The road to raising and educating our children is winding and often confusing. We want to make sure that parents and afterschool staff have the resources they need to succeed. These resources have been culled from across the web, and you’ll find information to help you no matter where you are on your parenting or education journey.
Understand the Why
- Overview of Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee – Afterschool Heals Tennessee 2019
- Promoting Healthy Futures – Afterschool Alliance 2018
- Adverse Childhood Experiences in Tennessee – Tennessee Department of Health 2015
Make a Plan
- AHT Toolkit – The Afterschool Heals Tennessee Taskforce developed this toolkit to guide programs in their prevention education efforts.
- Tennessee Afterschool Standards – Tennessee Afterschool Network 2017
- Afterschool Heals Tennessee Action Planning Template – Tennessee Afterschool Network
Building Protective Factors
- Social Emotional Learning Toolkit for Afterschool Programs – Afterschool Alliance
- Three things everyone should know about SEL in Afterschool – National Afterschool Alliance
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Overview – Tennessee Commission of Children and Youth
- Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers – American Psychological Association
- Keys to Quality Afterschool – Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning 2011
- Social Emotional Learning Toolkit – Afterschool Alliance
- Building a trauma informed care approach for afterschool programs & community-based organizations – Afterschool Snack 2019
- Relationships First: Creating Connections that Help Young People Thrive – Search Institute
- Kernels of Practice for SEL: Low-Cost, Low-Burden Strategies – Wallace Foundation 2017
- Love in a Big World – Practical SEL for 21st-Century Learners
- Social and Emotional Learning for Out-of-School Time – Lion’s Quest
Substance Abuse Prevention Curriculum K-5
- 44 Children’s Books about Mental Health – The Child Mind Institute
- Medication Safety Toolkit for Elementary Students – Generation Rx
- Classroom Resources for Elementary – Operation Prevention
- Up and Away Coloring Book – UpandAway.org
Substance Abuse Prevention Curriculum Middle and High School
- Teen Resource Toolkit – Generation Rx
- Respect yourself. Respect Others. – Scholastic 2016
- Drugs & Health Blog Teacher’s Guide – National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
- Classroom Resources for Teens – Operation Prevention
Professional Development for Program Providers
- Webinar: Are You Ready to Assess Social and Emotional Development? – Afterschool Alliance
- Handout: An Important Lesson: Helping Students Avoid Prescription Drug Abuse – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Toolkit Generating Youth Power – Volunteer Tennessee
- Blog: Building a trauma-informed care approach for afterschool programs & community-based organizations – Afterschool Snack 2019
Youth Engagement
- Toolkit Generating Youth Power – Volunteer Tennessee
- 8 Tips for Successful Youth Engagement – U.S. Office of Adolescent Health
- Tips for Youth Involvement – Lights on Afterschool
- Relationships First: Creating Connections that Help Young People Thrive – Search Institute
Parents and Caregivers
- Helping Your Child be a Responsible Citizen (Bilingual) – U.S. Department of Education
- How to Get Teens to Stop Vaping: A Guide for Parents and Educators in 2020 – Sunshine Behavioral Health
- Medication Drop Box Finder – Count It! Lock It! Drop It!
- Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers – American Psychological Association
- Parent Toolkit – Operation Prevention
- Handout: Where Teens Get Prescription Drugs – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Tennessee Crisis Hotline and Resources – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Use – National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Safe Storage Tips for Parents – UpandAway.org
Community Based Resources to Connect With
- Anti-Drug Coalition Finder – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (Narcan Training) – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Training – Tennessee Commission of Children and Youth
- Free Literature for Families and Communities – Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drugs and other Addiction Services
- 3 Super Easy Ways Afterschool Can Support National Drug Take-Back Day – Here are three ways afterschool programs can promote prescription drug safety to prevent accidental overdose or prescription drug misuse.