Resources to support your state and school district in developing strong and comprehensive evidence-informed policies in support of staff and student well-being.
This toolkit is designed to give state policymakers and education leaders a set of strategies, tools, and resources to advance whole child policy and systems change.
The NASBE State Policy Database on School Health provides a searchable database of all identified statutory and regulatory language related to the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. Use it to understand how your state supports each component of this model.
The recommendations within this report identify policy opportunities for states to advance comprehensive school mental health systems and include state examples and resources for reference.
This guide is intended for state legislators and staff who want to advance school mental health policy. It includes examples of state legislation and, in some cases, model legislation that falls into eight categories—school mental health professionals, school–family–community partnerships, teacher and staff training, funding supports, wellbeing checks, healthy school climate, skills for life success, and mental health education.
This resource provides model language for state anti-bullying and harassment legislation.
https://www.glsen.org/activity/model-state-anti-bullying-harassment-legislation
The WellSAT WSCC is a school policy evaluation tool aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child (WSCC) model that analyzes policy language for strength and comprehensiveness.
This policy blueprint is intended for school and district leaders or teams who are interested in improving their policy alignment with the WSCC model.
https://csch.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2206/2022/08/CSCH-WSCC-Policy-Blueprint.pdf
This tool uses results from WellSAT 3.0 and School Health Index (SHI) assessments to examine the relationship between school district local school wellness policy and school-level health practices.
This resource provides model language, commentary and resources for suicide prevention policies.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Model_School_Policy_Booklet.pdf
This sample policy provides template language to address secondary traumatic stress for district personnel to support school employee well-being.
https://wssda.app.box.com/s/7j1rk6qeyshh6jyy1sbkuel2aquqt9vd
This sample procedure language accompanies sample policy language that addresses secondary traumatic stress for district personnel to support school employee well-being.
https://wssda.app.box.com/s/44huucsl5jupcoh75v6xc815h26ul86u