Back to School Toolkit: Resources for Families, Teachers, and Students
Getting back to school can be a source of stress for everyone in the family. Students have to go from their summer routines back to early mornings and first-day-of-class anxiety while parents have to juggle the back-to-school checklist, work schedule, and managing plans for their kids. Teachers are swamped with back-to-school meetings, demands of the job, and all the preparation required for meeting their new class. With the scope of all those impacted by the back to school grind, it’s important to acknowledge the stress and challenges so many people face this time of year.
Our goal is to offer resources and tools for all of those impacted by the back-to-school flow. While we have done our best to collect as much information as possible, these lists are not exhaustive. If you know of any additional tools or resources that would benefit families and teachers, please reach out to us using our contact form or by emailing egrimsley@clevelandcountymha.org with any new information.
What’s in Store?
You can find the Back-to-School Toolkit for Families (youth and parents) here.
This toolkit includes advice and tips on handling change, identifying anxiety, and resources.
The Back-To-School Toolkit for Teachers can be found here.
This toolkit focuses on building connections with students and fostering a supportive culture in the classroom.
Finally, we also have a Back-to-School Toolkit on Bullying, found here.
This toolkit focuses on what everyone can do to intervene and address bullying.
Resources
My Life is Worth Living | www.mylifeisworthliving.org/
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 24/7/365
FindTreatment.gov for mental and substance use disorders
National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Teen Line - Call 800-852-8336 6 pm - 10 pm PST every night or text TEEN to 839863 6 pm - 9 pm PST
YouthLine - Call 8779688491 or text teen2teen to 839863
Call 4 - 10 pm PST to talk to with a trained youth for peer-to-peer support
Adults are available by phone all other times
Text HOME to 741741 for support through the Crisis Text Line
The Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth - Call 1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7/365)
