Department of Health and Human Services

This infographic (PDF, 3 pages) highlights strategies and resources to enhance student and school safety through the use of reporting programs. The infographic includes specific actions K-12 schools and school districts can take to enable, improve, and sustain reporting systems and create an environment that empowers students to share concerns. Learn ...

This tip sheet helps child welfare agencies collaborate with community-based partners to assess agency services and prevention efforts, promote communication and information sharing across systems, increase understanding of the family’s needs, and provide better overall support to children and families. Learn more.  ...

The resource contains a series of lessons learned that highlight the fundamental insights and knowledge gained about child and youth engagement, with special attention to permanency decisions. The lessons include:   Authentic engagement of children and youth must be reimagined and clearly defined  Leaders set the tone for building relationships that drive authentic engagement of ...

Date: May 7, 2024, 1:00-2:00 pm ET  This webinar will discuss firearm injury prevention and risk reduction interventions to address firearm injury. This webinar will also discuss social determinants of health and the role of nursing research in advancing science in this area. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for ...

Date: May 17th, 2024, 8:00am-5:00pm ET  During this livestreamed symposium, mental health stakeholders will share information and best practices for improving mental health outcomes for children, youth, young adults, and their families in schools and communities. Learn more. 

This National Strategy is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. The National Strategy seeks to prevent suicide risk in the first place; identify and support people with increased risk through treatment and crisis intervention; ...

Date: May 23, 2024, 5:30 pm ET  This webinar is a youth dialogue on adolescent health in celebration of National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM). This dialogue will elevate the perspectives of young people on what is needed to build communities that will help them be healthy and thrive now and into ...

This rule finalizes requirements under titles IV-E and IV-B for young people in foster care who are LGBTQI+. This final rule requires agencies to ensure that placements for all children are free from harassment, mistreatment, and abuse. Learn more. 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This toolkit contains promotional materials to help spread awareness about the vital role mental health plays in well-being, promote acceptance and support of anyone living with a mental illness, and share key resources. Learn more. 

Date: May 16, 2024, 2:00 pm ET  This webinar is the 2024 National Foster Care Month virtual event. The webinar will focus on how agencies can partner with young people experiencing the foster care system to build strong, supportive networks and achieve relational permanency. Experts will discuss their approaches to supporting ...