Staff Wellness for Home Visitors
Discover the importance of staff wellness and professional boundaries in home-based settings. Explore safety practices to enhance staff relationships with families and strategies for self-care and reducing stress.
Head Start Programs Support Families in Recovery
Head Start staff can support opioid and substance use disorder recovery by taking advantage of opportunities to engage with families and provide resources to prevent harm to children.
Talking with Families About Substance Use Disorders: Screening and Consultation
Beginning conversations with children and families around sensitive topics, such as substance use disorders, is not an easy task. Find resources to help program staff navigate those difficult discussions.
Attachment B: Office of Head Start Guidance on Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
Explore the critical role Head Start programs play in buffering the impact of trauma by promoting resilience for children, families, and staff. Learn more about implementing a trauma-informed approach.
Substance Use Disorder and Recovery
Learn about substance use disorders and discover the various ways Head Start programs can support families in recovery.
Promoting Resilience: Preventing Substance Use Disorders
Parental risk for alcohol and substance use disorders can be reduced by supporting informed decision-making and healthy behaviors. Explore self-care strategies to promote resilience in times of stress.
Substance Use Disorders: Understanding the Basics
Head Start programs can help prevent substance use disorders and intervene when a family is affected. Learn the facts about opioids, alcohol, and tobacco, and how they can impact children and families.
The Journey to Recovery: Head Start Takes Action on Substance Use Disorders
Discover how Head Start programs are responding to and supporting families impacted by opioids and substance use disorders.
Head Start and the Opioid Crisis: Video Series
These videos provide an overview and highlight the work of the Head Start program in supporting families impacted by substance use disorders. Watch these videos to gain insight into families impacted by opioid and substance misuse and their journey to recovery.
The Impact of Substance Use on Children and Families Webinar Series
Learn about the effects of opioids on exposed infants and children. Find out how Head Start and Early Head Start can support children and families impacted by opioid and other substance use disorders.