Crisis Planning and Management

The Chairperson of this task force is:

Philip J. Lazarus, Ph.D., NCSP

Email: Philaz1@aol.com

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Resources

National School Safety Center [NSSC] Review of School Safety Research

Information & Resources for Parents, Schools, Law Enforcement Officials, and Communities/Recursos sobre Seguridad en las Escuelas para Padres, Escuelas, Agentes de la Ley y Comunidades from the Conference on School Safety (October 10, 2006 - Chevy Chase, MD) - US Department of Education and US Department of Justice

NASP Crisis Resources
NASP has made these materials available free of charge to the public in order to promote the ability of children and youth to cope with traumatic or unsettling events.

For information about the National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT), click here. In an emergency, NEAT members can be reached directly or through NASP.  To contact a team member through NASP during business hours, call 301.657.0270 and ask for Susan Gorin, NASP Executive Director, or Ted Feinberg, NASP Assistant Executive Director. You can also email NEAT members

Suicide

• SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program, an evidence-based program of education and screening

Trauma

• Children's Response to Trauma

War/Terrorism Materials

• Children and Fear of War and Terrorism - Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Schools and Terrorism: A Supplement to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism:  Recommendations to the Secretary (from CDC)
• Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach - this fact sheet has been added to CDC's Emergency Preparedness and Response website at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/. Although terrorists use a variety of methods to inflict harm and create fear, bombs are used most frequently. According to the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, bombings accounted for nearly 70 percent of all terrorist attacks in the U.S. and its territories between 1980 and 2001. This document focuses on common sense principles that will be useful in a bombing event.