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School Safety and Crisis Resources

NASP has made these materials available free of charge to the public in order to promote the ability of children and youth to cope with traumatic or unsettling events. Text from HTML materials may be adapted or reproduced without specific permission; all materials may also be linked to websites without prior permission from NASP.  However, the integrity of the content must be maintained and NASP must be given proper credit.

Requests from school districts for assistance related to a crisis should be directed to NASP's National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT). Media inquiries should be directed to the NASP Director of Marketing and Communications at kcowan@naspweb.org.

Resources by Topic

School Safety/Violence Prevention 
Suicide Prevention/Intervention 
Crisis Response Resources
Media and Crisis
Trauma
Natural Disasters
War/Terrorism Materials
Crisis Resources in Spanish and Other Languages
PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Response Training Curriculum
National Emergency Assistance Team

School Safety/Violence Prevention

• Safe Schools and Springtime Stress
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers - Korean
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers - Spanish
• Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety
• Preventing School Violence: A Plan for Safe and Engaging Schools
• Threat Assessment: An Essential Component of a Comprehensive Safe School Program
• Threat Assessment in Schools: Tips for Educators
• Creating a Safe School Building
• Bullying Information
• Vulnerability to Violence Among Gay and Lesbian Youth
• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools (released in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health and NASP)
• Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide to Implementing Early Warning, Timely Response (released in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, NIH and NASP)
• Research Review on Violence Prevention

Suicide

• NEW - Preventing Youth Suicide - Tips for Parents and Educators
• Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide
• Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part I - Tips for Parents and Schools
• Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part II - Tips for School Personnel or Crisis Team Members
• SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program, an evidence-based program of education and screening

Crisis Response Resources

• Coping With Crisis: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Coping with Crisis--Helping Children With Special Needs
• Managing Strong Emotional Reactions to Traumatic Events: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for School Psychologists and Crisis Teams - HTML | PDF
• Culturally Competent Crisis Response Resources
• Dealing with a Death in School
• Helping Children Cope With Crisis: Care for Caregivers
• Memorials/Activities/Rituals Following Traumatic Events - Suggestions for Schools

Media and Crisis

• Responsible Media Coverage of Crisis Events Impacting Children
• How to Handle The Media During A Crisis

Trauma

• How Children Cope With Trauma and Ongoing Threat: The BASIC Ph Model
• Identifying Seriously Traumatized Children - Tips for Parents and Educators
• Managing Strong Emotional Reactions to Traumatic Events: Tips for Parents and Teachers

Natural Disasters

• Responding to Natural Disasters - Helping Children and Families: Information for School Crisis Teams
• Helping Children After a Natural Disaster: Information for Parents and Teachers
• Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers - PDF
• New Schools for Students With Disabilities: Tips for Families Who Have Been Relocated
• Relocated Students With Special Needs: Recommendations for Receiving Schools
• Hurricane Experiences Provide Lessons for the Future

War/Terrorism Materials

• Children and Fear of War and Terrorism - Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Students
• Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times
• Helping Children Cope With Loss, Death, and Grief
• Parents Called to Active Duty: Helping Children Cope
• Promoting Peace and Tolerance in Children
• Schools and Terrorism: A Supplement to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism:  Recommendations to the Secretary (from CDC)
• Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing

Crisis Resources in Spanish and Other Languages

Spanish language resources are here.

Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools have also generously provided translations of two handouts in several languages. They are available in PDF format below:

• Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Students
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Farsi
• Korean
• Spanish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese
• Coping in Unsettling Times - Tips for Parents
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Farsi
• Korean
• Spanish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese