One of the most common reasons families call Families as Allies’ parent concern line (601-608-7525) is that someone at their child’s school has told them they need to get their child a risk assessment. This usually means that someone at the school believes the child is doing something that could be dangerous to themselves or others.
Families as Allies works with a Mississippi group of educators, researchers, mental health providers and families on Project AWARE. Project AWARE helps schools develop informal supports, mental health referrals and positive school climates so that all children feel safe and can learn at school.
We want to learn from Mississippi families what happens when the school notifies them that their child needs a risk assessment or exhibits behavior the school deems potentially dangerous.
If your child’s school has told you that your child needs a risk assessment or that the school thinks their behavior might be dangerous to them or someone else, we’d like to hear about your experience. Please take our survey. All of your answers are confidential.
We appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey. Your answers will help us work with Project Aware to develop effective risk assessment policies. We want all children to be safe at school and for children to get the right kind of support if and when they need it. We also want families to understand their rights and options if they are told their child needs a risk assessment.
If you have questions about this survey or would like to help develop risk assessment policies, contact Joy Hogge, executive director at Families as Allies, at info@faams.org or 601-355-0915. We will not share specific survey answers, but the anonymized results will be posted on the Families as Allies website.
