Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. The guide includes sections on:

• Characteristics of a School that is Safe and Responsive to All Children

• Early Warning Signs

• Getting Help for Troubled Children

• Developing a Prevention and Response Plan

• Responding to Crisis

• Resources

• Methodology, Contributors, and Research Support

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools was based on the work of an independent panel of experts in the fields of education, law enforcement, and mental health. In addition, much of the research found in this guide was funded by the federal offices involved in supporting and reviewing this document. They include:

• Office of Special Education Programs
  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  U.S. Department of Education
  
  
• Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
  U.S. Department of Education
  
  
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and
  National Institute of Justice
  U. S. Department of Justice

• National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, and Center for Mental Health Services
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

GET THE DOCUMENT Download Documents Directly: Document PDF Text (HTML) Executive Summary Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools Go to the Online Browseable Version: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice The development of this guide was supported by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Dissemination of the guide was supported by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-free Schools Program.