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Sustaining Ourselves and Each Other: A Practical Guide to Self- Attuning, Boundaries, and Wellness
Description: This guide is designed to be used flexibly. You do not need to read it from start to finish. Instead, choose one section or practice that feels most relevant to you right now. Many of the activities can be...

Strengthening Campus Mental Health: From Vision to Practice
A Toolkit for California Community Colleges A practical guide for California Community Colleges seeking to build, strengthen, or refine campus mental health programs. The toolkit walks colleges through key considerations for designing and sustaining effective mental health services, including assessing...

Beyond the Breaking Point – Supporting Students Through Distress and Crisis
Designed for faculty, staff, and BIT teams, Beyond the Breaking Point provides tools and strategies to support early intervention, coordinated response, and meaningful connections to student care.

The California Community Colleges Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Guidebook: 2026 Edition
Updated guidance for California community colleges on expanding student access to food and cash benefits by accepting CalFresh and EBT on campus.

Breaking Down Barriers: Guidelines for California Community College Homeless Liaisons
An updated guide for Homeless Liaisons with new 2025 information, tools, and best practices to support students experiencing housing insecurity.

Unlocking the Potential of Undocumented Students
A trauma-informed guide for faculty, staff, and administrators to better support undocumented students through culturally responsive strategies and campus practices.

Developmental Trauma Toolkit
Practical guidance for supporting foster youth in community colleges by addressing developmental trauma, resilience, and holistic student success.

Trauma-Informed Guiding Principles for Working With Transition Age Youth: Provider Fact Sheet
Key strategies for supporting trauma-exposed young adults (ages 16–25) with culturally responsive, resilience-based care.

College Mental Health Toolkit
Digestible tips, facts, and guidance for students navigating mental health challenges and building resilience on campus.

Basic Needs Center Toolkit
Step-by-step toolkit helping colleges build or enhance Basic Needs Centers to support student access to food, housing, mental health, and more.

Equitable Access to Care Toolkit
A practical toolkit for colleges to expand Medi-Cal enrollment and connect students with health coverage, wellness resources, and basic needs support.
