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Recognize Concerns

  • Disheveled student appearance
  • Tardiness or excessive absences
  • Repetitive excuses
  • Classroom disruptions
  • Recurrence of addressed concerns
  • Sudden or extreme changes in behavior
  • Disclosure of suicidal/homicidal thoughts
  • Disclosure of sexual assault, harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking (Must be reported to the EOS Title IX Coordinator)

What To Do

  • Act: Talk to the student in private and allow plenty of time, and communicate care for the student’s well-being.
  • Report/consult: Review the previous sections to determine how and where to report and/or obtain consultation.

Start The Conversation

  • “I’ve noticed______. Tell me about how things are going.”
  • After a trauma disclosure: “That sounds very difficult. Are you safe? At school? At home?”
    • If not, connect with safety support resources (i.e. EOS, UHDPD).
    • Connect with counseling or medical support.

Close The Conversation

  • Show You Care.
  • “Thank you so much for sharing this with me, I am going to connect you with the right office(s) to get you help.”
  • “Do you feel like you know your next steps and who to contact?”