School mental heath services are more essential than ever apple.news/A5kyfJv8ES7-1M…

Another report of the challenges all educators are currently facing in this COVID era. wsj.com/amp/articles/s…

Hang in there dear colleagues. Please do your best to care for the caregiver (and avoid work) during your winter break. Self care is more critical now than ever before. Remember, you are all essential! apple.news/Al8sSR49iS9qCA…

“… results suggest that wearing face coverings more often does not negatively impact mental health. Wearing a face covering more often is actually linked to better mental health and wellbeing.” d212y8ha88k086.cloudfront.net/manuscripts/18…

AZ is fortunate to have Dr. Stephen E. Brock & Melissa training school psychologists, school social workers, and school counselors in the PREPaRE curriculum. AZ trainers will be ready to come to a school near you after February! Thanks to Arizona Department of Education for supporting!

PREPaRE at work. Do you have a story to share? #NASPprepared bvsd.org/about/news/new…

An important suicide prevention resource. Thank you AAP! aap.org/suicideprevent…

Supporting Ukrainian youth. buff.ly/3CbpqSY

The effects of COVID on adolescent behaviors and experiences cdc.gov/mmwr/ind2022_s…

“We need a comprehensive public health approach to gun violence that is informed by scientific evidence.” An 8-point plan for immediate government action! Read more below at  luskin.ucla.edu/scholars-issue…

This video emphasizes the importance of asking for firearms to be removed (at least temporarily) form the home when a young person acknowledges suicidal (or homicidal) thinking . youtu.be/bX4qUsgHa4Y

Please read, retweet, and act!

Math for Love's site has ready to use math tasks that are searchable by grade level, standard, lesson type, or topic: bit.ly/3FrjZB4 #MTBoS #CCSS #coreadvocates

🔐 Key points: Check out these numbers from AASP and ADE's PREPaRE initiative! Thank you Arizona Department of Education & Kathy Hoffman! Check us out on FB AASP for more info! National Association of School Psychologists Dr. Stephen E. Brock Melissa #AASP2022 #RiseAbovetheLimits #schoolsafety #NASPprepared

When you enter a passage from a complex text into the free Academic Word Finder, along with the grade level being taught, the tool identifies the academic vocabulary for the selected grade. It provides student-friendly definitions, too! Try it today: bit.ly/2JEVtPH

As we celebrate Joey's 17th birthday this week and mark 10 long years since she was taken from us on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook School, we’d like to thank our Safe & Sound Schools friends, family, and colleagues for their support of her life and legacy. 💜 #CelebrateJoey

A true hero! RIP Judy Heumann. Thank you for your civil rights advocacy.