School Violence Prevention Resources
School Violence: Tips for Coping With Stress
www.cdc.gov/Features/SchoolViolence/
This online resource assembles a collection of resources on violence prevention to help parents, students, and school personnel cope with the aftermath of a traumatic event.
School Violence Fact Sheet
www.safeyouth.org/scripts/facts/school.asp
This sheet provides a brief overview of the prevalence and scope of school violence in the United States, prevention recommendations for schools, and descriptions of several federal school violence prevention initiatives.
In the Spotlight: School Safety
http://ncjrs.gov/spotlight/school_safety/Summary.html
This online resource presents facts and figures, legislation, publications, state and local programs, technical assistance providers, and federal funding opportunities addressing school safety and school violence prevention.
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crisisplanning.html
This guide gives schools, districts, and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulates thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provides examples of promising practices. The companion brochure provides several checklists to assist in developing or updating a crisis plan.
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html
This guide offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention, and crisis response plans.
Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide
www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/actguide/index.html
This guide follows up on Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools with “how-to” information on developing school safety plans. It emphasizes early intervention and prevention and the importance of teamwork among educators, mental health professionals, parents, and students.
Guide for Intermediate and Long-Term Mental Health Services After School-Related Violent Events
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/NMH03-0151/default.asp
This report provides guidelines for school staff and community mental health personnel to establish and maintain immediate, intermediate, and longer-term mental health recovery services necessary to restore the social and emotional equilibrium and well-being of students and staff after a violent event at school.
School Crisis Response Initiative
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/schoolcrisis/ncj197832.pdf
This bulletin can guide schools and school districts as they develop their own school-based crisis response plans. It addresses the value of school-based intervention, elements of a school-based crisis response plan, and roles and responsibilities of school staff and community members.
Secret Service Safe School Initiative
www.ustreas.gov/usss/ntac_ssi.shtml
This study of school shootings and other school-based attacks, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, produced two reports that detail the study findings and lay out a process for threat assessment in schools.