• Pursuant to Missouri Senate Bill 638, Section 161.1050, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has established the Trauma informed school initiative that can be found at https://dese.mo.gov/traumainformed

     

    Trauma-informed schools are schools that:

    • realize the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery;
    • recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, teachers and staff;
    • respond by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures and practices; and
    • seek to actively resist re-traumatization.
     
     
    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  1-800-273-8255
    Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline Number for Texas County (MOCARS):  1-800-356-5395
    Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline:  1-800-392-3738