Statistics and news
- The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Most Recent School Shooting National News
- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - Advocacy
- Northwestern Institute for Policy Research Shooting Statistics with Infographic
- California Healthy Kids Survey
- Monitoring the Future Study
- CA Office of the Attorney General Crime Data
- “Bakersfield District Gives OK for Teachers to Carry Guns on Campus” KQED Article
Crisis communication (talking to students)
- The American Psychological Association's "Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting"
- Teaching Tolerance’s Toolkit for “When Bad Things Happen” - professional development resources to support students affected by community violence
- RAND.org “Helping children cope with violence and trauma”
- HuffPost Blog Entry “Helping children cope with crisis”
- Student-Parent Reunification Post-Violence
Safety services
- CA Office of Emergency Services
- ALICE Training Services for K-12
- CA Dept. of Education Safety Resources:
Safe schools and violence prevention
- California Healthy Kids Resource Center
- California Operation Lifesaver Rail Safety
- Center for Mental Health in Schools
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin (SAMHSA)
- Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence (PDF)
- National School Safety and Security
- School Violence Prevention and Intervention
- U.S. Dept of Justice Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Other violence prevention
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
- National Crime Prevention Council
- The Search Institute
- Institute for Advancing Unity
- Planet Tolerance for Kids
- Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- The Museum of Tolerance
Sample school policy
- Implementing Threat Assessment Procedures in Schools - School Psychologists
- Sac Bee Article: “California schools not prepared for campus gun violence, audit finds”
- The National Institute of Justice’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, with research
- Legal Blog: “Professional Standard of Care in the Field of School Administration and Student Supervision”
- Connecticut River Academy’s “Student and Family Handbook 2016-2017”
- Kimball School District’s Student Handbook
Please note that ACSA has not partnered with the creators of this content and doesn’t specifically endorse the resources. But we have an interest in assisting you in locating platforms that can provide help and services. Before making use of these resources, we encourage you to check your district protocols and board policies to determine if there are already procedures and resources in place.
