Resources

COVID-19 Resources

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for Kids

4 minutes, 28 seconds

BrainPOP Video on Coronavirus

Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus

GoogleDrive: Free Printable Activities, Downloads, and Guides

Virtual Calming Room

The RCI Student Services team is dedicated to providing highly responsive services by advocating for the needs of all students. We strive to assist students in acquiring the social-emotional skills, knowledge, and attitudes they need to become effective citizens and lifelong learners.

For additional COVID-19 related resources, printable activities, and guides to support your learner during the school closure, please visit our Resources page.

Alcohol and Drug Use

Educational Information

A Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse

Preventing Teen Drug Use: Risk Factors and Why Teens Use

Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping

4 minutes, 38 seconds

What is an e-cigarette and how does it work?

1 minute, 53 seconds

Are E-Cigarettes Harmful?

1 minute, 38 seconds

Local Resources

UW -Adolescent Alcohol/Drug Assessment Intervention Program (AADAIP)

Family Service Madison AODA Programs

Meriter- NewStart Addiction and Substance Abuse Program

Rogers Behavioral Health

Gateway Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Parent Addiction Network | Dane County Wisconsin | Drug Abuse Support

Anxiety

Helping Kids Manage Back to School Stress in a Pandemic World

Many students have been out of school since March, out of their regular routines, and enduring familial stress while away. While school might typically feel like a safety net to students, changes to school procedures and safety measures may leave some students feeling more stressed and anxious as they enter the building for the new school year.

Psychoeducation Teaching Points for Kids with Anxiety

Four major psychoeducation points to use when teaching kids about anxiety.

What is anxiety? Anxiety explained for teens

2 minutes, 41 seconds

Helping Students Struggling With Anxiety

One in five children will experience some kind of clinical-level anxiety by the time they reach adolescence.

Parents Passing Anxiety to Children | Anxious Parents

Help yourself, and them, by learning techniques to manage stress in a healthy way.

Tips for Tackling Anxiety

Coping with Fears and Worries

Counseling Resources

Oregon Mental Health Services, LLC

Lake City Counseling, LLC

Connections Counseling

Journey Mental Health Center

LGBTQ+

Gender Spectrum

Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.

GLADD

GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change.

GLSEN

Every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education. We are a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters working to make this right a reality.

GSAFE

GSAFE creates just schools for LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin. We do this by developing the leadership of LGBTQ+ youth, supporting Gay-Straight Alliances, training educators, advancing educational justice, and deepening racial, gender, trans, and social justice.

Madison Transparent Group

Support group for families from all over Wisconsin who have transgender, non-binary, or gender-expansive youth.

PFLAG

PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

Welcoming Schools

Welcoming Schools is the nation's premier professional development program providing training to elementary school educators to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ and gender inclusive schools, and support transgender and non-binary students.

Oregon School District Name/Gender Request Form

Transgender Student Educational Resources

A youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconfirming students through advocacy and empowerment.

Email: tser@transstudent.org

Oregon School District GSA Advisors

Oregon High School: Lauren Lebwohl
Oregon Middle School: Katy Wineke and Pernille Ripp
Rome Corners Intermediate: Colleen Schell