Parent and Family Resources
Family and Community Resources
Our Board of Education and the entire District are committed to helping our students and families to become the healthiest versions of themselves. It is a fact that strong families build strong communities! We are all in this together, which necessitates that we encourage and support one another. Below, please find resources that may be of help to your family. We will continue to update this list periodically.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 support for mental health, substance use, and more. Text, call, or chat 988 at any time.
Suffolk County Directory of Behavioral Health Services is a site that "features local Suffolk County agencies and programs that provide a wide range of behavioral health services. These services are mental health, substance use, and supportive programs for the community. This includes programs that provide prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services. The Division updates the Directory regularly to make sure that the program information is complete."
- Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine
ParentGuidance.org is an online service supported by licensed therapists that provides trusted an specialized courses, professional support and a safe community for parents to get answers to a variety of mental health questions. This resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering on demand e-courses on topics like living with a child struggling with depression, identifying anxiety, and coping with grief and loss just to name a few.
Visit the Find Help Website to locate food assistance, help paying bills, and other free and reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply type in your zip code and the website offers a number of assistance programs.
We encourage you to check out Child Mind Institute. This website publishes daily tips from experts to support families in addressing a number of challenges and topics. There are articles and videos that help parents and educators facilitate crucial conversations with their children and students.
The Dougy Center: Grief Resources for Parents and Caregivers
The mission of Dougy Center is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children who are grieving. Within the search bar of the website, you can select the type of loss that has been experienced and there will be specifically tailored resources.
Sayville STRIDES Students and Family Website
Check out the NEW Sayville STRIDES Students & Family Website which has a variety of videos and other resources to support our STRIDES Program at home! Please work alongside us each month as we review our STRIDES characteristics. The website can be found here: STRIDES Students & Families
Click on the How to Help A Child Struggling With Anxiety article.
The Be SMART campaign was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership in order to reduce child gun deaths. Whether you're a gun owner, or you know someone who owns a gun, there is a role for everyone in the conversation around secure gun storage. Be SMART is a framework that parents, caretakers, and community leaders can follow to help keep their communities safe.
Teens will have questions about drugs and alcohol. They will also receive false and harmful information from peers and other sources. This guide contains quick tips for parents/guardians to aid them in having life-saving conversations with their children.
This guide contains tips and suggestions for those individuals who are looking to quit vaping.
Click PDF for more information.
Please see the above "Tip Sheet" for the most popular social media and gaming platforms. At the bottom of the sheet is a QR Code which you can scan and find short videos on "How To" enable some of the safety features on different applications.
Erin's Law requires that public schools implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program. It is intended to help teachers, parents and students identify sexual abuse, and provide assistance and resource information for children and families who are victims of sexual abuse.
FSL's Diagnostic, Assessment and Stabilization Hub (DASH) offers 24-hour, 7 day a week care at a community-based site, plus Mobile Crisis Team, to help those struggling with a mental health or substance-use crisis. A multi-disciplinary team provides assessment, counseling, care management, and linkages to ongoing clinical services as needed.
This resource guide was designed by a number of mental health professionals to assist our students and families when they need support or are facing a crisis. The guide contains descriptions of services and programs (contact information) that range from mental health, substance abuse, community based activities to self-help/support groups.
Resources for recognizing symptoms of anxiety and responding to it. On the last three pages of the packet, there are multiple links to outside agencies and resources.
Crime Victim Hotlines: Information, resources and a listening ear around the clock - 24 hours a day.
You can schedule a video chat to get support and answers for today's concerns: talking to your child about Coronavirus, screen-time limits, at-home instruction expectations, calm-down techniques and much more!
Download and print this calendar for daily incentives to stay positive!
This article highlights panic and anxiety disorders in youth and how to address these disorders in the most effective manner.
Family guidelines for cellphone usage.
Have a family code so that your children can reach out if they need help.
The Greater Sayville Civic Association Safe Stop Program for our children
Cindy Goldrich, Certified ADHD Coach specializing in parenting education and support, speaks about the cognitive skills needed for academic performance, social skills, and life skills.