Responding to Virginia Tech

A list of resources facilitating a Christian response to the shootings at Virginia Tech

Grieving

Understanding

Indicators of School Crime and Safety by the Department of Education
The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective from the FBI
Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and Creating Safe School Environments by the United States Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education
Understanding Mental Illness -- After the Virginia Tech Tragedy by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech
Tragedy
Newly report released June 13, 2007 finds that educators, mental-health officials, and
law-enforcement officers often do not share information about troubled
students because they are confused by what they can disclose under complex
and overlapping privacy laws. The report calls on the Departments of
Education and Health and Human Services to issue guidelines clarifying how
colleges, police departments, and social-service agencies can share
information legally under current federal laws governing student records.
The federal agencies should study whether the laws should be changed to
balance students' privacy with safety concerns, the report said. State
officials also should review state limits on the exchange of information
to see if they need to be better explained or altered.

Coping

Reaching Out

Devotionals - renew, refocus, and recenter in Christ
Two Weeks by Phil Ware via Heartlight e-zine

A Far Country by Tom Norvell via Heartlight e-zine

STEP (Student Ecumenical Partnership) Campus Resources
Hoakie Spirit Memorial Fund - contribute financial assistance to those affected
Virginia Tech April 16 Memorial - share condolences, thought, prayers
Virginia Tech Tragedy - suggestions and instructions for sending care packages