Web Links
Web Links
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U.S. Department of Education Emergency Planning
As part of its continuing efforts to help keep teachers and students safe, the U.S. Department of Education recently released a new guide to assist schools in planning for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. This past spring, U.S. Secretary of Education and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security unveiled a new section on the Department of Education's Web site designed to be a one-stop shop to help school officials plan for any emergency. The new guide is available on this site.
Helping students deal with feelings of anger and grief
- Children's Reaction to Trauma: Suggestions for Parents - http://www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/trauma.html
- Disaster: Helping Children Cope - http://www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/coping.html
- Helping Children Cope with Stress - Article by Joanne Samarzija, Child Development and Family Studies and Judith A. Myers-Walls, Extension Specialist, Human Development, Purdue University http://www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/helpingchildren.html
Talking with children about violence
- Parenting
Press Looks at National Violence: 10 Tips to Help Your Kids Deal With
Violence by Elizabeth Crary -
http://www.parentingpress.com/resp_10_tips.html - Helping Children Cope with Trauma - http://www.counseling.org/consumers/children.htm
- Coping with Trauma - Enduring Freedom Web site Links and resources on helping children and famililes cope with trauma and traumatic events http://mfrc.calib.com/Enduring_Freedom/trauma.htm
- Talking with Kids about War & Violence - This PBS Parents Communication Web site provides helpful information on how to listen and talk to children. http://www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice/war/index.html
- Virginia Youth Violence - The Virginia Youth Violence Project is supported by the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. The Project is funded in part by the Virginia General Assembly. http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu
- Terriorism - Preparing for the Unexpected. An article by the American Red Cross on preparing for tragedy. http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
Talking with children about peace and tolerance
- A
National Tragedy: Promoting Tolerance and Peace in Children - Tips for
Parents and Schools -
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/tolerance.html - Tragic Times; Healing Words - Helping children cope by Sesame Workshop Education and Research Division http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/advice/article.php?contentId=495
- Advice for Caregivers: A National Challenge - http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/caregivers.html
- Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: Tips for parents and teachers on working with children http://pbskids.org/rogers/parents/sept11anniversary.html
- Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development - contains links to a variety of publications on the effects of trauma and violence. http://www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/crises2.html
- Family Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters - A toolkit, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, containing helpful information for disaster preparedness. http://www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm
- Terrorism - Preparing for the Unexpected - This Red Cross site gives information on how to prepare for disasters. http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
- School Violence Prevention Project - This site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Education, and Department of Justice and contains links to various sites. http://www.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/buildingresilience.asp
- Parenting Resources for the 21st Century - This site, federally sponsored through the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, strives to help families meet the formidable challenges of raising a child today by addressing topics that include school violence, child development, home schooling, organized sports, child abuse, and the juvenile justice system. http://www.parentingresources.ncjrs.org/
- Virginia Youth Violence - The Virginia Youth Violence Project is supported by the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. The Project is funded in part by the Virginia General Assembly. http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu
- McGruff sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Center http://www.mcgruff.org/
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Kids - http://www.fema.gov/kids/
- Mister Roger's Neighborhood - http://pbskids.org/rogers/
- Hooah4health is sponsored by the US Army office of the Surgeon General, the US Army Center for Health Promotions and Preventive Medicine, the Army National Guard, and the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve. Go to "Deployment" and click on Family Matters for "The Emotional Cycle of Deployment:A Military Family Perspective." http://www.hooah4health.com
- Children and Deployment Articles - A series of articles from LifeLines, a web site designed by the US Navy and Marines, to assist parents and children with separation and deployment. Topics include Activities for Children During Separation," "Activities for the Service Member," Parent Concerns," "Positive Growth Opportunities," "Reactions of Children," and "Surviving the Holidays." Links at this site include "Children and Deployment" and "Raising hildren in the Military: Being Separated".
- Parents Called to Active Duty: Helping Children Cope - A handbook created by the National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/parentscalled.htm
- Deployment Issues. Article by the American School Counselor Association on issues related to deployment. Also contains additional web links and resources. http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.cfm?L1=1000&L2=103