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EDUCATORS’ RESOURCE GUIDE FOR MASS SHOOTING EVENTS
PDF: NEA School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis
An NEA resource to assist educators in in helping students during and after times of traumatic crisis.
Article: Nine Ways to Help Students Discuss Guns and Violence
In the wake of a mass shooting across America, students are taking action on gun control. How can educators respond?
Fact Sheet: How to Support Survivors and People Impacted by Gun Violence
People impacted by gun violence can experience ongoing trauma, including a high risk of suicide. These resources identify ways to support those in need.
Resource: Everytown Survivor Network
The Survivor Network connects survivors to each other, amplifies the power of survivor voices, offers trauma-informed programs, provides information on direct services, and supports survivors who choose to become advocates.
Fact Sheet: Community-Led Services for Survivors
Community-led services for survivors provide critical support to victims of gun violence.
Resource: Moments that Survive
Gun violence has a lasting impact. It can cause emotional, medical, financial, and legal consequences for individuals and communities. These resources can help direct victims and survivors of gun violence to the help they need.
Resource: Grief and Loss Resources for Educators
The experience of personal loss weighs heavy on all of us, especially now as we learn to adapt to a new way of life.
Resource: The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
Dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss
Resource: Partnership for Resilience
The Partnership for Resilience works to improve academic, health, and social outcomes for children by fostering trauma-responsive schools and effective family, school, health, and community partnerships.