Educators know better than anyone that school resources are often stretched thin. But in today’s hectic climate, that age-old frustration may be supplanted by a new, pressing concern: the mental wellbeing of America’s students.
That’s what a new finding from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing suggests. A survey of school board members found that they were most worried about their students’ mental wellbeing, even more than concerns about funding, staffing shortages and school safety. Fifty-six percent of school board members said they were “extremely concerned” about mental health.
Schools are placing a greater emphasis on mental health support services. This includes things like counseling, wellness resources, and stress management tools to help students better manage their health and well-being. Caring for students’ mental health and safety is a key part of education administration today.
It’s difficult to know how to ensure health and safety in unpredictable times, but it’s clear that providing resources for your community is important. Kokomo24/7® offers a wide range of technical solutions for the health and safety challenges that schools face. Here are just a few of the ways that schools can use Kokomo24/7® software to help empower their students, staff, and communities.
Anonymous Reporting
1. Create and maintain an anonymous tip line where students can report concerning or harmful behavior.
2. Offer students a safe space to report concerns to staff.
3. Collect and track reports of threats, acts of violence, concerning behavior, and more.
4. Incorporate violence prevention tactics into school safety protocols by following up on reports of planned violence.
Incident Management
5. Collect and track student incidents such as bullying, threats, and violent acts.
6. Securely collect and track sensitive health information collected by counseling and health services.
7. Track and manage Title IX complaints and grievance procedures.
Communications Management
8. Create automated notifications so that, during an emergency, you can notify your community in seconds.
9. Provide updates for armed assailant incidents, inclement weather, hazardous materials, and more.
10. Notify students and staff of building lockdowns and all-clears.
Visitor Management
11. Secure your facilities with optional digital badging for visitors to school facilities.
12. Use geofencing functionalities to track visitors while at school.
13. Ensure all guests have been screened and vetted according to customizable standards.
14. Screen guests through the National Sex Offender database.
Kokomo24/7® Can Help
Kokomo24/7® understands that every school has its own set of unique needs. We can provide your school with a robust yet easy-to-use technology platform that simplifies the complicated work of higher education management. Get the health and safety platform you need to navigate complex and changing circumstances: the same software toolkit used by educational institutions like the second-largest K-12 school district in the country.
Ever since Kokomo24/7® was founded in 2018, we have been a leader in compliance and risk management solutions for all things health and safety. Kokomo proudly serves schools, communities, and workplaces. Our mission is to deliver highly effective, easy-to-use, and trusted compliance and risk management solutions that bridge the gap between public safety and technology.
Whether you work for a small school, a big-city public district, or any institution in between, we want to hear from you.
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