Behaviors to Look For

Behaviors that can be referred to CARE may fall within the following classifications below. The goal is to connect students to CARE and offer preventative measures, interventions as needed, and avoid escalation. Potential behavioral/emotional, or physical indicators of student difficulties that may grant a referral include the following:

• Statements related to death or dying or feelings of hopelessness
• Overtly suicidal thoughts (including referring to suicide as a current option or in a written assignment).
• Inappropriate communications that put student and/or other's safety at risk (including classroom discussion, letters, e–mail messages, and text messages).
• Mention of or exhibiting self-injurious behavior, such as cutting or burning, or exposing previously unexposed self-injuries.
• Unusual escalated emotions/behavior (e.g. hostility, aggression, violence, outbursts of anger, etc.).
• Loss of contact with reality (seeing/hearing things that are not there, beliefs or actions at odds with reality).