By assessing the social influencers of health and education (SIHE), schools and community partners providing school health services can better understand the social and environmental factors that affect the development and well-being of youth and their families.

This brief outlines tools and resources to identify students who might need extra support over the winter break.

Within the contemporary COVID-19 context, there will be deaths within many school communities that impact the teachers, staff, students, and families. Recognizing that the death of a student, staff member, or parent often impacts many people in the school community, the response to the death is important to help facilitate healthy coping, adaptation, and bereavement. Communications with families, students, and teachers will be particularly important. The information presented below highlights key considerations in communicating a death with the school community.

This database from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine provides skills that can help children and youth recognize how their feelings are influenced by what they think and what they do. The skills can be useful in dealing with COVID-related challenges and other everyday stressors now and as they grow into adulthood.