TOPIC: Crisis Prevention and Response

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Safe Students/Healthy Schools: A collaborative Process

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School-Based Crisis Intervention

Resource Aid Packets

Technical Assistance Sampler

A Sampling of Outcome Findings from Interventions Relevant to Addressing Barriers to Learning:

Technical Aid Packet

School-Based Consultation, Referral, and Management of Care

Tools for Practice

Tools for Practice: Crisis Assistance and Prevention: A Self-study Survey

Training Tutorial

Crisis Assistance and Prevention

Other Relevant Documents, Resources, and Tools on the Internet

After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
After Katrina: Shared Challenges for Rebuilding Communities (2007) C. De Vita, Urban Institute
"Blueprints for Violence Prevention Overview" (Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence)
The Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress Electronic Newsletter
Child Traumatic Stress (From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
Children and the News
Children, Terrorism & Disaster
Communication in a Crisis: Risk Communications Guidelines for Public Officials, 2002 (SAMHSA)

Communicating with Children about Disasters- The American Academy of Pediatrics

Coping After Terrorism: A Guide for Healing and Recovery (US DOJ)

Coping with a traumatic event: Information for the public

Coping With a Traumatic Event – For Health Professionals

Coping With Disaster fact sheets (From NMHA)

Coping with Emotions after a Disaster, "Stress Response to Traumatic Events"

Coping with Traumatic Events (From NIMH)

Coping with Traumatic Events (From SAMHSA)

Creating & Maintaining Healthful Psychosocial Environments in the Aftermath of Disasters

Crisis Communication Guide & Toolkit (National Education Association)

Crisis Intervention Resource Packet- A Guide for School-Based Clinicians (CSMH)

Crisis Planning and Preparation (International Association of Chiefs of Police)

Crisis response: creating safe schools

Critical Incident Stress Information Sheets (from the International Critical Stress Foundation)

"Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence"

Disaster Mental Health Primer: Key Principles, Issues and Questions

Disaster Mental Health for Responders: Key Principles, Issues and Questions

Disaster Mental Health for States: Key Principles, Issues and Questions

"Disaster Handouts and Links"

Disaster Resources (from EMSC)

"Early Warning Signs of Youth Violence: Fact, Fiction, or Fad?"

Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress: Tips for Talking About Disasters

Emergency Planning- U.S. Department of Education

Emergency Preparedness: Multi-Lingual Materials (From AAPCHO)

Federal efforts help state prepare for and respond to psychological consequences, but FEMA's Crisis Counseling program needs improvements (2008)

Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters

Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Child Traumatic Stress and Other Trauma-Focused Initiatives (from the Finance Project)

"Helping Children After a Disaster" (AACAP)

Helping Teenagers With Stress

How Safe is Your Child's School?

How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences (Rand Gulf States Policy Institute)

Hurricane Awareness

Hurricane Awareness Week

Hurricane Evacuation Checklist

Hurricane Help for Schools

Hurricane-Related Distress

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006

The Long-term Impact of a Traumatic Event: What to Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life

Maintaining a Healthy State of Mind After a Terrorist Event

Managing Anxiety in Times of Crisis

Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events

Mental Health Response To Mass Violence And Terrorism: A Field Guide

OVC Bulletin: School Crisis Response Initiative (US DOJ)

"A Practical Guide for Crisis Response in Our Schools" (5th Ed.) 2002

"Practical Information on Crisis Planing: A Guide for Schools and Communities" (US DOE)

Practical School Security: Basic Guidelines for Safe and Secure School

PREPaRE: School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (National Association of School Psychologists)

The Preparedness of schools to respond to emergencies in children: A National Survey of School Nurses

Preparing for and Responding to Crises in Schools (National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention)

Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (from the NCTSN)

Psychosocial implications of disaster or terrorism on children: a guide for the pediatrician

Recovery: After a Hurricane

Resources for Responding to and Preventing School Violence and Suicide (SAMHSA's Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative)

"The Road to Resilience" helping people in times of hardship (APA)

Self-Care Tips for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers

School-based Crime Prevention. By Denise Gottfredson (1997). In Lawrence Sherman, et al. (Eds.), Preventing Crime: What works, what doesn't, what's promising. Washington D.C.: US DOJ

School Crisis Response Initiative

School Critical Incident Planning: A Resource Directory

School Safety, Violence and Security Center for Faculty, Educators and Administrators

School-Violence Fact Sheets (a selection of fact sheets on a variety of school violence issues, provided by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence)

Stress Management for Health Care Providers

Suggestions for Educators: Meeting the Needs of Students- U.S Department of Education

Surviving Field Stress for First Responders

Teaching Students About Terrorism and Related Resources (PBS Educational Services)

"Terrorism & Schools: School Terrorism, School Security, Emergency Planning"

Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Child Traumatic Stress Initiatives (from the Finance Project)

Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers

Clearinghouse Archived Materials

Related Agencies and Websites

Safe Schools / Healthy Students Initiative

Relevant Publications that Can Be Obtained through Libraries

Alternatives to Debriefing and Modifications to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. By Paul Stallard & Emma Salter (2005). Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 8(4), pp.445-457.

