Family engagement

Involving and engaging families to support students impacted by trauma

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Trauma Training Videos & Fact Sheets: Trauma Sensitive Approaches for Home and School

This collection of three videos focuses on understanding trauma, responding to trauma, and building trauma-sensitive schools and can be used as introductory resources for families and educators. Organization: Formed Families Forward

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An Action Agenda for Addressing TraumaAn Action Agenda for Addressing Trauma

A big-picture vision of success for addressing trauma, and specific action steps for how this vision can be achieved.
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Trauma Training Videos & Fact Sheets: Trauma Sensitive Approaches for Home and SchoolTrauma Training Videos & Fact Sheets: Trauma Sensitive Approaches for Home and School

This collection of three videos focuses on understanding trauma, responding to trauma, and building trauma-sensitive schools and can be used as introductory resources for families ...
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Aligning and Integrating Family Engagement in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Concepts and Strategies for Families and Schools in Key ContextAligning and Integrating Family Engagement in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Concepts and Strategies for Families and Schools in Key Context

This e-book reviews reasons for and ways to enhance family engagement in efforts to provide comprehensive mental health services to ...
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Family Engagement and Involvement in Trauma Mental HealthFamily Engagement and Involvement in Trauma Mental Health

This brief provides information on the importance of family engagement in trauma mental health, potential barriers to engagement, and specific strategies for engagement.
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A Toolkit for Connecting Social-Emotional and Mental Health Supports to the Opioid EpidemicA Toolkit for Connecting Social-Emotional and Mental Health Supports to the Opioid Epidemic

This toolkit from the West Virginia Department of Education provides guidance for educators, students, families, and community providers to support the mental and social-emotional well-being ...
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Creating, Supporting, and Sustaining Trauma-Informed Schools: A System FrameworkCreating, Supporting, and Sustaining Trauma-Informed Schools: A System Framework

This resource presents a tiered approach to creating a trauma-informed school environment that addresses the needs of all students, staff, administrators, and families who might ...
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