Resources (by Crisis Topic)

The following list of high-quality resources is listed in alphabetical order. Although these are recommended resources for reference, best practice is that schools invest in comprehensive crisis managment training. Specific school safety and crisis management training helps educators, schools, and districts implement prevention strategies, prepare for threat- and hazard-based crises, create comprehensive crisis plans, learn best practice intervention techniques, and provide response and recovery in the most effective way possible. For training opportunities, please contact the Crisis Team or visit the Professional Learning Opportunities page.

Bomb Threats

• DHS-DOJ Bomb Threat Guidance

COVID-19 Resource Page

Death

• Examples of Staff, Parent, and Student Notification Letters
• Guidelines for Responding to the Death of a Student or School Staff
• Recommended Books for Children Coping with Loss or Trauma

Equity

• OSDE Counseling Equity Resources
• Talking About Race and Privilege: Lesson Plan for Middle and High School Students
• Supporting Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Students and Families: Tips for Educators in K-12 Settings

Fire

• Parent Guidelines for Helping Children Impacted by Arson and Fires

Hazardous Materials

• Hazardous Materials Incidents: Guidance for State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Private Sector Partners

Infectious Disease

• Preparing for Infectious Disease Epidemics: Brief Tips for School Mental Health Professionals
• Preparing for Pandemic Illness: Guidelines for School Administrators and Crisis Teams

Intruder

• Mitigating Negative Psychological Effects of School Lockdowns: Brief Guidance for Schools

Media Exposure

• Helping Children Cope with Frightening News

Medical Emergencies

• National Association of School Nurses: Practice Topics

Natural Disasters

• General Support:
  • Helping Children Cope with Disaster
  • Large-Scale Natural Disasters: Helping Children Cope
  • Natural Disasters and Relocating Students with Special Need: Recommendations for Receiving Schools
  • Resources to Assist States/Territories Recover from Natural Disasters; Quick Reference Guide
• Disaster-specific Support:
  • Earthquakes:
    • Helping Students Cope with the Haitian Earthquake: Guidance for School Mental Health Professionals
  • Floods:
    • Manage Flood-related distress by Building Resilience
    • Strengthening your Emotional Well-Being ahead of a Flood
  • Tornados:
    • After the Tornado: Helping Children Heal
    • Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Tornado
    • Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after a Tornado
  • Wildfire:
    • Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

• Self-Injury: Information and Guidance for School Personnel
• Understanding and Responding to Students Who Self-Mutilate

Sexual Assault

• Sexual Harassment: A Guide for School Personnel

Suicide

• After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
• Preventing Youth Suicide: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Preventing Suicide: Guidelines for Administrators and Crisis Teams
• Suicide Clusters and Contagion
• Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide
  • Supporting Infographic: There is Hope. There is Help. Suicide is Preventable
• Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention in a Time of Distance Learning

Terrorism

• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism: Tips for Parents and Educators
  • Supporting Infographic: Helping Children Cope with Terrorism

Threat of Violence to Student and/or Staff

• Best Practice Considerations for Schools in Active Shooter and Other Armed Assailant Drills
• Oklahoma Behavioral Threat Assessment
• Threat Assessments for School Administrators & Crisis Teams
• When Students Make Threats