Resources for Crisis and Grief in Schools
Compiled online resources to support students through crisis and loss.
Trauma Responsive
Resources for Schools after a Shooting
Compiled resources for schools and caregivers to understand common reactions about a catestropic event such as a school shooting, how to support students and school communities, and includes guides and fact sheets.
Rainbows for All Children
Rainbows’s mission is to create a community that connects children with the support they need to navigate grief and heal from loss. Rainbows provides training and support groups to schools around programs and resources for schools to support students dealing with grief and loss.
Reflections from the Field: Strategic Communications for State System Leaders Navigating Times of Social Conflict podcast
Podcast aims to provide leaders with practical guidance and vivid approaches to strategic communications in our current context of social and political polarization. The call to action in the audiocast is: effective strategic communications is values-driven and bi-directional.
It is fueled by deep listening, patient persistence, and authentic relationships.
Reimagine Justice Illinois
Organization within Illinois that provides advocacy, professional development, needs assessment, action planning and implementation to communties and organizations wanting to develop adult social and emotional leanring, restorative practices, clutire and climate work in schools, bullying prevention, and healing-centered work.
Professional Preparation & Self-Care
The Coalition to Support Grieving Students provides educators with resources and guidance to support grieving students effectively. It offers practical strategies, professional development modules, and comprehensive tools to help school communities address grief and foster a compassionate environment for students experiencing loss. Information also includes professional learning around staff self-care when supporting students with grief.
Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidenced-informed strategy that school communities can implement after crises to support students, staff and families. It includes a 5-hour online, interactive course that puts the participant in the role of a provider in a post-disaster scene. This course is for individuals new to disaster response who want to learn the core goals of PFA, as well as for seasoned practitioners who want a review.
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
The Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®) enables individuals with limited communication abilities, such as those with autism, to convey their needs and thoughts by exchanging picture cards, facilitating communication in both home and classroom settings.
Positive School Climate: Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Education
The “Positive School Climate: Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Education” guide by the Colorado School Safety Resource Center provides a comprehensive framework for schools to prevent and address bullying and harassment. It includes best practices, policy guidelines, evidence-based programs, and resources from various Colorado agencies and organizations, emphasizing an integrated approach to create a safe and respectful school environment.
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ONews – Edna Brewer Restorative Justice
The video shows a restorative justice session at Edna Brewer Middle School where students involved in a fight discuss the incident and work towards resolution. The process emphasizes accountability, open communication, and repairing harm without suspensions, fostering a supportive and constructive school environment.