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School Mental Health Infographic 2023

School Mental Health Infographic 2023 pdf

Free website to help you locate hotlines for call and text for those in need.

Safe and Supportive Schools for LGBTQ+ Youth* NASP Position Statement

National Association of School Psychologists: The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is a professional association that represents more than 25,000 school psychologists, graduate students, and related professionals throughout the United States and 25 other countries. The world's largest organization of school psychologists, NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior, and mental health. Our vision is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life. 

www.nasponline.org

NASP COVID Resource Center: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/covid-19-resource-center 

AASP helped the Arizona Department of Education develop a reopening guidance document for school psychologists. Click here for the document.

School Psychology Review YouTube Channel with research briefs

Arizona School Psychology Shortage Infographic

As many of you are aware, shortages in school psychologists affects our overall service delivery.  The attached infographic offers an opportunity for each of us to voice key issues to stakeholders and advocate for the work of school psychologists.  As school psychologists, we play a critical role in providing comprehensive support in various areas (school safety, mental health, etc.).  AASP encourages you to share this infographic with key decision makers in your district.

Click here to access the infographic:  School Psychology Shortage Infographic

Additional information and resources can be found by clicking on the various links below:

Arizona School Psychology Staffing Ratios:  Ratio- 1:1,320

(Per instructions of the Arizona Department of Education, AASP utilized the available information from their website. As of 10/22/2019 total enrollment numbers were only available through the 2017/2018 school year.)


33% of Arizona students experience 2 or more adverse childhood experiences.

-       https://azaces.org/what-is-an-ace/#ace-study

 

10,000 Arizona teens are estimated to have attempted suicide in 2017.

-        https://azgovernor.gov/sites/default/files/teen_suicide_prevention_awareness_month_2019_0_0.pdf 

-        https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/annual/measure/Suicide/state/AZ 

 

25% of Arizona students do not graduate high school.

-       https://www.expectmorearizona.org/progress/high_school_grad/?location=State::Arizona

 

1 in 5 Students in Arizona are bullied (cyber, verbal, physical, and/or social).

-       https://www.childhealthdata.org/docs/nsch-docs/sas-codebook_-2011-2012-nsch-v1_05-10-13.pdf 

-       https://www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey/results?q=5367&r=4

ADE Workshops & Conferences

ADE's Dyslexia Guidance Document: http://www.azed.gov/mowr/dyslexia/

ADE's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Homepagehttp://www.azed.gov/mtss/

Children's Action Alliance

  • Children’s Action Alliance is an independent voice for Arizona children at the state capitol and in the community. CAA works to improve children’s health, education, and security through information and action.

  • http://azchildren.org/

Expect More Arizona

  • Expect More Arizona is a public-private partnership dedicated to making education the top priority in our state. AASP is proud to partner with Expect More Arizona in an effort to strengthen education within Arizona's schools.
  • http://www.expectmorearizona.org/

LD OnLine

  • The educators' guide to learning disabilities and ADHD
  • NASP is a member organization of LD OnLine
  • http://www.ldonline.org/

Reading Rockets 

  • Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help
  • This link takes you to their school psychologists’ home page which includes a variety of resources including a downloadable toolkit
  • http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/professionals/schoolpsychologist

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