School Safety and Mentoring Guides
Strategies for Creating a Safe
Learning Environment for Children
The Hamilton Fish Institute on School
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The publications provided here are based on previous work done by the
Hamilton Fish Institute and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
These resources have all been updated with the latest research by leading
experts in the fields of school safety and youth mentoring. They provide
practitioners with state-of-the-art strategies and concepts for improving
school safety and climate for providing valuable adult mentors for students who
could use some extra support and encouragement.
Creating Safer Schools and Communities
This series offers five newly revised guidebooks for key
components of creating safe, positive schools. They feature a combination of
fresh research, best practices, and planning tools to help educators and
administrators make effective decisions and create successful programming. Download each title in
pdf format below.
Creating Schoolwide Prevention and Intervention
Strategies
Ensuring
Fostering School, Family, and Community Involvement
School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe
Schools
The Role of Mental Health Services in Promoting
Safe and Secure Schools
This series provides school staff and youth development professionals with
a comprehensive set of tools to plan and implement a safe and supportive youth
mentoring program. These resources are based on the latest research into
mentoring best practices and will improve both program design and the mentoring
relationships formed between adult volunteers and young people in need. Download
each title in pdf format below.
The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring
Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure
Manual
Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedures -
Customizable Template
Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring
Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
Sustainability Planning and Resource Development
for Youth Mentoring Programs
The Hamilton Fish Institute and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory hope that these resources assist your school or youth-serving organization in creating a safe, positive learning environment for the children you serve.