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Department of Justice
This guidance provides information specifically for students and other victims of violent crimes.
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Department of Justice
This guidance provides information specifically for students and other victims of violent crimes.
Department of Justice, August 2015
This toolkit helps victims of mass violence and terrorism by providing checklists, templates and other resources from partner agencies, subject matter experts, and lessons learned from past incidents to give communities a holistic approach to victim assistance from planning through long-term recovery.
Department of Education, 2017
This fact sheet provides schools with information on response and the role it plays in school preparedness. It also contains examples of recovery activities, steps for integrating recovery into emergency planning, and key resources for schools and school districts.
Department of Justice
This guidance provides victims with resources and information on the responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during active shooter incidents and mass killings. Resources also include information on support services for victims, family members, first responders and investigative teams who have been affected by active shooter or mass killing incidents.
Department of Health and Human Services, September 2017
This report provides public and behavioral health professionals and first responders with information on how mass violence affects the behavioral health of adult survivors, young survivors, and witnesses of mass violence incidences.
Department of Homeland Security, and Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 2013
This guidance provides schools and houses of worship with an online course for best practices and resources in developing emergency plans for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty situations.
Department of Justice, June 2018
This report, covering active shooter incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2013, examines specific behaviors that may precede an attack and that might be useful in identifying, assessing, and managing those who may be on a pathway to violence.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 2020
This guide offers suggestions about how a bystander should react in an active shooter situation.
Department of Homeland Security, November 2015
This guide provides emergency planners, disaster committees, leadership, and others involved in emergency operations planning with detailed discussions of unique issues faced in Federal facilities before, during, and after an active shooter event. It can be used as a reference to enhance preparedness for an active shooter incident andn may also be useful to other local jurisdictions across the United States.
Department of Homeland Security, October 2018
This guidance provides information for employers and employees on how to train staff for an active shooter situation, how to respond to active shooter threats within their workplace, how to recognize potential workplace violence and how to respond when law enforcement arrives.