect; one such strategy discussed is providing quality care and education 

early in life.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A 

Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and 

Programmatic Activities (cdc.gov)

USDA Demonstration 

Project to Evaluate Using 

Medicaid Eligibility Data to 

Directly Certify Children 

for Free and Reduced Price 

School Meals

CMCS has collaborated with FNS/USDA on their demonstration project for 

states to evaluate the impact of using Medicaid eligibility data to directly 

certify students for free and reduced priced school meals. To promote this 

opportunity to states, CMCS discussed this opportunity during a Medicaid 

Eligibility Technical Advisory Group meeting and also issued an Informational 

Bulletin on 9/10/21. 

https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/usdademonstration-project-evaluate-usingmedicaid-eligibility-data-directly-certify 

Children’s Safety Network The HRSA-funded Children’s Safety Network (CSN) offers technical assistance to 

states and jurisdiction health departments to increase their capacity to address 

childhood injuries and violence. CSN provides technical assistance on a wide 

range of injury prevention topics and in a variety of capacity building areas.*

https://www.childrenssafetynetwork.or

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HEALTH CARE

Pediatric Mental Health 

Care Access (PMHCA) and 

the American Rescue Plan 

Act — Pediatric Mental 

Health Care Access — New 

Area Expansion (ARPPMHCA) Programs

Announces expansion of Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) projects 

into new states and geographic areas, including tribal areas. Through these 

programs, new state and regional networks of pediatric mental health care 

teams can now provide tele-consultations, training, technical assistance, and 

care coordination for pediatric primary care providers to diagnose, treat and 

refer children and youth with mental health conditions and substance use 

disorders. Recent grant awards from the Health Resources and Services 

Administration [HRSA]’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau [MCHB] have 

increased the number of such networks from 21 to 46 projects throughout the 

country. Visit this webpage to identify the project in your vicinity, and for 

contact information and a summary of each funded tele-mental health project.

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/training/project

s.asp?program=34

COVID-19 Telehealth 

Program (Invoices & 

Reimbursements)

Provides funding, appropriated by Congress, to help health care providers 

provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile 

locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Telehealth 

Program provides immediate support to eligible health care providers 

responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by fully funding their 

telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to 

provide critical connected care services. This webpage serves as a hub for 

information, forms and processes related to this reimbursement program. The 

Federal Communications Commission [FCC] has provided a set of Frequently 

Asked Questions [FAQ’s] for this program.

https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-

telehealth-program-invoicesreimbursements

Healthy Schools Branch CDC’s Healthy Schools Branch works with states, school systems, 

communities, and national partners to prevent chronic disease and promote 

the health and emotional well-being of children and adolescents in schools, 

prioritizing underserved K–12 schools, including those in rural and tribal 

communities. The program uses the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole 

Child framework to improve physical and mental health, encompassing 

healthy in-school and out-of-school time programs and staff wellness.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/in

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Resources on Managing 

Health Conditions 

Includes resources and research briefs on the following subject areas:

• School Health Services 

• Chronic Health Conditions 

• Virtually Healthy Schools 

• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC) 

Managing Health Conditions (cdc.gov)

Research briefs:

• Addressing the Needs of Students 

with Chronic Health Conditions: 

Strategies for Schools 

• Chronic Health Conditions 

and Academic Achievement

Promoting Adolescent 

Health Through SchoolBased HIV Prevention 

(PS18-1807) Program 

Guidance

One of CDC’s key programmatic strategies is to improve schools’ capacity to 

increase adolescents’ access to key preventive SHS either by providing on-site 

services or making referrals to adolescent-friendly community-based health 

service providers. CDC provides program guidance icon on how to increase 

student access to SHS.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/fun

dedprograms/1807/resources/PS18-

1807-GUIDANCE508.pdf 

Adolescent Health: What 

Works in Schools: Sexual 

Health Services

The CDC has established an evidence-based approach schools can implement 

to help prevent HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. 

This info brief focuses on increasing access to sexual health services—

preventive health care services that schools can connect students to either on 

site or in the community.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/wh

atworks/pdf/what-works-sexual-healthservices.pdf 

GYT: Get Yourself Tested 

for High Schools

Get Yourself Tested (GYT) is an empowering campaign that can be 

implemented in high schools to encourage young people to get tested for 

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted diseases 

(STDs). Students and staff can work jointly on the campaign to develop 

materials and plan school-wide events focused on prevention and testing.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/get

_yourself_tested/index.htm 

Condom Availability 

Programs (CAPs) in 

Schools: Things to 

Consider

CDC has identified action steps for schools and districts considering Condom 

Availability Programs (CAPs). These steps can be effective whether the 

program is for the entire school district or just one school and can be used to 

start a new program or improve an existing one. The strategies are based on 

research literature, expert experience, and successful program examples.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/hea

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Preventing Suicide: A 

Technical Package of 

Policy, Programs, and 

Practices

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the 

best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on 

prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide. The 

strategies and approaches included in this technical package represent 

different levels of the social ecology, with efforts intended to impact 

community and societal levels, as well individual and relationship levels; one 

such strategy includes promoting connectedness within and between 

multiples levels of the social ecology, for instance between individuals, 

families, schools, neighborhoods, workplaces, faith communities, cultural 

groups, and society as a whole.

Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package 

of Policy, Programs, and Practices 

(cdc.gov)

Heads Up for School 

Nurses

HEADS UP to Schools materials are for school nurses. The signs and symptoms 

checklist is particularly useful in helping to monitor a student with a head 

injury. The fact sheet for parents should be sent home with a student who has 

a head injury so that parents and caregivers know which symptoms to look 

out for at home.

Heads Up for School Nurses

Heads Up for Teachers, 

Counselors and School 

Professionals

The fact sheet for teachers, counselors, and school professionals can serve as 

a quick reference guide in the classroom. The magnet can be placed in any 

number of locations, from a school filing cabinet to the refrigerator in the staff 

lounge, the cafeteria, or wherever you think it might be most visible. The 

laminated card can be included in first aid kits.

Heads Up for Teachers

Heads Up for Schools: 

Parents

This is information about TBI for parents to share with schools. Heads Up for Parents

Health Impact in Five Years 

Initiative

The Health Impact in 5 Years (HI-5) initiative highlights non-clinical, 

community-wide approaches that have evidence reporting 1) positive health 

impacts, 2) results within five years, and 3) cost effectiveness and/or cost 

savings over the lifetime of the population or earlier. CDC developed evidence 

briefs depicting the health outcomes and cost savings and organized the 

interventions for decision makers. Three of the evidence briefs depict 

interventions to promote child health and well-being in schools:

• Early Childhood Education

• School-Based Violence Prevention

• School-based Programs to Increase Physical Activity

Health Impact in 5 Years
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Steps States Can Take to 

Ensure Children and 

Adolescents Receive Vision 

and Hearing Services

Describes promising practices and state examples for connecting children and 

adolescents to services after positive hearing or vision screens.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/b

enefits/early-and-periodic-screeningdiagnostic-and-treatment/vision-andhearing-screening-services-childrenand-adolescents/steps-states-can-takeensure-children-and-adolescentsreceive-vision-and-hearingservices/index.html

School Based Health 

Alliance, a HRSA-funded 

National Training and 

Technical Assistance 

Partner

HRSA funds the School-Based Health Alliance as a National Training and Technical 

Assistance Partner (NTTAP) to produce T/TA (Training and Technical Assistance) 

resources for health centers, particularly those with School-Based Service Sites. 

These resources are housed on the School Based Health Alliance website and on 

HRSA’s National Resource Center Health Center Resource Clearinghouse.*

https://www.sbh4all.org/

https://www.healthcenterinfo.org/ourpartners/school-based-health-alliance/ 

School Based Health 

Alliance — The Children’s 

Health and Education 

Mapping Tool

This tool leverages the latest National School-Based Health Care Census data 

and geographic information system technology to provide an interactive look at 

the intersection of school-based health centers (SBHCs) and high-need areas.* 

http://data.sbh4all.org/sbhadb/maps/

School Based Health 

Alliance — Resource Page

This resource hub contains videos, fact sheets, links, articles, and research 

that address such topics as COVID-19, telehealth, vaccines and immunizations, 

children’s health and education mapping tool, and additional topics relevant 

to school-aged children and adolescents.*

https://www.sbh4all.org/resources/

School Based Health 

Alliance — Webinar 

Archive

This archive contains webinars from October 2013 to December 2021. The 

webinars include a wide range of topics, such as Virtual Tools for Schools & 

SBHCs During the Pandemic and Enhancing SBHCs; Screening, Brief 

Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), addressing adolescent dating 

violence, and health equity. 

https://www.sbh4all.org/what-wedo/services/training/webinars/webinar

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Best Practice Guide on 

Telehealth for SchoolBased Services

This resource available on Telehealth.HHS.gov, which is managed by HRSA, 

provides information for providers on implementing telehealth in schools. 

School-based telehealth increases access to health care, which helps students 

stay or become healthy and focus on learning. Included in this resource is 

information on school-based telehealth services for primary care and 

behavioral health. 

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/sc

hool-based-telehealth/

Collaborative 

Improvement and 

Innovation Network on 

School-Based Health (SBH) 

Services

The program aims to improve the access children and adolescents have to 

high quality, comprehensive health care by expanding use of evidence-based 

models of school-based health services, including SBH centers and 

comprehensive school mental health systems. The program helps states 

promote the quality, sustainability and growth of SBHs, which increase 

students’ access to behavioral health care and address adverse effects of 

social determinants of health on students and their families.

https://www.hrsa.gov/library/collabora

tive-improvement-and-innovationnetwork-coiin-school-based-healthservices

Adolescent Health Topics The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) provides content on its website —

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescent-health — on: 

1) Adolescent Development Explained guide with information on the major 

developmental changes that occur in adolescence and how parents and 

caring adults can support adolescents (created in collaboration with the 

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for 

Adolescent Health); 

