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title: "Supporting Students with School Attendance Challenges: A Guidebook for Families and Schools"
description: "A practical guidebook for school-family collaboration and tiered supports to reduce barriers and re-engage students experiencing school refusal / avoidance."
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# Supporting Students with School Attendance Challenges: A Guidebook for Families and Schools

By Sheryl Boswell

A practical guidebook for school-family collaboration and tiered supports to reduce barriers and re-engage students experiencing school refusal / avoidance.

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## About this resource

This guidebook includes:

-   Understanding School Attendance Challenges: Signs and Symptoms, Warning Signs, Losses, Education Roles, Responsibilities and Rights, Language Use
-   Support Strategies
-   A Mental Wellness Action Plan
-   Trauma-Informed Approaches to School Attendance Challenges
-   A Whole School Approach with Assessment Forms and Support and Action Plans
-   Possible Educational Accommodations

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    A PDF by email for schools and organizations: unlimited photocopies within the organization at the same mailing address.
    
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## About the author

[Sheryl Boswell](https://sherylboswellymhc.ca/) is an educator and has taught elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and adult education students in Canada and Africa. She is a suicide loss survivor, a child and youth mental health expert, and the Executive Director of Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC). A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of all educational resources go to YMHC.

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