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This resource collection includes web pages, manuals, guides, technical assistance documents, mobile apps, and training on topics including responding to a radiation emergency, responding to a nuclear detonation, triaging survivors, and managing hazardous materials. Items may be useful both to responders and those who manage responders and response efforts.
View ResourceThis web page explores community violence data, including data surrounding youth and vulnerable populations, to highlight the important preventive strategies communities can pursue. It provides community members with resources, including databases and technical guides, to encourage the continued collection of data and strategies for building community resilience.
View ResourceThis two-part recorded webinar explores incidents of criminal mass violence or domestic terrorism at higher education institutions to highlight strategies to best address the needs of victims, families, and the campus community. The training focuses on challenges, resources, and opportunities for higher education institutions to prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.
View ResourceThis web page provides information on the current funding opportunities available from the Office for Victims of Crime. It highlights grant funding opportunities in response to mass violence events and provides guidance for those interested in applying.
View ResourceThis web page describes the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant program, which provides grants to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to support recovery after a violent or other traumatic incident. It includes links to further information about Project SERV and contact information for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and Disaster Recovery Unit.
View ResourceThis tip sheet discusses the steps workplace leaders can take to understand the emotional reactions employees may have when returning to work following an incident of violence in a workplace.
View ResourceThis guide explores incidents of violence directed toward places of worship to highlight the importance of holistic incident planning, response, and recovery. It provides incident case studies to promote strategies for implementing effective security and community readiness in faith-based communities.
View ResourceThis section of the OSHA web site explains what ricin is and how it can be used as a biological weapon, and highlights related OSHA standards and enforcement policies.
View ResourceThis resource created for schools highlights the importance of readiness, response, and recovery to ensure school community resilience after a school tragedy incident. It focuses on strategies to support student and family recovery after incidents of violence and trauma, explores the importance of culturally competent response, and provides resources for school community members.
View ResourceThis video describes how biological agents such as smallpox, anthrax, and viral hemorrhagic fevers have been or can be used as bioterrorist weapons.
View ResourceThis toolkit provides information, guidance, checklists, and other resources to help communities incorporate assistance for victims into their mass violence and terrorism preparedness and response efforts. The toolkit may be useful to behavioral healthcare professionals, victim service providers, emergency managers, and others involved in planning and responding to mass violence and terrorism.
View ResourceThis is a guide for communities to help them improve their capacity to respond effectively to disasters and terrorism. It includes information, suggestions, and resources for nine sectors, including business, cultural and faith-based groups and organizations, and first responders.
View ResourceThis report presents recommendations from a national consensus conference on how first responders, emergency managers in all levels of government, and communities can incorporate the needs of people with disabilities into emergency preparedness and response.
View ResourceThis pamphlet discusses the characteristics of chemical and biological terrorist threats, suggests ways to detect them, and provides strategies for protection and decontamination.
View ResourceThis web page provides an overview of the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) Intervention, which engages communities in building resilience. To access the toolkit, users must email the Terrorism and Disaster Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
View ResourceThis web page highlights resources to prepare for and respond to active shooter attacks. It explores available threat assessment and management services, training and documentary videos, and the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in responding to and preventing active shooter attacks.
View ResourceCreated as part of the Coalition to Support Grieving Students’ Crisis & Special Circumstances module collection, this module features a recorded training that provides school community leaders with recommendations for supporting student and school personnel bereavement. It emphasizes the importance of planning and providing additional support to community members.
View ResourceThis assessment allows houses of worship to evaluate their security and identify strategies for improving their safety and preparedness. Users are encouraged to fill out the assessment questions regarding access and entry control, perimeter security, and barriers to evaluate their community’s security. Users can also submit questions and requests.
View ResourceThis part of the OVC TTAC website highlights resources to support the development of mass violence and terrorism response plans. It includes links to the Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit and a related webinar training series, resources for survivors and service providers, and opportunities to request training and technical assistance.
View ResourceThis collection of resources compiled by the Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence and Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance (ICP TTA) program covers the 16 areas identified by the program as essential for mass violence and terrorism-related preparedness, response, and recovery. The collection features resources for disaster planners, first responders, survivors, and other community members.
View ResourceThis webpage provides information on the current funding opportunities available from the OVC. Topics for grant funding opportunities include antiterrorism and emergency assistance programs and mass violence events.
View ResourceThrough its website, OVC TTAC makes available training and technical assistance materials for victim service providers and others who serve crime victims. The Center also assesses the needs of organizations and develops training, technical assistance, and peer support offerings to meet those needs. It works to build the capacity of victim assistance organizations across the country.
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