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Welcome to Los Angeles Unified School Mental Health
We are committed to providing a safe learning environment, free from bullying, discrimination, and harassment, and we will continue to ensure schools are safe spaces that provide resources and services for all in the Los Angeles Unified family who are affected by current atrocities around the world.
As we grieve the loss of life and feel the pain and suffering caused by the increasing number of global conflicts, it is essential to remember the critical role we all play for our students: to guide them in coping effectively with the stressors they may feel, especially those who share ties with communities directly involved.
To assist you and your efforts to support students, please access the Psychological First Aid resources below. PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning. Racial trauma is defined as the mental and emotional injury caused by race-based traumatic incidents and other forms of violence towards African Americans and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Children and youth may experience race-based traumatic incidents in various ways, including direct impact, indirect exposure, or through media outlets.
PFA for Crisis Incidents
PFA for Crisis Incidents (Spanish)
PFA for Educators
Tips for Parents and Educators As parents and educators, you can protect your children by helping them understand media coverage while limiting their exposure to distressing images.
Reactions you might see and how you can help in, Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators, a guide from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Please also visit the Human Relations Diversity and Equity website for tools and resources for building resilience in a time of global conflict, as well as honoring all from various backgrounds and different lived experiences.
