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The federal government identified additional resources that highlight strategies for school safety. Use these resources to learn more about mental health.
Creating Trauma-Informed Schools
Department of Health and Human Services
This webpage features tools and materials to help educators, school staff, and administrators understand and respond to the specific needs of traumatized children in a school setting.
Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide
Department of Health and Human Services, 2017
This resource provides guidance on responding to disaster, violence, or terrorism events using the Psychological First Aid intervention. It gives school administrators, educators, and staff practical assistance to meet immediate needs and concerns, reduce distress, and foster adaptive coping in the wake of a disaster.
Coping with School Tragedies
Department of Health and Human Services
This webpage outlines resources on addressing crises that occur in school communities and how to move forward in the aftermath of these crises.