Project Cal-Well, a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education, produced this easy-to-use Family Guide to Supporting Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being. The guide helps parents and other adult family members and caregivers navigate supporting the overall well-being and mental health of school-aged children.
Virtual BeWell Space
BeWell is a virtual wellness space that offers evidence-based practices, resources, tools, and strategies for education professionals to support their emotional regulation and well-being. Strategies are organized into three categories – calm yourself, activate yourself, and increase your well-being – that users can choose from based on their mental or emotional state.
Understanding School Climate: An Overview of School Climate Domains
The purpose of this brief is to define school climate, identify its domains which provides a framework for identifying strategies, and practices; and provides recommendations for assessing school climate.
California Safe and Supportive Schools Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter includes information on research, resources, policies, and practices related to school climate, safety, and well-being. Read the latest issue.
Brief: Mindfulness in Education
Explore strategies for mindfulness in this brief produced by the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd.
Video: Student Perspective on Safe and Supportive Schools
Watch as students discuss the importance of building caring relationships among students and staff and the most important factors for improving school safety.
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