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Your child's health and safety is our top priority. Please search our resource library for information on health, nutrition, fitness, injury prevention and other important topics.

Factsheets

Obesity Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about obesity.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about obsessive-compulsive disorder, and how to help students with OCD in class.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about ODD and how to help students who have it.

Panic Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about panic attacks and how to help students who have them.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about posttraumatic stress disorder, and how to help students with PTSD.

Scoliosis Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about scoliosis, and how to help students with the condition.

Selective Mutism Factsheet (for Schools)

Selective mutism causes some kids and teens to be too fearful to talk in some situations. Here's what teachers should know.

Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about severe TBIs, and how to help students who've had a TBI.

Sickle Cell Disease Factsheet (for Schools)

If you're a teacher, here's what you need to know about sickle cell disease and how to support your students.

Social Anxiety Factsheet (for Schools)

What teachers should know about social phobia, and what teachers can do to help students with the disorder succeed in school.