Describes the Strengthening Families Program. Includes an overview of the program and details critical components such as parent skills training, child skills training, and family skills training. Concludes with suggestions for implementation.

Across the country, teachers and leaders value well-being, connection, and equity and see it as foundational to their school communities. However, many struggle with how to provide these for students, staff, and families.  To help educators equitably serve the whole-person needs of their communities, WestEd created this audio gallery.

When the Virginia Department of Education (VA DOE) won their first School Based Mental Health (SBMH) grant in 2019, their main priority was to increase the quantity and quality of school mental health services in high-need communities. To do this, they established a suite of professional development experiences which included tele-mentoring groups using the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model.

Learn what human trafficking is, how to prevent it in school communities, and what to do to support students affected by the crime. 

Released by the U.S. Department of Education to principals and district leaders, this resource can be used to communicate with parents, families, and communities on the importance of safe firearm storage. The resource is accompanied by a letter from Secretary Cardona encouraging principals to take action.

This brief highlights the equity issues and potential negative consequences related to a lack of access to menstrual products at U.S. institutions of higher education (IHEs). It also describes promising strategies and practices that IHEs can implement to increase access to menstrual products.

Focuses on proven strategies that will accelerate academic performance for every student in school.

In this 2024 edition of the guide – first published in 2020 – you will find updated data, profiles highlighting real-life stories from campus prevention professionals focused on a unique or innovative approach to the Strategic Prevention Framework, ideas for building considerations of cultural factors into each step of the SPF, and five strategies for success during times of disruption to campus life.