How Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Students & Schools
A nationwide survey of K-12 school district leaders shows widespread concern over children’s access to school-based health services if Congress
Student Health
Get Smart about Wildfire Smoke – Guidelines for Schools
The California Department of Education (CDE) is announcing updated School Outdoor Air Quality Activity Recommendations(PDF), intended to provide California’s local educational
Concerns with Multi-Payer School Linked Fee Schedule
ACSA and other organizations addressed a letter to Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, expressing
All Things Back to School: Physical, Mental, Social and Emotional Wellbeing
The Office of School-Based Health Programs recently hosted the webinar, “All Things Back to School: Physical, Mental, Social and Emotional
Student Voice Report
This report from Challenge Success reviews quantitative and qualitative data from 2010-2023 examining high school students’ emotional & physical health,
School Safety Webinar Series: Fentanyl Crisis
On May 21, 2024, the California Department of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond hosted the School
New Laws Make It Easier for LEAs to Provide Emergency Medical Aid to Students
This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed three new bills into
Health Handouts for Families
Health-related absences are one of the top reasons students miss so many days of school they are at risk of
Combatting Fentanyl with Actions and Resources (CDE)
The growing number of fentanyl overdoses is indeed a crisis among our youth, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony
New Law Authorizes School Staff to Administer Emergency Anti-Seizure Medication
This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. Current law allows for the administration of prescription medication to students
Parent Bulletin on Fentanyl (Clovis USD)
Clovis Unified School District created the following parent bulletin about the dangers of fentanyl. The bulletin was e-mailed to all
Fentanyl Crisis Among California’s Youth (Sept. 28 Webinar)
California Department of Public Health and Safe Schools for All hosted the Fentanyl Crisis Among CA Youth Webinar on Sept.
CDPH Statewide Naloxone Standing Order FAQs
The California Department of Public Health has issued a statewide standing order to help reduce morbidity and mortality associated with
Guidance for Schools on Sports and Strenuous Outdoor Activities During Extreme Heat
The California Department of Public Health has provided interim health guidance for school sports and other strenuous outdoor activities during
Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success
Building on her commitment to ensuring California children have the best start in life, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory to highlight the urgent need to address the
Turnaround for Children ACSA presentation
During the October 2020 ACSA Leadership Assembly, Dr. Pamela Cantor of Turnaround for Children gave the following presentation on brain
The Technological Trojan Horse: Tech in the Classroom
Technology has dramatically transformed the classroom, and students along with it. But that change might actually be detrimental to the
Meeting the Educational Needs of Students After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Based on information presented at ACSA’s 2017 Every Child Counts Symposium by Melissa Hatch, Esq., Hatch & Cesario, and Jarice Butterfield,
Trauma and Teacher Practice: Actions That Heal
Clinical support can be critical to healing trauma in children who attend our schools, but educators actually have an equally
Addressing Vaping in Schools
This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith. School administrators are facing a growing threat to student health that
Trauma Series Part 3: The Compton Case
Adapted from information presented at the 2017 ACSA Every Child Counts Symposium by Amy R. Levine, Sarah Sutherland, and Rose Tagnesi, Grossmont
Trauma Series Part 2: IDEA Eligibility
Adapted from information presented at the 2017 ACSA Every Child Counts Symposium by Amy R. Levine, Sarah Sutherland, and Rose Tagnesi, Grossmont
Trauma Series Part 1: What is Trauma?
Adapted from information presented at the 2017 ACSA Every Child Counts Symposium by Amy R. Levine, Sarah Sutherland, and Rose Tagnesi, Grossmont
Improve School Safety By Examining Climate and Culture
A safe climate is not so easily defined No educator or administrator is truly successful if they are not doing