School Crisis Intervention, Emergency Preparedness and Bereavement Resources
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement experts, based at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, recommend the following resources:
- National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement. (2007). Building Resilience in our Children. (.pdf 25k)
- National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement. (2006). Guidelines for Responding to the Death of a Student or School Staff. (.pdf 1487k)
- The American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians. Foltin, GL, Schonfeld, DJ, Shannon MW, editors. AHRQ Publication No. 06-0056-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2006.
- Dorn, M., Thomas, G., Wong, M., & Shepherd, S. (2004) Jane's Safe School Planning Guide for All Hazards. Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, Sentinel House.
- Gurwitch, RH & Kees, M, Becker, SM (2003). In the face of tragedy: Placing children's reactions to trauma in a new context. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9(4), 286-295.
- Kataoka, S.H, Stein, B.D., Lieberman, R., & Wong, M. (2003). Suicide Prevention in Schools: Are We Reaching Minority Youths? Psychiatric Services. 54(11) 1444.
- Pfefferbaum, RL, Fairbrother, G, Brandt Jr., E, Robertson, M, Gurwitch, RH, Stuber J, Pfefferbaum, B (2004). Teachers in the Aftermath of Terrorism: A Case Study of One New York City School. Family & Community Health. 27(3), 250-259.
- Pfefferbaum B, Pfefferbaum RL, Gurwitch RH, Doughty DE, Pynoos RS, Foy DW, Brandt EN Jr, Reddy C (2004). Teachers' psychological reactions seven weeks after the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist bombing. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74(3):263-271.
- Pfefferbaum, B., Reissman, D., Pfefferbaum, R., Klomp, R., Gurwitch, R. (2006). Cross-cutting Intervention Issues: Building resilience to Mass Trauma Events. In L. Doll, S. Bonzo, J. Mercy and D. Sleet (Eds.). Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention. New York, NY: Springer.
- Schonfeld D: Almost one year later: looking back and looking ahead. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2002;23(4):1-3. (issues related to memorialization)
- Schonfeld D: Talking with children about death. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 1993; 7: 269-274.
- Schonfeld D, Kline M, and Members of the Crisis Intervention Committee: School-based crisis intervention: an organizational model. Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Treatment 1994;1(2):155-166.
- Schonfeld D, Lichtenstein R, Pruett MK, Speese-Linehan D: How to Prepare for and Respond to a Crisis (2nd edition). Alexandria, VA: ASCD; 2002.
- Schonfeld D. & Newgass S. (2003) School Crisis Response Initiative: OVC (Office of Victims of Crime) Bulletin
- Stein, B.D., Jaycox, L.H., Kataoka, S.H., Wong, M., Tu, W., Elliott, M.N., Fink, A. (2003). A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(5) 603-611.
- Thomas, G., & Hamilton, L.H. (Foreword) (2005). Freedom from Fear: A guide to safety, preparedness, and the threat of terrorism. Random House.
- Psychological First Aid Brochure (.pdf)
