This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

This tip sheet provides guidance to help leaders understand their role in individual and community recovery following a tragedy such as a natural or human-caused disaster. This resource offers leaders communication strategies for the immediate aftermath of a tragedy as well as throughout the recovery process. The list of common symptoms of grief can also help leaders provide support and plan recovery activities.

The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss. They offer confidential technical assistance and consultation for K–12 school leadership and school professionals, free educational resources and crisis management tools, and school staff training and professional development for a range of professional audiences.

This guide offers information and suggestions to help emergency managers, planners, and responders include individuals with disabilities in disaster planning and preparedness, response, and recovery. It identifies the effects of human-caused disasters, such as terrorist events, on the disability community to encourage effective and inclusive disaster planning.

This guide discusses culture in general and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) cultures specifically, highlights risk and protective factors associated with AI/AN cultures, and offers guidance to AI/AN communities in preventing suicide. Tools for community suicide prevention and assessment of risk and protective factors are included in the guide.

This blog post explains why children are more vulnerable to mental health issues and conditions during a disaster or emergency. It also discusses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s At-Risk Task Force, which ensures the identification and prioritization of the mental and physical health needs of at-risk populations.

This article discusses the challenges emergency response professionals may face responding to disasters during the ongoing opioid crisis. Topics include maintaining access to key pharmaceuticals, staffing disaster medical teams, coordinating with local service providers, and providing legal and ethical guidance to first responders.

This document addresses the needs of school-aged youth in Indigenous communities by providing tools for educators, administrators, and mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals to support resilience building and well-being. It includes a historical review, case scenarios, and best practices based on cultural awareness practices.

This policy brief was created in response to the increase in substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief provides recommendations to state and federal partners on preparation and response to disasters with consideration for substance misuse.

This fact sheet explores the impacts of climate change on individuals’ mental health and wellness through background information about mental health and a description of immediate, gradual, and indirect impacts. It includes a case study and research supporting emergency preparedness recommendations to build resilience and cope with possible effects.

This part of the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Project (LACCDR) website features items that communities across the United States may find useful for enhancing resilience. These items include a toolkit for building community resilience; a community resilience work plan; and trainings, projects, and other resources from sources other than LACCDR.