Previous Years' Back to School Toolkit Materials

2023 Back to School materials

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2022 Back to School Materials

Full Toolkit

Full Toolkit (PDF)

Individual Fact Sheets/Worksheets

• Adult Fact Sheet: Social Belonging and Confidence (PDF)
• Adult Fact Sheet: When Young People Lose Someone (PDF)
• Adult Fact Sheet: When Home Life is Hard (PDF)
• Adult Fact Sheet: Social Media and Youth Mental Health (PDF)
• Youth Fact Sheet: Fitting in and Self-Esteem (PDF)
• Youth Fact Sheet: Losing Someone You Care About (PDF)
• Youth Fact Sheet: Tips for Processing Grief (PDF)
• Youth Fact Sheet: When Home Life is Hard (PDF)
• Youth Fact Sheet: Social Media and Mental Health (PDF)
• Worksheet: Social Confidence and Connections (PDF)

Posters and Infographic

Poster – Crisis (PDF)

Poster – Screening (PDF)

Social Media Cheat Sheet

Toolkit in Spanish

Hoja Informativa para Adultos: Pertenencia Social y Confianza (PDF)

Hoja Informativa para Adultos: Cuando los Jóvenes Pierden a Alguien (PDF)

Hoja Informativa para Adultos: Cuando la Vida en el Hogar es Difícil Para Adultos (PDF)

Hoja Informativa para Adultos: Las Redes Sociales y la Salud Mental de los Jóvenes (PDF)

Hoja Informativa Sobre la Juventud: Integración y Autoestima Para los Jóvenes (PDF)

Hoja Informativa Sobre de la Juventud: Perder a un Ser Querido (PDF)

Hoja Informativa Sobre de la Juventud: Cuando la Vida en el Hogar es Difícil Para los Jóvenes (PDF)

Hoja Informativa Sobre de la Juventud: Las Redes Sociales y la Salud Mental (PDF)

Hoja de Trabajo: Confianza y Conexiones Sociales (PDF)

Pósters (PDF)

2021 Back to School Materials

Full Toolkit

Full Toolkit (PDF)

Individual Fact Sheets/Worksheets

• FACT SHEET: How Trauma Impacts School Performance (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Safety at School: Physical and Emotional (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Supporting Students at Home (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Supporting Students Facing Trauma (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: When Home Life is Hard: Understanding Abuse (PDF)
• WORKSHEET: Feeling Safe (PDF)
• WORKSHEET: Preparing to Share (PDF)

Posters

Posters (PDF)

Toolkit in Spanish

Descarga “De Vuelta A La Escuela 2021” en español

2020 Back to School Materials

Full Toolkit

Full Toolkit (PDF)

Individual Fact Sheets/Worksheets

• FACT SHEET: Dealing with Potential Exposure – The Stress of Physically Reopening Schools (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Teachers – Protecting Your Mental Health (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Teachers and Parents – Working Together To Make Distance Learning Work (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Know The Signs – Recognizing Mental Health Concerns in Kids and Teens (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: Missing How Things Used To Be (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: What Can I Do When I’m Afraid (PDF)
• FACT SHEET: How To Maintain Your Social Relationships During Online School (For Kids and Teens) (PDF)
• WORKSHEET: Dealing with Tough Situations (PDF)

Toolkit in Spanish

Descarga “De Vuelta A La Escuela 2020” en español

2019 Back to School Materials

Full Toolkit

• Full Toolkit (PDF) *Images not included: Download images individually here.
• Full Toolkit Zip (Zipped Folder – images included).

Handouts/Poster

• Are You Stressed Out? – For Children and Teens (PDF)
• Loneliness Is Hard – For Children and Teens (PDF)
• Is Your Child Stressed Out? – For Parents (PDF)
• Is Your Child Lonely? – For Parents (PDF)
• Posters (PDF) Meant to be printed on 11 x 17 paper

2018 Back to School Materials

• Download the full toolkit here.
• Understanding Trauma (PDF)
• Recognizing Depression (PDF)
• Recognizing Anxiety (PDF)
• Recognizing Psychosis (PDF)
• Preventing Suicide (PDF)
• Poster (PDF) Meant to be printed on 11 x 17 paper

2017 Back To School Materials

Download the full Toolkit

For Parents and Other Adults

• Helping at Home: Tips for Parents
• Tips for Teachers: Ways to Help Kids and Teens Who Struggle with Emotions and Behavior
• Youth Mental Health: Emotions Matter (Infographic)
• Take the Parent Screen

For Students

• Helpful vs Harmful: Ways to Manage Emotions
• Take the Youth Screen
• Starting a Conversation About Mental Health

Additional Resources

• Learn about IEPs and 504 Plans
• Prevention and Early Intervention in Mental Health- Puberty to Early Adulthood
• ADHD and Kids
• Healthy Mental and Emotional Development

2016 Back To School Materials

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For Adults

• Things Adults Say That Hurt Instead of Help
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Youth
• Self-Injury and Youth
• Eating Disorders and Youth: Tips for Parents, Relatives, and School Personnel
• Websites and Apps to Be Aware Of: A Cheat Sheet for Parents

For Youth

• Ideas for Building a Healthy Self-Image and Improving Self-Esteem
• Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
• Excoriation (Skin Picking)
• 8 Things You May Not Know About Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
• 6 Things to Know About Self-Injury
• 8 Things You Should Know About Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• 7 Important Facts About Eating Disorders

2015 Back To School Materials

For Adults

• Youth Mental Health 101 Infographic
• Time to Talk: Talking to Adolescents and Teens
• Talking to Adolescents and Teens: Starting the Conversation
• Talking To Adolescents and Teens: What To Do and Where To Go
• From our partners at The Mighty: 9 Ways Parents Knew It Was Time to Get Their Child Mental Health Help.

For Youth

• Youth Mental Health 101 Infographic
• Time to Talk: Uncomfortable, but Important!
• Time to Talk: Tips for Talking About Your Mental Health
• Time to Talk: Talking to Your Parents

2014 Back To School Materials

• Back To School 2014
• Children’s Mental Health Matters: Promoting Children’s Mental Health
• Children’s Mental Health Matters: Take a Closer Look
• Bullying: Tips for Parents
• Bullying and LGBT Youth
• What to Do If You Are Being Bullied
• Healthy Mental and Emotional Development
• Parent/Advocate Back to School Checklist