Click on the links below for helpful tips about School Violence Awareness
Organizations and Web Sites of Interest
New Jersey School Counselor Association
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.njsca.org
New Jersey Education Association
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.njea.org
National Education Association
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.nea.org
National Association of School Resource Officers
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.nasro.org
National School Public Relations Associations
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.nspra.org
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Listing of resources and additional links.
www.naesp.org
National Institute of Mental Health
Contains in-depth links on trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
Various resources, activities and additional links for educators, parents and youth.
www.pta.org
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Various materials, training, research and additional resources for educators.
www.ascd.org
American Counseling Association
Various resources dedicated to the social and emotional development of children.
www.counseling.org
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Various resources and research materials on this topic.
www.ncptsd.org
American Psychological Association
Various materials for educators, parents and children.
www.apa.org
iSafe
Various educator resources and information on internet safety, cyber-bullying, etc.
www.isafe.org
Horatio Alger Association
Provides a comprehensive national survey report of American’s youth titled, The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2002-2003. This back-to-school survey examines the attitudes and opinions of America’s youth.
www.horatioalger.org
Center For the Prevention of School Violence
Serves as a primary resource for dealing with the problem of school violence. The Center’s focus is on ensuring that schools are safe and secure for every student, and conducive to learning.
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv
Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence Prevention
This online guide offers a selection of recent, high quality resources and tools for further research. Lists of websites, articles and printable materials on adolescent violence.
http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html
National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign
This site is presented by the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E) and the Guidance Channel. This campaign’s purpose is to encourage awareness, and promote education, about effective methods to reduce and prevent youth violence.
http://www.violencepreventionweek.org
National Crime Prevention Council-Be Safe and Sound
Be Safe and Sound is a public education campaign that seeks to raise awareness of school safety and security issues and provide concrete measures that parents, community members, and educators can take to make schools safer and more secure.
http://www.ncpc.org/besafe
National School Safety Center
NSSC provides school communities and their school safety partners with quality information, resources, consultation, and training services.
www.nssc1.org
Operation Respect: Don’t Laugh at Me
A non-profit organization dedicated to creating safe, caring and respectful environments for children.
http://www.dontlaugh.org
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Formerly the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence)
http://www.HandgunControl.org National initiatives include prevention programs for parents and youth on the risks associated with guns, legal representation for gun violence victims, and outreach to the entertainment community to encourage the de-glamorization of guns in the media.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
http://www.safeyouth.org A collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal agencies to provide a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.
Keys to Safer Schools
http://www.keystosaferschools.com This website equips teachers, students, parents, administrators and counselors with tools, training and materials.
