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Plum Borough School District

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Additional School Safety Resources

- Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After Mass Violence
- Talking to Children about Mass Violence
- Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
- Psychological Impact of Mass Violence
- Coping After Mass Violence
- Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
- Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
- After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español)
- Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children
- I Don’t Know How to Address Worries About My Child’s Safety at School - webinar
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) - for responders

Psychological First Aid

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. PFA Mobile and the PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provide a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training course is also available at the NCTSN Learning Center.

Additional PFA resources for schools include:
- Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) – Field operations guide
- Providing PFA-S: For Health-Related Professionals – handout
- Providing PFA-S: For Principals and Administrators – handout
- Providing PFA-S: For School Support Staff – handout
- Providing PFA-S: For Teachers - handout

From the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center & Partners

- Transcend (mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence)
- Rebuild your Community: Resources for Community Leaders
- Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors
- Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery
- Self-Help: Resources for Survivors
- E-learning Courses: Trainings for Clinicians
- Resources for Victim Assistance Professionals
- Emergency Management Virtual Toolkit for Institutions for Higher Education