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After convening experts from across the state who have dealt with unimaginable crises in educational settings, the Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC) recently released new Crisis Guidelines to help K-12 schools and institutions of higher education prepare for and respond to large-scale emergencies. On April 21, CSSRC will host a panel of school safety experts to discuss the guidelines, lessons learned, and key takeaways for school safety.

Limited Spots Available (In-person)- The PREPaRE curriculum has been developed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) as part of NASP's decade-long leadership in providing evidence-based resources and consultation related to school crisis prevention and response.

Just a reminder that nuclear explosions are survivable. Please check the compiled list of resources here for further information.

LAKEWOOD - Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 - The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) announces the availability of funds through the School Access For Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program created by the Colorado State Legislature's SB18-158.

CSSRC, 2/25/2022 -- We need to be developmentally appropriate as naturally, we would not explain things to a five-year old in the same way we would with a high school student. With our younger children, if they...

WASHINGTON - 2/24/2022 – - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article highlighting the creation of an NIJ-funded open-source database of school shootings that will help researchers and policymakers study the root causes of school shootings and identify possible intervention points.

The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse team is excited to announce that the Grants Finder Tool has officially launched on SchoolSafety.gov. The new site feature is designed as a decision-making support tool to help kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools and districts determine the eligibility and applicability of funding opportunities for their specific needs, challenges, and characteristics and was developed to enable members of the K-12 community to more easily find, apply for, and ultimately receive funding that can be used to implement and enhance school safety measures.

In order to provide easier access to search for and find training, guidelines, articles, assessment tools, and other resources, the Center School Safety Resources Center (CSSRC) has created an Online Search Document Library repository.

Sonoma Magazine published an article in September of 2020 that has great relevance to Coloradans today. "How to Help a Friend Who Lost Their Home in a Fire" answers the question on so many of our minds this week.

The PREPaRE curriculum has been developed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) as part of NASP's decade-long leadership in providing evidence-based resources and consultation related to school crisis prevention and response.