Resources for Educators & Families
Resources for Talking to Young People About Conflict and Violence
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- Resources for Educators:
- Facing History & Ourselves Resources
- Helping Your Students Cope with a Violent World
- Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk About Issues That Matter
- Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of elementary school children
- Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of middle school children
- Resources for Educators:
- Storm and Disaster Preparedness Resources
- Hot Weather Resources
- Fentanyl Resources
- Fentanyl Crisis Among California’s Youth: Presentation created by "The Statewide Alliance for Safe Schools" on September 28, 2022.
- CDPH Videos
- CDPH Overdose Prevention Initiative
- CDPH Fentanyl web page
- Instructional Resources
- One Pill Can Kill - Fentanyl Resources from US Drug Enforcement Administration
- What is Fentanyl? - CDC resources
- Naloxone Grant Program
- Naloxone Distribution Project
- Reversing An Opioid Overdose is in Your Hands
- Monkey Pox Resources
- Firearm Safety Resources
- For School Districts: Firearm Safety Memo to parents (English)
- For School Districts: Firearms Safety Memo to parents (Spanish)
- Gun Violence
- A Checklist for School Personnel to Evaluate and Implement the Mental Health Component of Your School Crisis and Emergency Plan
- Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
- School Violence Prevention: Guidelines for Administrators and Crisis Teams
- Talking to Children about the Shooting (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (National Association of School Psychologists)
- Coping in the Aftermath of a Shooting (American Counseling Association)
- Trauma and Disaster Mental Health (American Counseling Association)
- Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting (American Psychological Association)
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (Resources in multiple languages)
- RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
Ukraine conflict resources
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Ukraine conflict resources
The events taking place in Ukraine can be difficult to process for students and teachers and parents can struggle about how to explain war and violence. Although difficult, these conversations are extremely important. Below are some resources to help children feel more secure and understand the world in which they live.
- Resources For Educators, Families To Discuss The Events In Ukraine With Students (San Diego County Office of Education)
- Resources for Teachers, Parents, & Caregivers: How to Address the News in Ukraine (San Mateo County Office of Education)
- Talking to children about violence: Tips for parents and teachers (NASP)
- Why the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Is Relevant to Teachers (EdWeek)
- Unrest in Ukraine (Brown University – Choices Program, 2014)
- Background on Modern Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
- Talking With Children About War and Violence In the World (Teacher Vision)
- How to Talk With Students About the Russia-Ukraine War: 5 Tips (EdWeek)
