School and School Based Clinics
A comprehensive resource designed to support the daily operations, safety, and effectiveness of school-based health services. It provides school nurses, healthcare providers, and administrators with essential guidelines, forms, checklists, and reference materials to ensure high-quality, safe care for students.
Instructional Support
Supportive information for school staff to enhance the well-being of all students.
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Diverse Learners
Special Education tools for for administrators and educators.
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Early Childhood Educators and Classrooms
Classroom resources that provide guidance to early childhood teachers.
Student Well Being
These resources focus on supporting students with mental health needs through a compassionate and structured approach that emphasizes safety, dignity, and academic success. It involves identifying signs of emotional distress, fostering a confidential and nonjudgmental environment, and ensuring access to appropriate resources, including counseling, school-based mental health services, and community providers.
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Early Childhood Developmental Screening Guidance
A screening used to identify developmental disabilities and ensure student obtains access to educational opportunities.
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Early Childhood Developmental Screening Guidebook
This tool guides in completing the early childhood developmental screening appropriately.
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Vision Screening
Guidelines for performing vision screenings required by law in Louisiana every other year for school-aged children.
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Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP)
A care plan includes patient history, monitoring blood sugars for both hyper and hypoglycemia, insulin dosages, assessment of physical activity.
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National Association of School Nurses Resources
Multiple fact sheets, educational briefs and infographics related to the school nurse.
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National Association of School Nurses Code of Ethics
Provisions that establish an ethical foundation for all school nurses.
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National Association of School Nurses Toolkits and Manuals
A catalog of toolkits and manuals for school nurses.
Care of the Mental Health Student
Mental Healthcare for the student focuses on the student's emotional functioning, both individually and academically. These resources assist in identifying behavioral changes, developing interventions to address them, and making referrals to specialized providers.
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The Kids Mental Health Foundation
Free resources to help kids face and manage life's challenges.
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Brief Suicide Safety Assessment for Pediatric Patients
These guidelines describe what healthcare providers should do when a pediatric patient screens positive for suicide risk.
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Script for Nursing Staff
A script for nursing staff to help explain the condition of their minor child to parents/guardians.
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Parent/Guardian Flyer
A flyer providing information to parents/guardians regarding what will occur during their minor child’s behavioral health visit.
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Mental Health Screening and Assessment Tools for Primary Care
This resource provides screening and assessment tools for primary care units involving patients with mental health issues.
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Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (Brief Version)
The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale is provided in a brief version as a suicide risk screening tool. This short version rating scale assesses patients at risk for suicide that may enter a setting such as the emergency room quickly identifying patients who are actively suicidal or experience suicidal thoughts.
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Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (Full Version)
The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale full version is an assessment tool that provides an in-depth evaluation for patients at risk for suicide. The full version rating scale identifies patients who are actively suicidal or experiencing suicidal thoughts in a way that is more time-consuming. This tool is best suited for an environment conducive to this type of assessment such as an inpatient psychiatric stay.
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Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Modified for Adolescents (PH1-9-M)
A self reporting tool used to assess the presence and severity of depression symptoms in teenagers.
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Post-Incident Debriefing Form
Debriefing helps healthcare providers and the patient evaluate a crisis situation and plan to avoid future episodes throughout the patient’s stay. Interventions such as debriefing with patients post-violent episodes help to prevent reoccurring violence. This resource can serve as guide through the debriefing process.
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Strategies for Debriefing in the Classroom
A tip sheet that describes debriefing and provides a guide to this process.
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Behavior Support Management
A guide that offers good practice measures to support and manage student behaviors.
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Combating the Opioid Crisis: Schools, Students and Families
This guide discusses what opioids are, their impact, and educates both parents and students on the dangers and misuse of opioids.
Building School Culture Through One-on-One Conversations
Improving instruction with Teacher Learning Huddles and Inquiry Cycles supporting changes in practice to improve teacher instruction.
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How a Morning Huddle Can Organize a Principal's Day
An article that describes how to perform a huddle and reap the benefits of it.
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Building School Culture Through One-on-One Conversations
An article proving this tool helps support teachers growth and contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Worker's Compensation in Schools
Information to keep employees safe from injury in the school setting.
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Nine Steps to Avoid Needlesticks
Tips to prevent needlesticks.
Student Safety & Security
Information to empower staff to create a safe and secure learning environment with resources designed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to potential threats.
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Run, Hide, Fight
This video provides techniques on handling an active shooter situation.
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Louisiana Center for Safe Schools
This website offers effective prevention, response and recovery systems including multiple resources on regulations, trainings and a newsletter.
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National K-12 School Security Minimum Standard Recommendations
Security measures implemented to maintain safety in the school setting.
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Louisiana School Safety and Security Checklist
Checklist designed to assist ensuring a secure environment.
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School Resource Officers and School-based Policing
A fact sheet providing definitions, training, duties and policing of school resource officers.
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School Resource Officers, Law Enforcement Units, and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ( FERPA)
Information regarding data privacy, confidentiality and security practices related to students.
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What Schools Can do to Prevent, Respond and Help Students to Recover from Human Trafficking
A guide on Human Trafficking in America's Schools.
Fire Safety Essentials for the School Setting
Fire Safety is an important focus in the overall environment of care in the school system. Provided are resources focusing on fire safety and prevention.
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Practice Drill Form
A standardized form to document drills, staff present and actions noted during the drill.
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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The NFPA provides great resources in fire safety and prevention including electrical safety to hazardous materials, community risk reduction and public safety.
Environment of Care
Practical guidance and resources to help schools and school-based health clinics maintain a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for students, staff, and visitors.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
NIOSH provides resources as it relates to workplace safety.
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Information on Pests in Schools and Their Control
This site offers information on where to look for pests, concerns of pests and basic pest control in schools.
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Wet Floor Precautions
Best practices for mopping floors and maintaining safety.
Infection Control Practices for a Healthy School Environment
Practical guidance and resources to help school staff prevent and manage the spread of infectious diseases in educational settings.
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Prevention Spread of Infections in K-12 Schools
A guide to prevent spread of infectious disease to students.
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Ensuring Safe and Just Schools: Cleaning and Disinfection
A document that highlights CDC's key measures to provide safe delivery of in-person instruction.
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Teaching Children about the Importance of Hand Washing in Schools
Techniques on teaching children correct hand hygiene.
Louisiana School Clinic Governance and Resources
Programs that support both physical and mental health services for students throughout the state.
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Louisiana School-Based Health Center Registry
Provides a list for all school based centers that can provide services to students of all ages.
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Louisiana Department of Education
The state agency that oversees educations of all children and provides resources including policies for educators, families and students.
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Well Ahead Louisiana
School Health Programs that promote healthy lifestyles and focus on prevention of disease.
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Louisiana Department of Health
Provides provisions to maintaining school nurse licensure including mental health care and billing guidelines.
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National Association of School Nurses
Nursing organization representing school nurses to promote health safety and learning.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
An agency that focuses on improving delivery of services throughout the state for entail and substance abuse.
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Mental Health America (MHA)
Advances the mental health and well being of individuals through public education.
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Crisis Lifeline
A confidential line available 24/7 with counselors in place to assist with challenges related to emotional distress, drugs or otherwise.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
An alliance that strives to improve the mental health of individuals with behavioral issues.
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National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH)
A Federal Agency that does research on mental health.
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Treatment Advocacy Center
This resource provides a description of the laws in Louisiana regarding the treatment of mental health patients.
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Provides resources about suicide, effective prevention and training for patients and families.