Terrorism and Schools
Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools
C-TASC: Indiana Counter-Terrorism and Security Council
Indiana State Emergency Management Agency
Other U.S. Government agencies and information on Terrorism on the Net:
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CIA - Website of the Central Intelligence Agency which contains information on terrorism
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Chemical
Agents: Facts About Sheltering In Place
- Adolescent and School Health
- Biological and Chemical Terrorism: CDC Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
- Emergency Preparedness and Response: Smallpox
- Strategic National Stockpile
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch
- Public Health Practice Program, which includes both a state and a local Emergency Preparedness and Response Inventory, tools for rapid assessment of response capacity
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, which includes information about biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism and related planning and response efforts
- Chemical
Agents: Facts About Sheltering In Place
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: The National Network
In
the Aftermath of Terrorism: Resources
Supporting Children During Times of War and Threat of Terrorist Attack: Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Connect for Kids: "Help with the Healing, On the Web" Even with the healing passage of time, children can have trouble handling the emotions of fear, anger and grief, and the continuing national war on terrorism raises the emotional stakes. Connect for Kids has compiled resources to help.
Talking with Children About War and Terrorism: Pointers for Teachers and Parents by Dr. Duane Hodgin, MSD of Lawrence Township
War and Acts of Terrorism: Tips for Talking to Young People and Adults by Don Zimmerman, Ph.D., MSD of Lawrence Township
Helping
Our Children Deal with War: National Mental Health Association
Parents'
Guide for Talking to their Children about War
In
the Setting of War: Teachers' Guide for Talking to Your Students
The Role of Schools in Homeland Security: Suggestions from the National School Safety Center
Terrorism and Children Judith Myers-Walls, a Purdue University Extension Specialist in Child development and family studies, has researched children's reactions to wars and disasters and offers advice for helping children cope with the terrorist attacks, and their aftermath.
The
Role of Schools in Meeting Community Needs During Bioterrorism:
The following is a paper recently published by RAND on the role
of schools in a community’s bioterrorism response plans.
National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism Issues Report
Checklist
for a Safe and Secure School Environment
School Safety
in Uncertain Times
