Safety
Keep Schools Safe is a resource on violence in schools for teachers, administrators, parents and students. Information is organized by categories including topics such as bullying, disasters, drinking, peer pressure, social skills, vandalism, and many more topic areas.
The Kidpower Coloring Books show children using key People Safety skills to keep themselves safe. Download for free and choose from 11 different languages!
Encourages parents and teachers across the country to find safe routes for their children to walk and bike to school. Register for “Walk to School 2009”, which takes place in October and begin planning your event.
The National Center for School Safety offers toolkits and guides that are detailed resources that provide you with the research, best practices, and frameworks you need to effectively administer school safety initiatives. These include creating comprehensive school safety plans, threat assessments, mental health, school climate, and more resources.
Established by Congress in 2000, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) brings a singular and comprehensive focus to childhood trauma. NCTSN’s collaboration of frontline providers, researchers, and families is committed to raising the standard of care while increasing access to services. Combining knowledge of child development, expertise in the full range of child traumatic experiences, and dedication to evidence-based practices, the NCTSN changes the course of children’s lives by changing the course of their care.
NOYS is a coalition of national organizations and federal agencies dedicated to improving youth safety and health.
After tragedies, kids will have questions. How do we respond?
OnGuardOnline.gov provides FREE practical tips from the federal government and the technology community to help you guard against internet fraud, secure your computers, and protect your privacy.
This factsheet discusses the nature of trauma, its effects on children and youth, and ways to help your child. By increasing your understanding of trauma, you can help support your child’s healing, your relationship with them, and your family as a whole.
Designed to help parents talk to children about how to protect themselves against abduction and exploitation.
SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn crime prevention and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.