Professional, 24/7 counseling service for young people
Offers support over the phone, email, text, and through an app
Peer support for young people
Offers support over the phone, email, text, and through an app
Domestic or dating violence support for Indigenous people
Offers support over the phone, email, text, and through an app
Provides mental health and crisis support for LGBTQ youth
Offers support over the phone, online, and over text
Provides peer support for LGBTQ youth
Offers support over the phone, online, and in group chatrooms
Provides support for people with eating disorders
Offers support over the phone
In the aftermath of learning about a school shooting you can expect to see children fluctuating through a wide variety of emotions such as fear, anger, anxiety, fear, grief, insecurity, and shock. Your students may show this through behavioral changes. At school they may have difficulty concentrating and you may see changes in mood or mood swings. This is normal and should dissipate within 4-6 weeks.
You may find that there is a need to discuss what happened. In this case, elementary students need brief, simple, honest information with plenty of reassurance that their school and homes are safe and that adults are there to protect them. Give simple examples of school safety like exterior doors being locked, cameras on school grounds, adults always being present to look out for them, and emergency drills.
Please be aware of the presence of your students when having conversations with other adults. They are almost always listening to your conversations. If they do not understand they will “fill in the gaps,” which can increase anxiety.
Take care of yourself and allow yourself to be angry, afraid, to grieve - we adults go through all the same human emotions and responses as our students.💜