Ways Schools and Families can Prevent Opioid Misuse
Drug overdose remains a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Despite a decline in opioid misuse among teens, nearly 75% of adults treated for opioid use disorder began using opioids before age 25.
Respect and Resolve Vs. Conflict-Wise JV
Developing a healthy style of communication is important to most people and considered a life skill that many desire. This skill can be developed at an early age and many educators are now making it a point to foster communication skills to help their students.
What is Bystander Intervention?
Bystander intervention is when someone who isn’t directly involved in a potentially harmful situation steps up to positively change what happens. Potentially harmful situations include sexual harassment or assault, bullying, or binge drinking. It’s easy to stand by and not help someone in a difficult situation, even if you know something isn’t right. But it’s […]
Tips to Navigate the Holiday Season
The holidays can be an exciting time — this usually means time off from school or work and the chance to relax! It can also mean traveling to spend time with friends and family and celebrating special traditions. With so many things to focus on over the holidays, here are three areas to concentrate on, […]
Back to School Safety Checklist: Healthy Relationships Under Title IX
As you start to plan for the new school year, it’s important to keep in mind the safety of your students. One way you can do that is to help them identify the characteristics of healthy relationships and their rights under Title IX, which prohibit sexual violence, bullying and more.
What is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?
What is Social Emotional Learning? Social Emotional Learning, or SEL, is a framework that teaches the life skills people need to understand themselves and other people.
Trauma-Informed Schools: Helping Traumatized Students Succeed
One out of every 4 students have been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning and/or behavior. Trauma comes in many forms, from living in extreme poverty or neglect, to experiencing difficult events like bullying, school shootings, community violence, or physical or sexual violence, to divorce or death of a loved one. With […]
Handling Conflict During the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us! From Thanksgiving to Christmas to Hanukkah, these couple of months are bound to find you spending time with family — although sometimes it may be more family time than you would like. We love our families, but sometimes they can be difficult. Not all of us agree on politics, […]
