Abstract
In response to the killing of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 17, 2012, this position statement argues that research supports a thoughtful approach to safer schools, guided by four key elements-balance, communication, connectedness, and support-along with strengthened attention to mental health needs in the community, structured threat assessment approaches, revised policies on youth exposure to violent media, and improved policies and practices related to common-sense gun safety. A list of endorsing organizations and individuals is provided.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 119-133 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of School Violence |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Keywords
- Connecticut
- Newtown
- Sandy Hook Elementary
- communication
- connectedness
- mental health
- prevention
- school shooting
- social support
- threat assessment
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In: Journal of School Violence, Vol. 12, No. 2, 04.2013, p. 119-133.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - December 2012 Connecticut School Shooting Position Statement
AU - Cornell, Dewey G.
AU - Mayer, Matthew J.
N1 - Funding Information: Afterschool Alliance Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence, University at Buffalo Alliance for Children and Families American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of Pastoral Counselors American Council for School Social Work American Dance Therapy Association American Educational Research Association American Federation of Teachers American Group Psychotherapy Association American Music Therapy Association American Orthopsychiatric Association American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children American School Counselor Association Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies Association of School Business Officials International Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas Born This Way Foundation Bullying Research Network California Association of School Counselors (CASC) California Association of School Social Workers (CASSW) California Pupil Services Coalition California Society for Clinical Social Work CAMH Centre for Prevention Science, Toronto, Canada Carolina Network for School Mental Health Center for Behavior Education and Research, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut Center for Child and Family Well Being at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership, San Diego State University Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at George Washington University Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Violence Prevention, University of Northern Iowa Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Roslyn, New York Child Welfare League of America College of Education, University of Illinois Communities Healing Adolescent Depression & Suicide (CHADS) Coalition for Mental Health Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) Council for Exceptional Children Council for Exceptional Children Division for Research (CEC-DR) Council of Administrators of Special Education Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP) Council on Social Work Education Division of Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children Early Care and Education Consortium Everyone Reading Families International Incorporated Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute, San Diego, CA FedED–thefeded.org FEI Behavioral Health, Inc. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California Santa Barbara Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Higher Education Consortium for Special Education HighScope Educational Research Foundation Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, University of Oregon Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, California Interdivisional Task Force on Child and Adolescent Mental Health of the American Psychological Association International Association of Applied Psychology (ECOSOC and DPI) International School Psychology Association Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence Just Community, Inc., Quakertown, Pennsylvania Learning Disabilities Association of America Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Massachusetts School Psychologists Association Mental Health America Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders Mississippi Psychological Association National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health National Alliance of Black School Educators National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health National Association for the Education of Young Children National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders, Inc. National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Association of School Nurses National Association of School Psychologists National Association of School Resource Officers Funding Information: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Association of Social Workers National Association of Social Workers—California Chapter National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) National Center for Learning Disabilities National Education Association National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health National Head Start Association National Organization of Forensic Social Work National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) National School Climate Center Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools at the University of Nebraska New York Association of School Psychologists New York State Center for School Safety Parents Forum Pasadena Pride Center Prevent Child Abuse America Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Baltimore, Maryland Social Work Section, American Public Health Association Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) Special Education Program, College of Education, University of Washington Stop Abuse Campaign Student Affiliates in School Psychology (Division 16), American Psychological Association TASH Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children TESOL International Association Texas Educational Diagnosticians’ Association The Boys Initiative The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Hygiology Post The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Therapists For Social Responsibility United Neighborhood Centers of America Funding Information: Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (Division 5) Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology (Division 6) Developmental Psychology (Division 7) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9) Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13) Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14) Division of Educational Psychology EC (Division 15) School Psychology (Division 16) Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27) Psychotherapy (Division 29) Society of Psychological Hypnosis (Division 30) Division of State, Provincial and Territorial Affairs (Division 31) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Division 33) Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology (Division 34) Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (Division 36) Division of Health Psychology (Division 38) Psychoanalysis (Division 39) Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40) Society for Family Psychology (Division 43) Society for the Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Division 44) Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48) Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (Division 49) Division of Addiction Research (Division 50) Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity (Division 51) International Psychology (Division 52) Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) Funding Information: Michelle Demaray, PhD, Northern Illinois University David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, Drexel University Stanley Deno, PhD, University of Minnesota Erin Dowdy, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Paul Downes, PhD, Dublin City University, Ireland Joyce Downing, PhD, University of Central Missouri Maurice Elias, PhD, Rutgers’ Collaborative for Community-Based Learning, Service, and Public Scholarship Michael Epstein, PhD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Dorothy Espelage, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign Graciela Espindola, Sutter County Schools, California Michael Faggella-Luby, PhD, University of Connecticut Albert Farrell, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University Peter Faustino, PsyD, New York Association of School Psychologists Patrick Faverty, EdD, University of California, Santa Barbara Elizabeth Fernandez, Principal, North Windham School, Connecticut Diana Fishbein, PhD, RTI International Emily Fisher, PhD, Loyola Marymount University Lori Fishman, PsyD, Harvard Medical School Marilyn Flynn, PhD, Dean, University of Southern California School of Social Work Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Laurie Ford, PhD, University of British Columbia Lise Fox, PhD, University of South Florida Karen Frey, PhD, University of Washington Lynn Fuchs, PhD, Vanderbilt University Douglas Fuchs, PhD, Vanderbilt University Michael Furlong, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Ken Furlong, BA, Carson City Sheriff’s Office Debra Furr-Holden, PhD, Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence Robert Gable, PhD, Old Dominion University Virginia Karen Gallagher, PhD, Dean, USC Rossier School of Education James Garbarino, PhD, Loyola University Chicago Michael Gerber, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Cynthia Germanotta, MA, President, Born This Way Foundation Donna Gilbertson, PhD, Utah State University Peter Goldblum, PhD, Palo Alto University Steven Goodman, PhD, Director, Michigan Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative Deborah Gorman-Smith, PhD, University of Chicago Denise Gottfredson, PhD, University of Maryland Kathy Gould, Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project Sandra Graham, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Funding Information: Mark Greenberg, PhD, Pennsylvania State University Frank Gresham, PhD, Louisiana State University Eleanor Guetzloe, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of South Florida Lisa Hagermoser Sanetti, PhD, University of Connecticut Laura Hanish, PhD, Arizona State University Gregory Hanley, PhD, Western New England University Isadora Hare, MSW, LCSW, Health Resources and Services Administration Patricia Hawley, PhD, University of Kansas Richard Hazler, PhD, Penn State University Thomas Hehir, PhD, Harvard University Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, Drexel University Susan Herbst, PhD, President, University of Connecticut Melissa Holt, PhD, Boston University Arthur Horne, PhD, University of Georgia Robert Horner, PhD, University of Oregon Susan Hupp, PhD, University of Minnesota Shelley Hymel, PhD, University of British Columbia and Bullying Research Network Decoteau Irby, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Kathy Jens, PhD, Cherry Creek Schools, CO Shane Jimerson, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Asha Jitendra, PhD, University of Minnesota Beverly Johns, MacMurray College LeAnne Johnson, PhD, University of Minnesota Kristine Jolivette, PhD, Georgia State University Sherri Jones, PhD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Edward Kame’enui, PhD, University of Oregon James Kauffman, EdD, University of Virginia Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Maryam Kia-Keating, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Jennifer Kitson, EdS, NCSP, Education Development Center Becky Ladd, PhD, Arizona State University Kathleen Lane, PhD, University of Kansas Jim Larson, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Kelly Lassman, PhD, Pace University Philip Leaf, PhD, Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence Seung-Yeon Lee, PhD, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea Peter Leone, PhD, University of Maryland Felice Levine, PhD, Executive Director, American Educational Research Association Timothy Lewis, PhD, University of Missouri Robert Lichtenstein, PhD, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Benjamin Lignugaris, PhD, Utah State University Susan Limber, PhD, Clemson University John Lochman, PhD, University of Alabama Allison Lombardi, PhD, University of Connecticut Anna Long, PhD, University of Connecticut Sabina Low, PhD, Arizona State University Dan Maggin, PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago Christine Malecki, PhD, Northern Illinois University Roxana Marachi, PhD, San Jose State University Matthew Mayer, PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey G. Roy Mayer, PhD, California State University Los Angeles Daniel McCarthy, MSW LCSW, School Social Work Association of America Jennifer McComas, PhD, University of Minnesota Scott McConnell, PhD, University of Minnesota Phyllis McDonald, Ed.D., Johns Hopkins University Kent McIntosh, PhD, University of British Columbia Kristen McMaster, PhD, University of Minnesota Janet Medina, PsyD, McDaniel College Danielle Mele-Taylor, PsyD, University at Albany Sterett Mercer, PhD, University of British Columbia William Mitchell, EdD, Licensed Psychologist Daniel Murrie, PhD, University of Virginia Howard Muscott, PhD, SERESC/NH CEBIS Rick Neel, PhD, University of Washington C. Michael Nelson, PhD, University of Kentucky J. Ron Nelson, PhD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Jodi Newman, PhD, University of Washington Amanda Nickerson, PhD, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Pedro Noguera, PhD, New York University Karen Nylund-Gibson, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Wendy Oakes, PhD, Arizona State University Lindsey O’Brennan, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Breda O’Keeffee, PhD, University of Connecticut Robert O’Neill, PhD, University of Utah Pamela Orpinas, PhD, University of Georgia David Osher, PhD, American Institutes for Research Trina Osher, PhD, Huff Osher Consulting, Inc. Ernestina Papacosta, PhD, Ministry of Education and Culture E.P.S. Cyprus William Parham, PhD, ABPP, Loyola Marymount University, School of Education, Counseling Program Debra Pepler, PhD, York University and Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada Reece Peterson, PhD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln William Pfohl, PhD, Past President, International School Psychology Association
PY - 2013/4
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