Explore resources to support school mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Educator Wellness: Equipping Staff to Return to School
Provides practical guidance, suggestions, and action steps for promoting staff wellness, resiliency, and overall well-being
Project Restore
Series of training videos and resources designed to help educators create a trauma-informed environment that jump starts teaching and learning and drives student achievement
The Value of Teacher Well-being: A Research Brief
Learn common barriers to well-being, how teacher well-being impacts outcomes, how social-emotional learning (SEL) can improve teacher well-being, strategies for improving well-being, and steps that states, districts, and schools can take to improve teacher well-being
COVID-19 Mental and Behavioral Health Statewide Resources
A list of statewide mental and behavioral health resources for families
Supporting Your Child and Family During COVID-19
An educational handout for family members during COVID-19
COVID-19 FAQ: Remote Counseling and Student Support Services
Guidance and best practice considerations that school systems can take to provide remote counseling and student support services
Engaging Highly Mobile and At-Risk Students
This guide provides best practices, resources, and practical strategies to address student support, engagement, and academic achievement for all students, specifically, highly mobile, at-risk, and special student populations
ED COVID-19 Handbook Volume 2 Roadmap
The Department of Education released a roadmap for reopening schools safely in 2021-2022. This volume focuses on building school communities and supporting students social, emotional, and mental health.
Back to School After COVID-19: Supporting Student and Staff Mental Health Toolkit
Designed to help guide conversations to include a trauma-informed, equitable, and compassionate lens to providing mental health supports to every member of the school community
COVID-19 Pandemic: Helping Young Children and Parents Transition Back to School
CDC podcast to identify ways parents and teachers can help children transition to in-person learning and care
Trauma-Informed School Strategies During COVID-19
Fact sheet offers information on trauma-informed school strategies in response to COVID-19
Telehealth Toolbox for School Mental Health
Practical and concise guide to incorporating telehealth into your routine as a provider working with students
Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Traumatic Grief Related to COVID-19
Provides guidance to caregivers or other adults supporting children with traumatic separation or traumatic grief related to COVID-19
Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19
Provides guidance on how to talk to and support children in coping with the changes brought about by COVID-19
Emotionally Managing COVID-19: A Parent and Caregiver’s Guide (English)
Provides guidance to parents and other caregivers on children’s possible reactions to COVID-19 stress and strategies for supporting children’s mental health
Emotionally Managing COVID-19: A Parent and Caregiver’s Guide (Spanish)
Provides guidance to parents and other caregivers on children’s possible reactions to COVID-19 stress and strategies for supporting children’s mental health
