School Safety Programs, Resources, and Related Websites

RESOURCES FOR HELPING STUDENTS WITH WAR ANXIETIES

• Army Deployment Handbook
• FEMA for Kids

CRISIS RESPONSE

• Los Angeles Unified School District. Standard Emergency Procedures for Schools
• Practical Information on Crisis Planning
• Additional Emergency Planning Resources
  
• Virginia Department of Education: Model School Crisis Management Plan
• National Education Association Crisis Communications and Toolkit
• NOVA (National Organization for Victim Assistance)

OTHER

• Resources recommended from the President
• Resources recommended from U.S. Department of Justice
• Internet Safety Storybook Series
• Checklist for a Safe and Secure School Environment
• Understanding the Lists of Effective Programs: SAMHSA's National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices
• Beyond Zero Tolerance: Schools Don't Need Extreme Policies to Be Safe
• National Youth Violence Prevention Week Action Kit
• National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
• U.S. Secret Service: National Threat Assessment Center
  • Final Report and Findings: Implications for Prevention of School Attacks in the United States
  • Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates
  • USSS Safe School Initiative: An Interim Report on the Prevention of Targeted Violence in Schools
  • Evaluating Risk for Targeted Violence in Schools

  GANGS

• Comprehensive Approach to Youth Gangs: from the Institute for Intergovernmental Research
• Highlights of the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey