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Mental health promotion and early intervention;
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Building skills to manage emotions, establish and maintain positive relationships, and engage in responsible decision-making;
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Substance abuse prevention and intervention;
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Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention (interventions after a suicide in a community);
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Grief, trauma, and trauma-informed care;
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Positive behavior interventions and supports;
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Positive youth development; and
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Safe, supportive, and positive school climates.
If a student has been hospitalized or placed in residential treatment for a mental health condition or substance abuse, the district has procedures to support the student’s return to school. Please contact the district’s mental health liaison for further information. Teachers and other district employees may discuss a student’s academic progress or behavior with the student’s parents or another employee as appropriate; however, they are not permitted to recommend use of psychotropic drugs. A psychotropic drug is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication that is intended to alter perception, emotion, mood, or behavior. A district employee who is a registered nurse, an advanced nurse practitioner, a physician, or a certified or credentialed mental health professional can recommend that a student be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner, if appropriate. [See policy FFEB for more information.] For related information, see: •
Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation and Consent to Provide a Mental Health Care Service for the district’s procedures for recommending a mental health intervention and the mental health liaison’s contact information;
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Counseling for the district’s comprehensive school counseling program;
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Physical and Mental Health Resources for campus and community mental and physical health resources; and
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Policies and Procedures that Promote Student Physical and Mental Health for boardadopted policies and administrative procedures that promote student health.
Physical Activity Requirements Elementary School The district will ensure that students in full-day prekindergarten–grade 5 engage in moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day or 135 minutes per week, in accordance with policies at EHAB, EHAC, EHBG, and FFA. For additional information on the district’s elementary school student physical activity programs and requirements, please see the principal. 55
