School Staff or Administrators

#HopeForChange Activation Toolkit

Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated across the nation. In California, Each Mind Matters—a mental health advocacy organization—has promoted the theme #HopeForChange for 2021.

The purpose of this guide is to provide tools, tips, and resources that school leaders, staff, and educators can use for Mental Health Awareness Month. As adults on campus, you are in a unique position to identify students who are having personal struggles, engage them in conversations, and offer them hope and resources. We have created this toolkit to support you as well as help bring hope to your campus during this unprecedented time.

Hope Happens Here Podcast: Going Back to School?

In this podcast, Dr. Adela Cruz discusses how students, parents and professionals in her district are coping and adapting as they return to school post-pandemic. As kids continue to return to the classroom, their new “normal” will look much different than it did pre-COVID. Dr. Adela Cruz discusses how students, parents and professionals in her district are coping and adapting.

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Medi-Cal 101 for School and District Leaders: Financing School Mental Health Using Medi-Cal

This webinar provided an overview of what school and district leaders need to know about Medi-Cal and discussed different models, examples, and action steps of how districts in California can integrate Medi-Cal funded mental health services into school settings. Presenters shared implementation challenges and lessons learned. Click on the video link above to watch the recording, and the links below to access additional resources.

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Supporting Students’ Social and Emotional Connectedness During Remote Learning

This practical guide from Project Cal-Well focuses on flexible and feasible approaches to supporting social and emotional connectedness during remote learning. It provides information and resources about easy to implement strategies for educators, students, and families to stay connected and foster a sense of community within a virtual classroom.

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Trauma-Informed Teaching

The word ‘trauma’ is heard more and more frequently in education today, and for important reasons. Teachers have long understood that students impacted by loss, abuse, illness, and conflict, need additional support, both personally and academically. Students living with trauma often have difficulty relating to or connecting with others, are easily overcome by anxiety or anger, and struggle to create meaning from course content. As teachers and administrators, we can help our students overcome adverse experiences and find success by learning more about the impact of trauma and ways to support students in the classroom. Read on to learn more about trauma-informed teaching.

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