The Yellow Ribbon Program does have an elementary age suicide prevention curriculum, but unfortunately, I am not sure that it does down as far as 1st grade. I...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Nov 5, 2007 9:09 pm
Friends, If you want to get a national perspective on how SAMHSA is working to strengthen school-based mental health services, this information will be of ...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Nov 8, 2007 5:47 am
EARTHQUAKE HANDOUT Friends, EarthQuakes, a 2-page Focus Sheet (2007) is produced by the Los Angeles' Emergency Survival Program (ESP). Based on the booklet,...
Hello everyone, Does anyone have a job description of a crisis intervention team member? Our crisis intervention team members for my school district are...
Interesting issue and good for your district in supporting such work with the extra pay. I can't help you as we haven't written job descriptions, but it sounds...
Check out the Resource Guide for Crisis Management in VA Schools, which is posted at www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/crisis- guide.pdf. Sections one and two...
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Cathy Paine
cpaine@...
Nov 15, 2007 12:58 am
Here are a couple things we use in our district  ... Cathy Paine Special Programs Coordinator Springfield School District 525 Mill Street Springfield, OR...
Hi all: I thought this may be of interest to some of you - hope you are well, Amanda Conference on School Violence Mobilizes Community Response WASHINGTON, DC...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Nov 16, 2007 8:52 pm
Friends, Here are 2 handouts with POWERFUL information. Please take the time over Thanksgiving break to read this info (a total of 5 pages ). (1)HANDOUT ON...
Attached are the job descriptions that I created. Thanks to everyone that gave suggestions! I created the documents on my MAC using Microsoft Office. ...
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Holiday, Everyone. Lillie Lillie Haynes, Ph.D., NCSP, LSSP, LMFT Licensed Pychologist Psychological & Social Services Dallas...
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Lillie Haynes
lhaynes@...
Nov 26, 2007 2:23 pm
Thank you, Christina: This information will be helpful to all of us working with critical incidents in our schools. Lillie Lillie Haynes, Ph.D., NCSP, LSSP,...
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Cathy Paine
cpaine@...
Nov 30, 2007 5:17 am
Hello everyone, Here is a topic of interest in our district--during an All Administrator Meeting we had a sample run through of a crisis situation. One of the...
We had this exact same discussion about a year ago. When our chief of police suggested we might "outlaw" and or confiscate student cell phones during a crisis,...
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MEREEV@...
Nov 30, 2007 3:44 pm
Cathy, The same discussions have occurred in the trainings we have done and also in my former district. It is virtually impossible to control this situation...
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Cathy Paine
cpaine@...
Dec 3, 2007 8:48 pm
Dear IG Colleagues: As past-Coordinator of the NASP Crisis Management in the Schools Interest Group, it is my responsibility to solicit nominations for the...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Dec 5, 2007 5:52 pm
Friends, This new report (described below) is support for school-based prevention programs involving families. I think this would be excellent evidence for...
I am the school psychologist at a middle school in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (next to Orleans parish). This morning I was informed that one of our students ...
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Cathy Paine
cpaine@...
Dec 12, 2007 6:50 am
This question comes from a School Psychology intern. Please reply if you have any information. Cathy Begin forwarded message: From: Lyla Goodman...
Hi, Cathy adn Lyla. It would be really helpful if "formal crisis counseling" was defined. I think that some school psychologists use the term crisis counseling...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Jan 3, 2008 3:30 pm
Friends, Happy New Year! I hope that everyone enjoyed a brief break from work. NASP convention in New Orleans is just around the corner. I came across...
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Torem, Chris
ctorem@...
Jan 4, 2008 4:45 pm
Hi Melissa and IG members, Yes, I used this type of intervention (community service) when I taught Health at Pilgrim High School (Warwick RI). This was before...
Hi all: Thanks, Melissa, for sending that great document about alternatives to suspension! It is unfortunate that so many schools and districts seem to view...
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Cathy Paine
cpaine@...
Jan 4, 2008 8:42 pm
REMINDER: email any nominations you have for Coordinator-Elect to me OFF THE LISTSERV (cpaine@...) ASAP. Dear IG Colleagues: As past-Coordinator of...
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Melissa Heath
Melissa_Allen@...
Jan 4, 2008 9:58 pm
RE: Discipline Strategies: Alternatives to Suspension All, In the state of Utah, 60% of youth who complete suicide are adjudicated youth (mostly males). These...
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shortyrockaal@...
Jan 5, 2008 8:53 pm
Hi all, Our school is also currently working to find EFFECTIVE alternatives to suspension. After viewing the website posted for the community service program,...
