Economic Crisis Resources

NASP and school psychologists across the country are equipped and ready to help in tough economic times. We have developed a series of resources to support students, families and school staff affected by the economic crisis. We will continue to add to these in the coming weeks.

NASP members can access additional resources here, including a new roadmap on preserving psychological services.

For Students:

• Anger Management for Teens
• Anxiety: Tips for Teens
• Coping in Unsettling Times: Tips for Students
• Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide

For Parents and Educators:

• Building Resilience: Helping Children Learn to Weather Tough Times—Parent Article
• Culturally Competent Mental Health Services in the Schools: Tips for Teachers
• Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Classroom Management: Corrective Strategies, Information for Teachers
• Classroom Management: Preventive Strategies, Information for Teachers
• Classroom Management: Supportive Strategies, Information for Teachers
• Helping Transition to a New School: Tips for Parents in Tough Economic Times
• Homeless Students in the Schools: Information for Educators
• New Schools for Students With Disabilities: Tips for Families Who Have Been Relocated
• Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
• Resilience: Strategies for Parents and Educators—PowerPoint
• School Completion and School Engagement: Information and Strategies for Parents
• Stress in Children and Adolescents: Tips for Parents
• Supporting Children's Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Understanding Stress: Helping Students Affected By the Economic Crisis - Information for Educators

For Principals and Administrators:

• Assessing School Risk and Protective Factors (Coming Soon)
• ABC's of Children's Mental Health—Article for Elementary School Principals
• Culturally Competent Schools: Guidelines for Secondary School Principals
• Helping Homeless Students—Article for Secondary School Principals
• Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Students—Article for Secondary School Principals
• School-Wide Methods for Fostering Resiliency—Article for Secondary School Principals
• Promoting Positive School Climates Through Positive Behavioral Supports
• Promoting School Completion—Article for Secondary School Principals
• School Completion and School Engagement: Information and Strategies for Educators
• School-Wide Approaches to Positive Discipline (Coming Soon)
• SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program, an evidence-based program of education and screening
• Supporting Teachers’ Ability to Teach in Stressful Times
• Supporting Students and Academic Progress in Tough Economic Times—Article for Secondary School Principals
• Supporting School Mental Health Through Population-Based Services (Coming Soon)
• Tough Economic Times: Supporting Student Well-Being and Academic Progress Information for Elementary School Principals

Recognizing and Supporting At-Risk Students

• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children: Information for Parents
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children: Information for Parents (Spanish)
• Depression in Children and Adolescents: Primer for Parents and Educators (English)
• Depression in Children and Adolescents: Primer for Parents and Educators (Spanish)
• Depression: When It Hurts to Be a Teenager—Article for Secondary School Principals
• Suicide Prevention and Intervention—Article for Secondary School Principals
• Preventing Youth Suicide: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Understanding and Responding to Students Who Self-Mutilate— Article for Secondary School Principals
• Self-Mutilation: Information and Guidance for School Personnel

For further information on any of these topics, contact your school psychologist. They have specific expertise on these issues and can be a valuable resource.