Handle with Care (HWC) enables first responders to notify schools when they encounter a child being effected by an incident so schools can provide trauma-informed support right away.  

In Clallam County, the Clallam Resilience Project convenes and supports a HWC Clallam Workgroup that brings together the County-wide leadership the cross-sector participating partners: Port Angeles School District, Sequim School District, Quillayute Valley School District, Crescent School District, Cape Flattery School District, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Port Angeles Police Department, Sequim Police Department, Forks Police Department, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Police Department, Hoh Tribe Police Department, La Push Police Department, Port Angeles Fire Department, Clallam Fire District # 1 (Forks & Beaver), Clallam Fire District # 4 (Joyce), Makah Tribe Police Department, Clallam Bay Fire Department, and Makah EMS.