The National School Chaplain Association (405-831-3299) can help schools face the challenges of poor safety and mental health, bringing much needed light and hope back to education in America.
The rising epidemic of gun violence in American schools tells the National School Chaplain Association (NSCA) that schools are in desperate need of more support, and they’re on a mission to provide it.
The NSCA has long dedicated itself to promoting the well-being and spiritual guidance of students, and now it is working actively to use its pastoral care and counselling services to improve school safety. With their new focus on strengthening school safety, the NSCA is training chaplains that can provide your school with the support you need to create a safe and secure environment for all your students, staff, and your entire school community.
Go to https://nationalschoolchaplainassociation.org/ to find out more.
The NSCA is now reworking their training programs and reconceiving of the way they, as an organization, work with school communities in the US in light of the growing and pressing need for safer schools. With over 74 people having been killed or injured by gun violence in American schools in the first three months of 2023, including young children, the NSCA believes all schools—including yours—need far more mental health and pastoral care.
Although the NSCA is a Christian denominational organization, their chaplains work in all private and public schools and with elementary, middle school, and high school-aged children and adolescents. They believe that the combination of spiritual guidance and non-judgemental holistic welfare support they offer students can be a key tool in your school’s battle against violence.
You can access more information on how the NSCA is working to make schools safer at https://nationalschoolchaplainassociation.org/chaplains/
A spokesperson for the NSCA advisory board said, “Chaplains have the privileged opportunity to observe student behavior more holistically than teachers, counselors, or law enforcement. Conversations with chaplains are private. Therefore, students are more straightforward and sincere, not having to worry about what goes on their transcripts. Chaplaincy has also been proven to dissipate tension, resolve conflict and bring hope, making schools safer for the children they serve.”
As its Founder and CEO, Rocky Malloy, astutely asked, “Who doesn’t want safer schools?”
In addition to making your school safer, the NSCA is also confident that their accredited chaplains can help your students discover their identity and their hopes and dreams for their future, giving them much-needed direction and positivity. They also excel in creating a more tangible sense of community, connection, and camaraderie amongst your students and your broader school community, which has been proven to improve both the academic and emotional outcomes of students.
The NSCA believes that spiritual and pastoral care is the missing link when it comes to stopping school violence and making schools safer.
Visit https://nationalschoolchaplainassociation.org/schools/ to see how an NSCA chaplain can support your school.
