Crisis Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is there for you. Call or text 988, 24/7/365.

All services are free and confidential.

Resources for Critical Incidents

Grief Resources

The following website provides resources for both parents and siblings who are grieving the death of a child. A variety of information about support groups and local chapters is offered, a contact is identified, and there is a link for additional contacts.

• The Compassionate Friends: Supporting Family After a Child Dies

National Association of School Psychologists

• Addressing Grief: Brief Facts and Tips
• When Grief/Loss Hits Close to Home: Tips for Caregivers

National Alliance for Grieving Children

• About Childhood Grief (PDF)
• 10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions from Parent/Caregivers Raising Bereaved Children
• NAGC Hero Toolkit: In Support of Super Heroic Grieving Children & Teens
• NAGC Holiday Toolkit: Supporting Grieving Children During the Season of Family

Responding When Violence Occurs at School

• A PTA Podcast: How to Talk to Your Kid about Gun Violence (National PTA)
• Childhood Exposure to Violence (HealthyChildren.org)
• Community Violence: Reactions and Actions in Dangerous Times (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
• Responding to School Violence: Tips for Administrators-National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• Restoring a Sense of Safety in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting: Tips for Parents and Professionals (Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress)
• Talking to Children About the Shooting (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (National Association of School Psychologists)
• Talking to children about terrorist attacks and school and community shootings in the news (SchoolCrisis.Center.org)
• The Teacher's Role When Tragedy Strikes (Child Mind Institute)
• Threat Assessment in Virginia (Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services)
• Trauma-Informed Care for Children Exposed to Violence: Tips for Teachers (U.S. Department of Justice)

Sesame Street Resources

• Helping Kids Grieve
• Sesame Street for Military Families
  • Grief and Explaining Death to Children

Support for Suicide Loss Survivors

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • Children, Teens and Suicide Loss (PDF Booklet)
  • Coping with Suicide Loss: Helping Children
  • Healing Conversations: Personal support for suicide loss
  • Taking Care of Yourself
    • What kinds of emotions am I likely to feel in the days and weeks after a suicide loss?
    • What can I do to take care of myself so I can get through this?
    • Handling special occasions
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline.org – Resources available to help survivors of suicide loss cope