Supporting Students' Mental Health and Well-Being

Mental and Behavioral Health Resources

Suicide Prevention

Coping with Loss, Death or Grief

Resources to Respond to Trauma

After a trauma, people may go though a wide range of normal responses. Such reactions may be experienced not only by people who experienced the trauma first-hand, but by those who have witnessed or heard about the trauma, or been involved with those immediately affected. Many reactions can be triggered by persons, places, or things associated with the trauma. Some reactions may appear totally unrelated. Steilacoom Historical School District's counseling team is available to provide support to students and their families in connecting with resources to respond to trauma.

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School, Family, Community Resources

Department of Health

In accordance with RCW 70.54.490 and HB 1230, the following provides information for schools, students, and families to learn more about safety topics. Topics include substance use, and the safe storage of prescription/over-the-counter medication, firearms, and ammunition.

Department of Health

Department of Health Safety Study Hall

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1.

Opioid Overdose Prevention Strategies

Secure Storage of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication

Every year across the nation, thousands of children are treated in emergency rooms for medication-related poisonings that often occur when they find and ingest drugs that are not stored securely.

Safely storing prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications and other potentially dangerous substances is key to protecting children and adults.

By keeping medications out of reach and sight, and ensuring they are securely stored (even at a friend or family member’s home), we can reduce the risk of these preventable emergencies and protect our children.

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Secure Storage of Firearms and Ammunition

Content Warning: This section contains references to self-harm and suicide.

According to a study, households that locked both firearms and ammunition were 78% less likely to experience self-inflicted firearm injuries and had an 85% lower risk of accidental firearm injuries among children, compared to households that did not lock either (Grossman et al., 2005).

Storing firearms safely is important to keep everyone safe, especially children. When firearms are not stored properly, accidents can happen, like a child finding a gun and getting hurt, or someone stealing it and using it for a crime.

To prevent accidents, firearms should be kept unloaded, locked up, and away from ammunition. There are many easy-to-use options, like lockboxes or safes, that can stop children or others from accessing them.

By storing firearms safely, we can help prevent accidents and keep our homes and communities safer.

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