Collaboration Between Home and School is Key in Supporting the Mental Health and Safety of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
By: Leslie Lagerstrom & Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP May is Mental Health Awareness Month. School staff and school-based mental health professionals work every day to support the mental health, physical, and psychological safety of all children and youth in school,...
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Birthday Wish
This can be one of the true stressors of childhood. A few days before your birthday and all eyes are on you. Everyone is tuned in to your needs and your wishes. It's something that only comes once a year and the pressure of getting it all right starts to press down...
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Our First State of School Safety Report is Here
May marks the fifth anniversary of our organization’s start, and it was important to us to mark the occasion with something meaningful to show our progress and highlight opportunities for improvement in school safety. True to our mission, we wanted to create something...
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A Voice From the Field: Lessons Learned from John McDonald, Executive Director for Security and Emergency Management, Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado
When I sat down to talk with John McDonald, a nationally-recognized school security expert, I knew I had to share some of his thoughts and lessons with you. So I recorded our conversation and edited down some key points for you. This is the first conversation in a...
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2018 First Quarter Update
With the close of this year’s first quarter, we’re excited to share an update for January, February, and March. We started the year with a visit to Westport High School in Massachusetts. During her visit, Co-founder Michele Gay shared her story and introduced the Safe...
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Tips To Keep Your Child With Autism Safe
As parents of children with autism, we already know firsthand the many challenges associated with keeping our kids safe, both in and out of school. The nature of our child's disorder often presents a wide range of behaviors that can make their safety our full-time...
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Surviving Sexual Assault: A Student’s Story of Hope and Perseverance
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the many survivors, and friends and families affected by sexual assault, we share Katie's story of hope and perseverance. Katie’s Story As an incoming college freshman, I was so excited to start college and live...
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Poison Prevention Week: School Safety Concerning the Presence of Toxins
School-age children often spend up to a third of their day in school, but while they run, play and learn, hidden toxins and chemicals could be impairing their health and development. Schools are meant to help teach our children about the world around them, but they...
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Highlights from the National PTA Legislative Conference
Earlier this week, I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the National PTA Legislative Conference in Arlington, Virginia. I was invited to speak during the opening session with U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. The attendees gathered were state PTA...
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Open Letter to Senator Hatch and Senator Klobuchar on the STOP School Violence Act of 2018
Dear Senator Hatch and Senator Klobuchar: On behalf of Safe and Sound Schools, and our national community of schools, educators, parents, students, law enforcement officials, community members, mental health experts, and safety professionals, I would like to express...
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Let Your Voice Be Heard: Weigh In on the State of School Safety
Safe and Sound Schools wants to hear from you about the state of school safety in your community. We are launching a national survey to measure perceptions of school safety among parents, students, and educators. We hope you will take a few minutes to complete the...
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Safe and Sound Youth Council Taking Off!
Working for Safe and Sound Schools means meeting and working with a lot of amazing people, but the young people we get to work with through our Safe and Sound Youth Council may just be the most fun! We love our parents, teachers, mental health, police, fire, and...
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