When a crisis happens at school, what is done in the first hours often depends on a plan and the right forms prepared in advance. This page brings together documents that school counsellors can use during a crisis, in its aftermath and in prevention work.

You will find a school crisis intervention plan and checklist, a suicide risk pre-assessment and record form, a student safety plan, a parent information and meeting record, a psychological first aid pocket card and post-crisis letter templates for parents. A reporting flow for suspected child abuse and neglect, a threat-of-violence assessment form and a peer bullying incident record form are here as well.

Alongside these practical documents there are information articles on post-traumatic stress in children, acute grief, childhood trauma and youth suicide. Most documents are in Word format, so you can add your school’s name and procedures and use them right away. For binding legal obligations, current legislation and official letters from provincial/district MEB directorates take precedence.