2) Positive Youth Development, a strengths-based approach to adolescent 

health, meaningful youth engagement, and key practices for enhancing 

youth-serving programs; 

3) Reproductive Health and Teen Pregnancy includes information on trends in 

teen pregnancy, challenges and consequences of teen childbearing, 

strategies and approaches for prevention, and tips for parents and caring 

adults; 

4) Healthy Relationships in Adolescence with resources on how adolescents 

can form safe and healthy relationships with friends, parents, teachers, and 

romantic partners; 

Adolescent Development Explained 

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/adolescent-developmentexplained

Positive Youth Development

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/positive-youth-development

Reproductive Health and Teen 

Pregnancy

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/reproductive-health-and-teenpregnancy

Healthy Relationships in Adolescence

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/healthy-relationshipsadolescence
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5) Mental Health for Adolescents with information on mental health warning 

signs and disorders among adolescents, disparities in access to mental 

health services, and treatment resources; 

6) Substance Use in Adolescence with information and resources about 

adolescent substance abuse and how to prevent it; 

7) Physical Health in Developing Adolescents with information on the 

importance of clinical preventive services, how adolescents can be involved 

in their healthcare, and healthy behaviors for adolescents; and 

8) Adolescent Health Facts, with facts sheets on different health topics based 

on available federal data for adolescents in each state as well as select 

island territories. 

Mental Health for Adolescents

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/mental-health-adolescents

Substance Use in Adolescence

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/substance-use-adolescence

Physical Health in Developing 

Adolescents

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/physical-health-developingadolescents

Adolescent Health Facts

https://opa.hhs.gov/adolescenthealth/adolescent-health-facts

HEALTH COVERAGE

State Medicaid and CHIP 

Telehealth Tool Kit

Identifies policy topics that states should address to facilitate widespread 

adoption of telehealth services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) has issued this updated toolkit to help states identify policies 

that may impede the rapid deployment of telehealth, to help ensure that 

Americans (e.g., students) can access the health care services they need 

through electronic and virtual means, minimizing travel to healthcare facilities 

and supporting efforts to limit community spread of the virus.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/b

enefits/downloads/medicaid-chiptelehealth-toolkit.pdf

Medicare Telemedicine 

Health Care Provider Fact 

Sheet: Medicare Coverage 

and Payment of Virtual 

Services

Offers information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

on broadened access to Medicare telehealth services in response to 

COVID-19.

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/

files/medicare-telemedicine-healthcare-fact-sheet.pdf
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General Provider 

Telehealth and 

Telemedicine Tool Kit

Contains resources from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

related to telehealth and telemedicine, including waiver information related 

to COVID-19, as well as general policy and set-up/implementation guidance 

from CMS.

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/g

eneral-telemedicine-toolkit.pdf

Overview of Medicaid 

Payment for Services 

Provided without Charge 

(Free Care)

Indicates the requirements for Medicaid reimbursement of covered services 

provided in schools; clarifies that Medicaid covered services do not need to 

be authorized in an IEP or IFSP to be reimbursed. 

https://www.medicaid.gov/federalpolicy-guidance/downloads/smdmedicaid-payment-for-servicesprovided-without-charge-free-care.pdf

Connecting Kids to 

Coverage (CKC) National 

Campaign Back-to-School 

Initiative 

The CKC National Campaign has a Back-to-School Initiatives page that 

compiles a number of resources to aid schools and other partners with 

outreach and enrollment activities aimed at enrolling and retaining eligible 

children in Medicaid and CHIP. Resources include the following: 

Back-to-School Toolkit; 10 Things Schools Can Do tip sheet; customizable 

school-themed palmcards and posters to promote enrollment; digital videos 

to remind parents and caregivers about key benefits available through 

Medicaid and CHIP; sample social media posts; school-themed Facebook and 

Twitter images for social media outreach; and back-to-school themed 

newsletter templates, a ready-made article, and public service announcement 

scripts. During the back-to-school season, the Campaign also annually 

conducts a back-to-School themed webinar for partner organizations, issues 

an e-newsletter to promote relevant resources, and conducts a radio media 

tour that focused on markets with high rates of uninsured children. 

https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/campa

ign-information/index.html 

EPSDT Strategy Guides to 

Support States with the 

Medicaid Benefit for 

Children and Adolescents

Four publications addressing mechanisms through which to implement 

EPSDT-mandated services, including in school settings. 

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/docum

ent/epsdt-guide-states-coveragemedicaid-benefit-children-andadolescents

CHIP Health Services 

Initiatives

States have the option under title XXI to develop a state-designed Health 

Services Initiatives (HSI) to improve the health of low-income children. Both 

direct services and public health initiatives are permitted, but the initiative 

must improve the health of low-income children. States have used CHIP HSIs 

to fund school-based health services and other school programming that 

improve the health of children. Issued FAQs on HSIs in 2017. 

https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaidchip/childrens-health-insuranceprogram/ 
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*Programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services but implemented by a non-governmental organization.