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Action Planning Facilitator Guide

This guide will take you through the REACH process for your action planning. Specifically, it will provide your school team with tools and resources for developing, implementing, monitoring, and improving resilience-supportive policies, processes and practices.

REACH is a model for creating positive change in schools that consists of four steps: school team formation, evidence-based assessment, action planning, and implementation support. Initially focused exclusively on Trauma-Responsiveness and Healing-Centeredness, REACH has expanded to also include three additional pillars: Mental Health; Social and Emotional Learning; and CARE (Cultural Awareness, Responsiveness and Equity).

Schools play a central and critical role in helping students build their capacity to cope with stress and life problems – in other words, resilience. Research shows that the majority of students experiencing mental health challenges receive the help they need from staff in their school. When they feel safe and supported, students have more capacity to be creative, innovative and open to learning.

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CARE Assessment Facilitator Guide

This is a complementary guide to the Culturally Responsive, Anti-Racist, and Equitable (CARE) assessment, walking teams through the assessment process. The CARE school assessment tool is designed to be completed by a school team, whether an existing or newly formed one. Note: The scoring for this assessment will be through the SHAPE system. Final scores should also be added to the RSSI app.

Facilitation of the CARE school assessment process can be led by school or district personnel. Support is also available through RSSI in collaboration with statewide partners and Social-Emotional Learning Hub coaches. Teams are encouraged to reach out if external facilitation would support their reflection or planning efforts.

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School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMHQA) Guide

This is a complementary guide to completing the School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMHQA) assessment tool, which is a starting point in supporting schools and districts in creating a safe and supportive school environment. Indicators guide how schools may demonstrate success in each area within the seven domains of SMHQA. The examples are a guide and can be used as a starting point for quality improvement initiatives. Overall, the assessment tool provides suggestions for action planning that can be adjusted to meet the needs of the school and/or district using it. Resources to further support action planning can be found through the RSSI and SHAPE systems as well as the Action Plan Facilitator Guide.

The SMHQA is designed for teams to assess the comprehensiveness of their school mental health system and to identify priority areas for improvement. The Assessment is composed of seven domains (Teaming, Needs Assessment/Resource Mapping, Screening, Mental Health Promotion, Early Intervention and Treatment, Funding and Sustainability, Impact).

*Note that there are two versions of the SMHQA: one for schools and one for districts. Please access the assessment that makes sense for your work.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students learning playlist

Research demonstrates that an affirming school climate improves behavioral, academic, and mental health outcomes for all students. We know that students are most likely to reach their full academic potential in positive learning environments that are safe, secure, and welcoming and where they feel a sense of belonging. LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than non-LGBTQ+ youth to experience violence at school and have lower levels of school connectedness. LGBTQ+ youth are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. These youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Instead, they are at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. LGBTQ+ students deserve to feel safe, valued, and supported in their school communities. Use these courses and resources to help you create supportive and inclusive classrooms and schools. Find lots more in our Resources database by using the search function.

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Center on Halsted Community Services

Center on Halsted provides a vast array of programs and services designed to advance Chicago’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and allied community, including mental health support with therapy, trauma services, assistance for violence survivors, LGBTQ+ affirming youth groups, youth development programs, arts programming, family programming, and young adult resources.

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Youth Services of Glenview

Youth Services is a nonprofit organization which provides individualized, activities-based mental health care for children and adolescents in Chicago’s northern suburbs. With a focus on the social-emotional well-being of the community’s youth, they offer a variety of programs which address the individual needs of each child. Services include individual therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, socialization groups, after-school groups, pride, sexuality education, academic support, juvenile diversion, financial assistance, and referrals. For questions about services or to schedule an intake appointment, please email intake@ysgn.org or call 847-724-2620.

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Trevor Project 2024 National Youth Survey

The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People amplifies the experiences of more than 18,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States.

For the sixth year, the U.S. National Survey uncovers the reality that there is a significant association between anti-LGBTQ+ victimization and disproportionately high rates of suicide risk — and that far too many young people struggle to access the mental health care they need.

The survey critically provides data-driven ways we can all show support and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ young people in our lives, based on their own responses — as well as the potentially life-saving benefits of creating affirming spaces and communities.

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