Child Protection Law
Michigan Department of Human Services - Mandated reporter information including phone number, written report and link to make a report online.
Grief
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement: Teacher Training Module: Supporting Grieving Students in Schools - Staff training modules provide information to better understand the experience of students who are grieving and practical strategies and guidance to support them
Self Care
American Psychological Association: Building Your Resilience - Specific ways to build resilience in times of stress through building connections, fostering wellness, finding purpose, embracing healthy thoughts, and seeking help
AIR: Educator Resilience and Trauma-Informed Self-Care: Self-Assessment and Planning Tool - This research-grounded tool from AIR is for educators looking to engage in deep introspection around their own self-care practice
Social Emotional Learning
Greater Good in Education - Free research based SEL strategies for students and staff.
Everyday Mental Health Classroom Resource - Offers free high quality mental health resources that can easily be imbedded into the classroom.
CASEL: SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook - CASEL’s resource book for planning welcoming/inclusion activities, engaging strategies, and optimistic closures for team meetings or class periods, online or in-person
Michigan Virtual - Offers a number of free online courses for SEL and allows you to receive SCECHs.
Random Acts of Kindness - Tier 1, evidence based curriculum, helping schools create a culture of kindness.
Overcoming Obstacles - Free life skills curriculum that is translated into 20 languages.
Supporting Staff
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for School Staff -Offers ways to support staff and families coping during times of economic downturn by supporting a sense of safety, calm, efficacy, connectedness, and hope