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?”