​â¶Ä‹To help facilitate and support our school community, the ÀϰÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û has assembled an incident safety toolkit for schools and districts. This page contains resources such as guidance to prevent and mitigate tragedy through mental health supports, how to prepare for an active shooter incident, in responding to the aftermath of a community trauma, how to work together toward safe and healthy schools, and how to talk to children and youth about tragic events.
This toolkit is organized in the life cycle of a disaster incident.
- Prevention and Mitigation
- Preparedness
- Response
- Recovery
Prevention and Mitigation
Mental Health Services
Schools provide necessary mental health support. Diagnosis and screening often begins in schools thanks to our teams of counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and instructional staff.
Santa Clara County – Behavioral Health Services
1-800-704-0900
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/bhd/Pages/home.aspx
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Children, Youth and Families
Family & Children’s Services Division
725 E. Santa Clara Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301
San Jose, CA 95112
Main: 408-794-0660
- Crisis Services
- School Linked Services Initiative
- KidConnections Network (KCN)
- T² Trauma Transformed Initiative
- Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI)
- School Linked Services (SLS) School Based Programs
- KidScope Assessment Center for Developmental & Behavioral Health
- F&C Sunnyvale Behavioral Health Clinic
- F&C Las Plumas Behavioral Health Clinic
- Family and Children Outpatient & Intensive Outpatient Services
- Katie A. Services
- Status Offender Services (SOS) Program
- Transitional Age Youth (TAY)
- Child and TAY Full Service Partnership (FSP)
- REACH (Raising Early Awareness and Creating Hope)
- Family and Children Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS)
- Youth Substance Use Treatment Services
This Toolkit has drawn on evidence based national and state youth suicide prevention guidelines, including those issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), the University of South Florida (USF), and the states of California and Maine, among others.http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/index.asp.
Student Wellness
Student wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Maintaining an optimal level of wellness includes enhancing emotional, mental, spiritual, environmental, social and physical components of life, in order to achieve one’s individual potential. https://www.sccoe.org/safe-and-healthy/Pages/Student-Wellness.aspx
Safe Environments
Professional learning and supports to prevent bullying, mental and behavioral health, classroom management, and safety are a key to violence prevention and mitigation.
Bullying Prevention and Education Resources
The ÀϰÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û recognizes that bullying in schools is a serious matter that impacts student health and safety. Given this, the following resources and information are available to school and community members to assist in addressing bullying behavior and building safer learning environments. https://www.sccoe.org/safe-and-healthy/Pages/Bullying-Prevention.aspx
School Climate
School Climate refers to the quality and character of school life. School climate is based on patterns of students, parents and school personnel’s experience of school life and reflects norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures. https://www.sccoe.org/safe-and-healthy/Pages/School-Climate.aspx
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a decision-making framework that guides selection, integration and implementation of the best evidence-based behavioral practices for improving important behavior outcomes for all students. http://pbis.sccoe.org
Informed Action Civics
Prepare students to become stewards of democracy by exercising their voice. Young people can solve problems and affect change.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE
Through the lens of equity and diversity, the "Power of Democracy: Civic Engagement Initiative" is a multi-sector coalition facilitated by the ÀϰÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û. The Initiative is designed to foster an understanding of the structures and processes of our democracy, share resources and best practices, encourage informed and multifaceted civic participation and build stronger communities. The Initiative is aligned to the CDE and the Education Commission of the States' "Six Proven Practices of Civic Engagement." https://communications325.wixsite.com/santaclarademocracy
INFORMED ACTION CIVICS TEACHER RESEARCH GROUP
The Santa Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) and the ÀϰÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û (ÀϰÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û), in partnership with the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project (UCBHSSP), are launching a multi-year professional development program to support the classroom implementation of a civics education approach to history education. This approach, aligned to California’s History-Social Science Framework (2016), integrates civically-engaged project-based learning with History-Social Studies curriculum. https://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/ content/informed-action-civics
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
Their mission is to harness the power of young people across the country to fight for sensible gun violence prevention policies that save lives. https://marchforourlives.com/mission-story/
Act Locally
SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Invite local leaders to visit your classrooms, kick off letter writing campaigns, and get your students involved in local matters.
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/bos/Pages/default.aspx
SAMPLE RESOLUTIONS
Request Adoption of Resolution to Support Safe and Sensible Gun Safety Legislation in Response to Garlic Festival Tragedy in Gilroy
Resolution Affirming Support for AB 424– A Bill to Repeal the Loophole Allowing Civilians to Bring Guns into Schools
Resolution in Support of Anti-Discrimination and Gun Safety Reform in Light of the Orlando, Florida Massacre
Resolution Supporting School Safety
Preparedness
Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Management
Provides training and workshops to strengthen collaborative emergency response across community organizations. https://www.sccgov.org/sites/oes/Pages/home.aspx
Compliance Tool for Comprehensive School Safety Plans (DOCX)
All California public schools kindergarten and grades one through twelve must develop a comprehensive school safety plan, per California Education Code sections 32280-32289 . This tool provides a list of required contents to assist schools in creating a compliant plan.
School Safety Elements and Resources
Information intended to help schools identify elements and resources important in improving school climate and safety.
Improving Collaboration on School Safety Issues
Suggestions for working with students, parents, community residents, and law enforcement personnel.
Response
Run, Hide, Defend – Santa Clara County Police Chief’s Association
https://www.sjpd.org/ bfo/community/crimeprev/media/run%20hide%20defend%20-%20latest.pdf
ALICE – Training Institute
https://www.alicetraining.com/
Recovery
Bay Area Critical Incident Stress Management Team
https://www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/critical.html
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/bhd/Pages/home.aspx
Trauma Transformed
https://www.sccgov.org/ sites/bhd-p/Initiatives/T2/Pages/Trauma-Transformed.aspx
​â¶Ä‹â€‹â¶Ä‹â€‹â¶Ä‹â€‹Mindfulness
https://www.mindfulschools.org/ personal-practice/ mindfulness-a-positive-outlook-and-taking-in-the-good/
Social Emotional Learning
https:// casel.org/ social-and-emotional-learning-and-positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports/
Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
https://www.nctsn.org/ resources/helping-youth-after-community-trauma-tips-educators
Tip Sheet for Youth Talking to Journalists about Mass Violence
https://www.nctsn.org/ sites/default/files/resources/youth_talking_to_journalists_after_mass_violence.pdf
Talking to Children about the Shooting
https://www.nctsn.org/ sites/ default/files/resources/talking_to_children_about_the_shooting.pdf
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