Educators for Social Responsibility The Special Projects section of the ESR website contains a link to a variety of lesson plans and links to other organizations to help teachers and parents provide a space for children to express their feelings and build a sense of safety and community. http://www.esrnational.org/sp/special.htm Lesson Plans and Guides for Dealing with Crises http://www.esrnational.org/sp/we/healing.htm The National Education Association provides a comprehensive crisis handbook that is available for download. http://www.nea.org/crisis/images/crisisguide-b2.pdf Experts in Anti-Social Behavior and Risk of Violence Among Students   American Psychological Association Has information on how  to talk to children about violence and trauma. It also created a brochure to alert young people to the "Warning Signs of Youth Violence." www.apa.org American School Counselor Association Has a list of tips and other resources on how  to address violence with youth. Web: http://schoolcounselor.org/ National Association of School Psychologists Has a list of tips and other resources on how  to address violence with youth. www.nasponline.org/ Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Director Delbert Elliott is an expert in the epidemiology and etiology of youth violence, crime, and substance use/abuse; crime prevention and intervention strategies; longitudinal survey research methodology. Web: www.colorado.edu/cspv/safeschools/index.html   Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice Managing Director David Osher's focus is on schoolwide violence prevention. He directed the departments of Education and Justice's Early Warning Signs project and co-authored "Early Warning, Timely Responses: A Guide to Safe Schools." Web: http://cecp.air.org/   Back to Trauma Main Page
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