Grant Wood AEA has a trained team of experts available to assist schools in times of crisis or traumatic event and to help schools plan for such events. Districts requiring immediate help from the CISM team should contact their regional administrator or the CISM team coordinator.
Learn more about the CISM team.
Toolbox and Resources
Student Tracking Tools
Handouts
- Common Expressions of Grief in Students
- Guiding Children through Stress and Trauma
- Resources for Processing and Understanding Death, Grief and Bereavement
- Student Transition Back to School Following a Family Death
- Visual Resources (Funeral or Visitation)
- Ways Adults Can Manage Stress and Grief Reactions
- Ways Teens Can Manage Stress and Grief Reactions
Handouts - COVID-19
- Guiding Elementary-Age Children Through Grief and Trauma while Maintaining Social/Physical Distancing
- How Teens Can Manage Stress and Grief Reactions While Social/Physical Distancing
- Teacher Guide: Helping Students Through Stress/Trauma During COVID-19 Social/Physical Distancing
- Ways Adults Can Cope with Stress and Grief Reactions While Social/Physical Distancing
- Guiding Children Through Stress and Trauma
Sample Letters and Announcements
Media
Parents
Student & Staff
Suicide Response