An Integrated Model of School Crisis Preparedness and Intervention- A Shared Foundation to Facilitate International Crisis Intervention. By Shane Jimersonm Stephen Brock & Sarah Pletcher (2005). School Psychology International, 26(3), pp. 275-296.

Applying Effective Strategies to Prevent Substance Abuse, Violence, and Disruptive Behavior Among Youth. By Scattergood, Dash, Epstein & Adler (1998).

Cindy Gillespie Hendrick Springfield, IL, US: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. (2003). xvii, 454 pp.

Early Interventions for Trauma: Current Status and Future Directions. By B.Litz, M.Gray, R.Bryant, A.Adler (2002). Clinical Psychology Science & Practice, 9,112-134.

In the Aftermath of Trauma: Normative Reactions and Early Interventions. By Richard Bryant (2004). Edited by Gerald Rosen. In Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversies,. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, pp. 187-211.
Planning for Safer and Better Schools: School Violence Prevention and Intervention Strategies. By Ronald D. Stephens (1994). Psychology Review, 23, pp.204-215
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies. By Matthew J. Friedman (2000). Kansas City, MO: Compact Clinicals.
Provision of Trauma Services to School Populations and Faculty. By J.Horenstein (2002). Edited by Mary Beth Williams & John Sommer, Jr. In Simple and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Strategies for Comprehensive Treatment in Clinical Practice. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press/The Haworth Press, Inc. pp.241-260.
Responding to Terror: The Impact of September 11 on K-12 Schools' Responses. By Richard Auger, John Seymour, Walter Roberts, Jr. (2004). Professional School Counseling, 7(4), pp.222-230.
Safe School Planning. By Ronald D. Stephens. Edited by Delbert S. Elliott, Beatrix A. Hamburg, et al. (1998). In Violence in American schools: A new perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press.
School Counselor Consultation: Skills for Working Effectively with Parents, Teachers, and Other School Personnel. By Greg Brigman, Fran Mullis, Linda Webb, JoAnna White (2005). New York, NY, US: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 196 pp.

School Crisis Management Manual: Guidelines for Administrators. Second Edition by Judie Smith, ISBN-1-55691-198-X, 187 p. 2001 ERIC document

School Violence Intervention: A Practical Handbook. By Scott Poland (1997). Edited by Arnold P. Goldstein & Jane Conoley. In School Crisis Teams. New York: The Guilford Press.

Secondary Prevention for Youth Violence: A Review of Selected School-Based Programs. By Irma Molina, Catherine Dulmus & Karen Sowers (2005). Brief Treatment & Crisis Intervention, 5(1), pp.1-3.
Strengthening Rural Schools: Training Paraprofessionals in Crisis Prevention and Intervention (2003) by Melissa Allen, Betty Ashbaker, Kathryn Stott, ERIC document

Suicide Talk in an Elementary School Community. By Lisa Romano-Dwyer & Glenn Carley (2005). Social Work Education, 24(2),pp.245-250.

Survival guide for childhood trauma helpers. By Christina Van Puymbroeck, Jeffries McWhirter(2004). PsycCRITIQUES

The Real World: Good Ideas Are Never Enough (2004) By Jane Close Conoley, Jeremy Sullivan In School violence intervention: A practical handbook (2nd ed.). (pp. 416-437). Jane Close Conoley & Arnold Goldstein, (Eds). (2004). New York, NY, US: Guilford Press. xiv, 543 pp.

The State Department of Education's Role in Creating Safe Schools. By Marilyn L. Grady; Bernita L. Krumm; Mary Ann Losh (1997). Edited by Arnold P. Goldstein, Jane Close Conoley, Eds. In School Violence Intervention: A Practical Handbook. New York: The Guilford Press.

Toward a Positive Perspective on Violence Prevention in Schools: Building Connections. By Douglas Smith & Daya Sandhu (2004). Journal of Counseling & Development, 82(3), pp.287-293.

When Terrorists Strike: What School Counselors Can Do. By Gerald Juhnke (2002). ERIC Clearinghouse Report: EDO-CG-02-09.

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