General Resources

Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety: dcjs.virginia.gov/virginia-center-school-and-ca... 

U.S. Dept. of Education Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center: rems.ed.gov/  

School Violence: Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviole.... 

School and Campus Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: samhsa.gov/school-campus-health

Suicide Prevention Resource Center: sprc.org/ 

Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety, Federal Commission on School Safety (December 2018): www2.ed.gov/documents/school-safety/schoo... 

Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence, U.S. Secret Service (July 2018): secretservice.gov/press/releases/2018/07/ntac-e...

A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013, Federal Bureau of Investigation (June 2018): fbi.gov/file-repository/pre-attack-be... 

Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States of America, Interdisciplinary Group on Preventing School and Community Violence (February 2018): education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research...

Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks, Federal Bureau of Investigation (November 2016): fbi.gov/file-repository/making-preven... 

Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans, U.S. Depts. of Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (June 2013): rems.ed.gov/docs/School_Guide_508C.pdf

School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009): stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5767.

Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack, U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Dept. of Education (May 2008): rems.ed.gov/docs/DOE_BystanderStudy.pdf 

Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidance, Cornell, D. (2018): schoolta.com/manual

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States, U.S. Secret Service (July 2004): www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/preventing... 

Illinois Resources

Ill. State Board of Education, School Emergency and Crisis Response Plan Guide: isbe.net/Pages/School-Emergency-and-Cr...

Ill. School and Campus Safety Resource Center: ilschoolsafety.org/ 

Ill. Emergency Management Agency, Ready Illinois Schools/Campus – Resources: ready.illinois.gov/plan/schools-resources.html

Recommendations of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group (April 5, 2018): iasb.com/IASB/media/School-Safety/ITTF...

Ill. Attorney General, Preventing Mass Shootings in Community Settings: illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Safer-Communities/Violence-Pr... 

Ill. Association of School Boards, School Safety and Security page: iasb.com/policy-services-and-school-la...

Safe 2 Help Illinois: safe2helpil.com/

School Climate Resources

National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments: safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/

World Health Organization Information Series on School Health’s Document 10, Creating an Environment for Emotional and Social Well-Being: who.int/publications/i/item/creating-... 

National School Climate Center: schoolclimate.org 

Rachel’s Challenge, programs for creating a school climate less susceptible to harassment, bullying, and violence: rachelschallenge.org

Sandy Hook Promise, gun violence prevention programs: sandyhookpromise.org/our-programs/program-overview...