Families as Partners in School Emergency Management
This article provides strategies for forming partnerships and communicating with families to create positive working relationships before an emergency occurs. Doing so strengthens a school’s emergency management capacity as it ensures that the “experts” on each child’s needs are involved from the beginning. It offers strategies for communicating with, training, and reunification with families as well as provides a list of additional resources.
Download Families as Partners in School Emergency Management (Vol. 2 Issue 7) (PDF, 363.7 KB) from the Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ERCM) Technical Assistance Center Web site.