Children trust their teachers to educate and inspire, and they often trust teachers with their fears and worries about problems at home. Many children, however, exert great effort to hide the fact that they are struggling with substance use or mental disorders at home. For some, a teacher will be the one who notices that a child’s academic performance has changed and perhaps seems preoccupied. The resources on this page were selected to put tools and information into your hands so that:

1. you are better prepared to notice when a child may need help and
2. you will know what to do when a child comes to you for help.

The child’s ability to learn and develop may depend upon your knowledge and understanding.

The responsibilities of a school administrator are limitless. In addition to the academic and instructional challenges, the maintenance of the behavioral and emotional wellness of the students also falls to you. Children and families with substance use or mental health disorders will often come to your door. The resources included here were chosen with the intention of giving you practical information to help you support your staff as they assist children from families with alcohol or other drug problems and help you offer guidance to parents who may come to you for help. It is hoped that these tools and information will be useful and effective as you interact with students from families with alcohol and other drug abuse problems.

Children trust their teachers to educate and inspire, and they often trust teachers with their fears and worries about problems at home. Many children, however, exert great effort to hide the fact that they are struggling with substance use or mental disorders at home. For some, a teacher will be the one who notices that a child’s academic performance has changed and perhaps seems preoccupied. The resources on this page were selected to put tools and information into your hands so that:

1. you are better prepared to notice when a child may need help and
2. you will know what to do when a child comes to you for help.

The child’s ability to learn and develop may depend upon your knowledge and understanding.

Children trust their teachers to educate and inspire, and they often trust teachers with their fears and worries about problems at home. Many children, however, exert great effort to hide the fact that they are struggling with substance use or mental disorders at home. For some, a teacher will be the one who notices that a child’s academic performance has changed and perhaps seems preoccupied. The resources on this page were selected to put tools and information into your hands so that:

1. you are better prepared to notice when a child may need help and
2. you will know what to do when a child comes to you for help.

The child’s ability to learn and develop may depend upon your knowledge and understanding.

Children trust their teachers to educate and inspire, and they often trust teachers with their fears and worries about problems at home. Many children, however, exert great effort to hide the fact that they are struggling with substance use or mental disorders at home. For some, a teacher will be the one who notices that a child’s academic performance has changed and perhaps seems preoccupied. The resources on this page were selected to put tools and information into your hands so that:

1. you are better prepared to notice when a child may need help and
2. you will know what to do when a child comes to you for help.

The child’s ability to learn and develop may depend upon your knowledge and understanding.

Children trust their teachers to educate and inspire, and they often trust teachers with their fears and worries about problems at home. Many children, however, exert great effort to hide the fact that they are struggling with substance use or mental disorders at home. For some, a teacher will be the one who notices that a child’s academic performance has changed and perhaps seems preoccupied. The resources on this page were selected to put tools and information into your hands so that:

1. you are better prepared to notice when a child may need help and
2. you will know what to do when a child comes to you for help.

The child’s ability to learn and develop may depend upon your knowledge and understanding.

PTA and other parent organizations intend to advocate for children and provide valuable resources to the learning community. However, the needs of children living in homes with alcohol and other drug problems may remain hidden, even to the caring parent leaders in the school community. The following resources have been selected for the parent leadership in the schools in order to:

1. raise awareness about the many children in their schools who await assistance from a caring adult and
2. inspire them to work with the school to offer programs and services that can make a difference to a significant number of children in their school.