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Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment

Tool created to help organizations assess their current practices in the context of serving children and families who have experienced trauma. Results from the assessment can drive organizational change that facilitates the recovery of the child and family, supports their ability to thrive, and maximizes physical and psychological safety. Results from the NCTSN TIOA can help guide organizations to identify, prioritize, implement, and sustain trauma-informed practices. This tool is an important part of an organizational transformation process to create trauma-informed organizations.

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Student Well-Being Survey

Measure and Understand Student Well-Being With a Research-Backed Instrument: Sometimes referred to as “youth positive development” or as “indicators of thriving,” student well-being is a predictor of outcomes including educational achievement, mental health, economic prosperity, and relationship success. By asking students to reflect on their well-being through surveys, schools and districts can gather actionable data to better support students socially and emotionally. Measuring well-being can contribute to a “whole child” educational approach, signal to students and their families the importance of mental health, help focus limited counseling resources on at-risk students, and inform a community-wide response to the trauma of student suicide.

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SHAPE System Assessments

The SHAPE System offers many tools to improve school mental health systems, including assessments and profiles on school mental health, trauma-responsiveness, culture and equity. Additionally, it highlights assessments available to state/territory and pre-school accounts. To access and complete assessments, create an account and register as an individual, school, preschool, district, state/territory, or entity.

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