Local and State Resources
National Resources

• NEA's Patriot Pack
• Teachers' Guide to Talking with their Students about War - PDF file (will need Adobe Reader)
• Parents' Guide to Talking with their Children about War - PDF file (will need Adobe Reader)
• Children and Terrorism- National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
• Talking with Kids about the News
• Children, Terrorism, and Disasters - American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Psychological Association - Offers age-specific guidelines on fostering resilience in children during times of war
• National Association of School Psychologists' Guidance for coping with terrorist attacks
• Emergency Preparedness Plans for Schools - U.S. Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security web site
• How to Talk to Children About the Threat of Biological Warfare or Terrorist Attack - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• How to Help Children After a Disaster: A Guidebook for Teachers (FEMA)
• PBS: "America Responds" Classroom Resources for Educators - Site offers lesson plans and online resources for teachers
• Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety - National Mental Health Association

NEA's Crisis Communication Guide also offers different resources and tools for distribution to members, parents, school employees, and the media to help monitor the health needs of children during this difficult time.

The Federal Emergency Management Association, (FEMA), devotes part of its site, The Disaster Connection-Kids-to-Kids, as a place for kids to post art, poetry, and essays about their feelings about disasters, and to send cards and letters to kids who have lived through disasters.

Local and State Resources:

• Military Leave Information from the State Health Plan office
• NC Dept. Of Public Instruction Security Resources
• Support Our Military Families
• North Carolina Homeland Security
• NC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response