Breadcrumb
- Federal Resources
Federal Resources
Filter by Agency
- Administration for Children and Families (47)
- AmeriCorps (6)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (1)
- Census Bureau (2)
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (1)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (26)
- Children’s Bureau (1)
- Community Oriented Policing Services (1)
- Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) (2)
- Employment and Training Administration (27)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
- Family and Youth Services Bureau (40)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (1)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (31)
- Federal Highway Administration (2)
- Federal Student Aid (1)
- Federal Trade Commission (7)
- General Accounting Office (1)
- General Services Administration (1)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (3)
- Institute of Education Sciences (2)
- Maternal & Child Health Bureau (HRSA) (1)
- National Center for Education Statistics (3)
- National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (1)
- National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) (7)
- National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth (3)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (7)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (5)
- National Institute of Justice (1)
- National Institutes of Health (1)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1)
- Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (1)
- Office of Community Planning and Development (1)
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (9)
- (-) Office of Educational Technology (1)
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (1)
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (1)
- Office of Innovation and Improvement (1)
- Office of Justice Programs (6)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (6)
- Office of Policy and Research (1)
- Office of Postsecondary Education (1)
- Office of Public Health and Science (2)
- (-) Office of Safe and Healthy Students (8)
- Office of Special Education Programs (3)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (1)
- (-) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (3)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (1)
- Office of Tribal Justice (1)
- Office of Victims of Crime (1)
- Office of Violence Against Women (3)
- Public and Indian Housing Division (2)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (1)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3)
- Wage and Hour Division (1)
Filter by Department
Filter by Topic
- Afterschool (3)
- Bullying (2)
- Children of Incarcerated Parents (3)
- Child Welfare (3)
- Civic Engagement (1)
- Community Development (1)
- Education (11)
- (-) Employment & Training (1)
- Health and Nutrition (2)
- (-) Runaway and Homeless Youth (1)
- (-) Safety (5)
- School Climate (1)
- Substance Use/Misuse (3)
- Trafficking of Youth (2)
- Violence Prevention & Victimization (6)
- (-) Youth Preparedness (7)
Internet Safety
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, includes a consolidated list of federal links providing information on internet safety for children and youth.
Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education
This guide has been developed to give higher education institutions a useful resource in the field of emergency management.
A Guide to School Vulnerability Assessment Key: Principles for Safe Schools
This guide is a companion piece to the Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities (above). It emphasizes a valuable part of emergency management planning—ongoing vulnerability assessment—and is intended to assist schools with the selection and implementation of an effective vulnerability assessment tool.
ED Office of Safe and Healthy Students Emergency Planning Website
The U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Office of Safe and Healthy Students' (OSHS) Center for School Preparedness provides support, resources, grants, and training to support emergency management efforts for local educational agencies and institutions of higher education.
Emergency Planning for Schools
This website, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS), provides information that can help school leaders plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
Taking action now can save lives, prevent injury, and minimize property damage in the moments of a crisis. Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities is designed to help navigate the process of reviewing and revising school and district plans. The guide is intended to give schools, districts, and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulate thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provide examples of promising practices.
REMS TA Center Introduces New Tools for School Emergency Planning
The REMS TA Center has created new, interactive tools that can assist schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in assessing their knowledge of emergency management, and in creating and evaluating emergency operations plans (EOPs):
- EOP ASSESS: This tool guides users through a series of questions to assess understanding of elements critical to creating and maintaining a high-quality EOP
- EOP ASSIST: This tool, offered as a web-accessible software application, directs users through a six-step planning process that will result in the output of an EOP, developed according to the federal guidelines.
- EOP EVALUATE: This tool can help schools and IHEs evaluate an established EOP to determine whether there are areas where it can be adjusted and improved.
The Challenge
A principal vehicle by which OSDFS communicates with the field, and provides information on research-based activities, best practices, and other information related to effective drug abuse and violence prevention strategies.
Resource: SITE ASSESS: A Mobile Application for K-12 Schools and School Districts
This free mobile application, developed by the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, allows school and school district personnel to walk around school grounds and examine their safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness.
Resource: Health Care Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth
This fact sheet describes eligibility for health care coverage, including through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), for youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness. It also provides information on subpopulations of youth who may be eligible, services covered, enrollment, and Medicaid and CHIP income eligibility levels for each state.
Resource: Social Media and Disaster Response
This website features resources related to social media’s role in emergency management, including a free online course, informational videos, and a literature review of current research and tools.
Report: Exploring Cross-Domain Instability in Families with Children
This brief examines different types of instability among children and families, using data on employment, income, moves, and changes in family and household composition. The brief shows significant differences in the prevalence of instability for children by household education level.