Protecting Youth Requires Meaningful Relationships
Caring Relationships with Adults at School: 2015-2017
Meaningful relationships are fundamental to safeguarding youth. Every child needs an adult who is both caring and supportive as well as attentive to basic needs. When an adult demonstrates a deep commitment to a child’s emotional and physical well-being, that child is more likely to feel secure and protected which supports their long-term health and well-being. These relationships are most critical at home but are also important in all youth environments such as in school.
Many students in California lack a caring relationship at school. Less than half of students in 7th and 11th grade and about a quarter of students in 9th grade and in non-traditional programs highly agreed that they had a caring relationship with an adult at school in 2015-2017. Hispanic/Latino students in these grade levels may be least likely to have caring relationship with an adult (29% highly agreed) compared with white students (39% highly agreed), among race/ethnicity groups with data.
Nurturing School Community Data
These data are a part of Safeguards for Youth, a compilation of the latest data on protective factors and supportive services that promote California children’s health and well-being. Learn more at kidsdata.org/Safeguards.
Feeling Connected
Strong Relationships
- Caring Relationships with Adults at School
- Adults at School Care About Students
- Adults at School Believe in Student Success
Supportive Environment
- School Supports
- High Expectations from Adults at School
- Meaningful Participation at School
- Academic Motivation
- Students Who Are Motivated to Learn
- School Motivates Students to Learn
- School Is a Supportive and Inviting Place to Learn
- School Gives Students Opportunities to Make a Difference
- School Fosters Youth Resilience or Asset Promotion
- Students Respect Each Other’s Differences
- Cultural or Racial/Ethnic Tension at School
- School Welcomes and Facilitates Parent Involvement
Related Resources
Simple Interactions promotes a research and practice-based approach in child and adult relationship-building and provides free resources to support those who serve children, youth, and families. It is a partnership between the Fred Rogers Center, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Strategies 2.0 is a multi-dimensional initiative to help organizations strengthen families and communities by offering free resources and training. It is supported by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention.
The Second Annual Child Abuse Prevention Month Kids’ Art Contest has begun! This year’s theme for the art contest is “My Hero.” Entries are due March 22, 2020.
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