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Travis E. Pinter – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The needs of a school community following the death of a student or staff member are not something every educator and/or school administrator may be prepared to address. Multidisciplinary crisis response teams, particularly those operating at the district level, are equipped to respond to such situations rapidly and effectively. School…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, School Districts, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Brown, Carleton H. – Professional School Counseling, 2018
School counselors have an ethical and professional responsibility to offer counseling services during crises such as a school shooting. Limited research has explored the lived experiences and practices of school counselors who have experienced a school shooting. This article discusses a qualitative case study investigating school counselors'…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counseling, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention
Crepeau-Hobson, Franci; Nickerson, Amanda; Cook, Erin – Communique, 2016
Shortly after the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six school staff members on December 14, 2012, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy established the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to review laws, policies, and practices in place at the time to make recommendations to reduce the probability of another attack.…
Descriptors: Violence, Crisis Management, Elementary Schools, Advisory Committees
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Houghton, Frank; Toms, Jeremy; Meratnia, Ghazal; Loney, Krista; Hopkins, Edward; Del Monte, Katie – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Entertainment-education has proved to be an engaging medium through which to explore health and social issues in populations. Given the popularity of the zombie theme in popular culture it is no surprise therefore that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted this theme in an effort to engage youth and young adults in emergency…
Descriptors: Health, Public Health, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters
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Journal of School Violence, 2013
In response to the killing of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 17, 2012, this position statement argues that research supports a thoughtful approach to safer schools, guided by four key elements--balance, communication, connectedness, and support--along with strengthened attention to mental health needs in the…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Weapons, Mental Health
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Green, Jennifer Greif; Xuan, Ziming; Kwong, Lana; Holt, Melissa K.; Comer, Jonathan S. – Children & Schools, 2016
After mass crises, trauma-exposed children report increased psychological distress, yet most receive no mental health (MH) services and supports. This study identifies factors associated with teachers' reports of outreach to school-based MH providers (such as social workers, psychologists, and counselors) as well as provision of informal supports…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Tragedy, Weapons, Elementary Secondary Education