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14 <br /> Slide #7 <br /> SupportMental Health • Students <br /> SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT <br /> • School Based Therapy • Cardinal Innovations <br /> • Dispute Settlement Center-Restorative Practices/Circle • Friday Center trainings <br /> training/Staff support • Dispute Settlement Center <br /> • SAFE-(Substance Abuse Family Education Program) • Parent information Sessions <br /> • Boomerang-Strive Program • Freedom House <br /> • Recovery International-Power your Mind:Tools to build • El Futuro <br /> resilience in MS students- <br /> • Substance Abuse Prevention Curriculum-Secondary <br /> • Wise Owl Drug Safety Curriculum-Elementary <br /> • School Social Workers,Counselors <br /> • Second Step-select schools <br /> • Newsela SEL curriculum and support resources <br /> • Panorama SEL support resources <br /> • Friday Center SEL Lessons and resources <br /> • Gatekeepers training <br /> Slide #8 <br /> Social and Emotional Well-being for Staff <br /> OCS staff are important and their emotional well-being is a key in the <br /> success of students. <br /> OCS engages in supporting our staff by: <br /> • Prominently displaying and reminding staff of the Employees <br /> Assistance Program which provides support in multiple ways. <br /> • Workshops with Kelli Underwood, LCSW, began in 2019-2020 and <br /> will continue into this school year. Workshops are designed to <br /> support adults with tools and techniques to address their emotion <br /> well being and how to best work with students experiencing a <br /> myriad of feelings and behaviors related to the pandemic and <br /> school closure. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked how the statistics presented at the beginning of the <br /> presentation compare to pre-pandemic levels. <br /> Sherita Cobb said the statistics are concerning and are higher than at the beginning of <br /> the pandemic. She said it is important to make sure that students and parents are aware of <br /> resources, and having all available staff working together to support students and families. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if the current levels are double pre-pandemic levels. <br /> Sherita Cobb said the numbers are not double, but well above the normal amount of <br /> referrals. <br /> 4. Racial Equity Collaboration and Support <br /> a. Orange County— Orange County Human Rights and Relations Director, Annette <br /> Moore <br /> Annette Moore made the following presentation: <br />