Violence Response
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (National Association of School Psychologists)
- Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery (National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center)
- Transcend (mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence) (National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center)
- Rebuild your Community: Resources for Community Leaders (National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center)
- Self-Help: Resources for Survivors (National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center)
- Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University)
- Coping with Stress Following a Mass Shooting (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University)
- CSSRC Crisis Response Guidelines
Threat Assessment
- CSI Threat and Suicide Assessment [recording] | [slides]
- Threat and Suicide Assessment [docx]
- CSI’s guidance from February 2022 on frequently asked questions regarding threat & suicide assessment
- Broward County’s Threat Assessment Handbook
- An example of a district’s threat assessment handbook
- Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines
- An example of a comprehensive approach to threat assessment
Suicide Assessment & Prevention
- CSI Threat and Suicide Assessment [recording] [slides]
- Threat and Suicide Assessment [docx]
Self-Harm
- To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)
- Great self-help resources for people who self-harm, reading, and ways supportive people can help
- S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Abuse Finally Ends)
- Ideas about navigating options to self-harm, resources & best practices
Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
- Seize the Awkward (Ad Council)
- Very functional resource to offer to just start having the “awkward” conversation when you are concerned about someone’s behavior or think they might be experiencing suicidal thoughts
- Helping a Suicidal Person (Suicide Hotlines)
- Easy to read, step-by-step guide that helps peers support friends going through suicidal ideation
- CSSRC Suicide Prevention Resource Guide
Trauma Resources
- When Bad Things Happen (Teaching Tolerance)
- Child Mind Institute: Multilingual Trauma Resources
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (National Child Traumatic Stress Network).
- Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (for responders) (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Recovery From Large-Scale Crises: Guidelines for Crisis Teams and Administrators National Association of School Psychologists)
- Translated Safety and Crisis Resources (National Association of School Psychologists)
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. The PFA Wallet Card(En Español) provides a quick reminder of the core actions.
- PFA Handouts include: Tips for Adults(En Español)
Crisis Hotlines
STATEWIDE
Emergency Services
1-303-425-0300
Colorado Crisis Services
1-844-493-TALK
1-844-493-8255
Behavior & Support Plans
COVID-19
- COVID-19 Information from the Office of Behavioral Health (CO Department of Human Services)
- Mental Health and COVID-19 – Information and Resources (Mental Health America)
- COVID-19 Information and Resources (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Four Tips to Help Kids Through the COVID-19 Crisis (COACT Colorado)
- Supporting Young Children During COVID-19 (Office of Early Childhood – CO Department of Human Services)
- COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Guides for Students, Parents/Guardians, High School Professionals (The Jed Foundation)
- Embedding Mental Health as Schools Change (Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Supports – University of California – Los Angeles)
- A Parent’s Guide to Virtual Learning: 4 Actions to Improve Your Child’s Experience With Online Learning (National Center for Learning Disabilities)