Handle With Care Model
If a law enforcement officer or other first responder encounters a child during a call, that child’s name and three words, HANDLE WITH CARE, are forwarded to the school/child care agency before the school bell rings the next day. The school implements individual, class and whole school trauma-sensitive strategies so that potentially traumatized children are “Handled With Care”. If a child needs more intervention, on-site trauma-focused mental healthcare is available at the school.
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Interest Indicated
Interest Site
An Interest Site is a district/county that has contacted and completed an interest meeting and has created a plan for next steps for implementing Handle With Care, to include Handle With Care Training.
Launch Site
A Launch Site is a district/county that has held an interest meeting, established their notification protocol, initiated collaboration with all necessary parties and has held the kickoff/launch meeting.
Implementation Site
An Implementation Site has worked through all the steps of both interest and implementation site and has received and responded to Handle With Care notices.
Active Site
These sites are functioning independently as a Handle With Care district/county with a complete trauma-informed framework. These sites have completed a needs assessment to determine areas of need for technical assistance and training to support a trauma-informed response by all parties.