Preparing for crises in the schools: a manual for building school crisis response teams

Crisis theory

Getting started

Developing and implementing a crisis response policy

Components of a crisis preparedness plan

Components of a crisis response

Psychological triage and referral

Crisis intervention

Media relations

Security and safety procedures

Working with potentially violent students

Emergency medical and health procedures

Evaluating and debriefing the crisis response

Appendix A: School crisis intervention: an in-service for educators

Appendix B: Tips for teachers in times of disaster: taking care of yourselves and each other

Appendix C: Helping your child in a disaster

Appendix D: Strategies for informing others of crisis events: sample letters and announcements

Appendix E: Memo requesting teacher assistance in assessing student need for psychological first aid following a crisis

Appendix F: Safe Schools Questionnaire.