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This toolkit, designed for teachers, offers strategies to manage their mental wellness in the context of school and personally; gives methods to support students' social-emotional learning and well-being; and provides step-by-step tools to respond to students in times of crisis.

This organization, established in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, works to improve community preparedness and the nation’s capacity to serve victims recovering from mass violence through research, planning, training, technology, and collaboration.

This webpage houses resources to help caregivers and families understand the signs and dangers of stress in young children and includes strategies to promote resilience and support positive outcomes.

This tip sheet describes how teens may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help.

This tip sheet describes how school-age children may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help.

This tip sheet lists common reactions educators might see in the students with whom they work and suggestions on how they may help after community trauma. It describes how traumatic events, such as a natural disaster, school violence, or the traumatic death of a peer or educator, can affect students’ learning, behavior, and relationships.

This tip sheet describes ways to talk to children about mass violence events that involve a shooting. It gives tips about how to start the conversation, common reactions children may have, and how to seek help if needed.

These technical packages were developed to help states and communities take advantage of the best available evidence to prevent or reduce violence. Each package is intended as a resource to guide and inform prevention decision-making and include topics such as preventing Adverse Child Experiences, child abuse and neglect, suicide, youth violence, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence. The corresponding webpage also provides information on implementing the technical packages, postcards, and FAQs.

This webpage outlines example strategies, tools, and templates that school staff can use to apply classroom management approaches to strengthen school connectedness in their face-to-face, virtual, or blended learning modes.

This downloadable guide is designed to help educators, law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and school safety experts navigate key decisions and consider the factors necessary to support successful and efficient tip line implementation as part of an overall school safety strategy.