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The Office of Safe  and Healthy Students has a steadily growing inventory of fact sheets and resources.  New resources are under development and will be added soon. We also have a Safe & Supportive  Schools News Bulletin (ListServ) that  we hope you sign up for. 

Fact Sheets and Resources

**Safe and  Healthy Students:**

- Human  Trafficking 101 for School Administrators and Staff  (July 28, 2014)
- Human  Trafficking of Children in the United School - A Fact Sheet for Schools  (April 2012)
- Human  Trafficking in America's Schools  (2015).   Human Trafficking in America's Schools is a free guide for  school staff that includes information about risk factors, recruitment, and how  to identify trafficking; what to do if you suspect trafficking, including  sample school protocols and policies; and other resources and potential  partnership opportunities.
- Teen  Dating Violence - A Fact Sheet for Schools  (August 26, 2013)
- Youth Suicide in the United States - A Fact Sheet for Schools  (August 2015)     PDF (490K)  |    MS  Word (46K)
- Female  Genital Mutilation/Cutting: United States Government's Response  (July 2014)
- Growing  up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention  (2017) - Parents and caregivers will find this publication a user-friendly and valuable guide for what to do and how to communicate about the harmful effects of illicit drugs and alcohol on children and youth, from elementary through high school.
Growing  up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention Spanish Version
 (2017)

**Emergency Management and School Preparedness:**

- Preparing  for Infectious Disease: Department of Education Recommendations to Ensure the  Continuity of Teaching and Learning for Schools (K-12) During Extended Student  Absence or School Dismissal  (December 2014)
- Guides  for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plan  (2013).  These  publications support an all-hazards approach to collaborative emergency  management planning that is guided by the four phases (prevention - mitigation,  preparedness, response and recovery).  Publications  may be accessed at:  http://rems.ed.gov/REMSPublications.aspx .
- Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools  and Communities. The guide will  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.    PDF  (1.6M)
- Prior  Knowledge of Potential School‐Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack , often called “The Bystander Report”, was developed by the Secret Service and the Department of  Education.  The report provides knowledge  of potential school-based violence and information for students that may  prevent a targeted attack. 
- The  Emergency  Planning website  provides school leaders with information to plan for any  emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. 

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