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The mental health crisis for children and youth in the United States has reached a critical point. The pandemic has exacerbated already alarming trends in mental health, and, without increasing the number of high-quality, evidence-based mental health services, the increased need for services for children and youth will not be met. As schools and
• family and community involvement in making decisions about programs and services that meet the needs of all students (Hornby & Lafaele, 2011); • staff involvement in finding ways to include the use of community re-sources (such as libraries or cultural and community centers; Sheldon & Epstein, 2002); and
Bilingual resources and staff, programs to help parents understand how to support their children’s education, and parent liaisons who can connect the school and families to linguistically and culturally diverse community resources can be highly effective strategies for developing partnerships between schools, families, and the community.
SWIFT is an evidence-based theoretical framework for a fully braided, in-clusive educational delivery system that extends beyond the school to include families and community, as well as state and district policies and practices (Mc-Cart, Sailor, Bezdek, & Satter, 2014; Sailor & Roger, 2005; Sailor et al., 2006).
The Guide includes an overview of substance use among children, youth, and young adults, and includes suggestions for how to talk to young people about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, tailored to their age group, along with tips on what to do if you suspect your child is using alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.
Advancing Digital Equity for All Barriers & Strategies Availability ⬩ Affordability ⬩ Adoption In a series of listening sessions to explore community-based solutions to digital equity, participants discussed the lack of access to reliable, high-speed broadband and technology tools for learning and its impact on learners, particularly those who need the most support and experience […]
The National Center for Homeless Education provides an annual summary of research on an emerging topic related to educating homeless and highly mobile students. The 2012 research summary, regarding academic resilience in homeless students, prompted readers to ask for more effective strategies to assist students in the classroom.
According to the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICHP), living in homelessness has been linked to high rates of mental health and behavior problems in young children (2013). Brinamen, Taranta, and Johnston (2012) state that the most at-risk homeless population is children under the age of 6 years old.