Resources for Social Emotional Wellness

• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) resources for Social Emotional Wellness
• Aperture Education: SEL Tool Kit for Educators: Improve Your Optimistic Thinking
• Child Mind Institute: Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project: Evidence-based resources to teach students mental health skills to help them be ready to learn
• Calm: Resources to Support Mental and Emotional Wellness

Resources for Teacher Self-Care

• MHTTC: Self-Care and Compassion for the Educator Recorded Webinar Series
• Reach Out: Developing a Self-Care Plan
• GMU Center for the Advancement of Well-Being: Breathing Exercises, Centering, Journaling, and Reflective Writing
• 7-Day Self-Care Challenge
• Posters to help combat stress
• Stress Log Template
• CECMHC: Exercises for relaxation and stress reduction
• Tara Brach: Guided Meditations
• Virtual Calming Room: Guided Meditations
• Mindful: Audio Resources for Mindfulness Meditation
• Sacramento Schools: Yoga for teachers and students
• Visual Relaxation: Videos of waterfalls, stars, floating lights, forests, oceans and more to help you take a break and relax
• Sounds & Music: campfires, waterfalls, bird songs, harp and more to aid relaxation
• Live Animal Cameras: Take a break and watch polar bears, pandas, giraffes, tigers and more

Resources for Trauma-Informed Care

• Trauma Survivor’s Network
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Trauma Informed Social Emotional Wellness Toolkit (Transforming Education)
• National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments: Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package
• National Association of School Psychologists: Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Mayo Clinic: Helping Children Cope: Tips for Talking About Tragedy

Resources for School Shootings

• Gun Violence Survivor’s Network
• Survivors Empowered
• Sandy Hook Promise
• How to Talk to Children about Shootings, an age-by-age guide