Crisis and Emergency Response Protocol

Overview

Crisis and emergency response protocols are built around the physical and psychological best practices for anyone who communicates on behalf of a school in response to a public health emergency. Emergencies can affect a community in a number of ways from natural disasters, to lockdowns, or a death of a student or faculty member.

Contacts

Rhett Larsen

School Safety Center Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7997 | E-mail

 Michelle  Knight

Prevention Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7962 | E-mail

 Melissa Muhlestein

Executive Secretary
Phone: (385) 295-7931 | E-mail

 

Mental Health Response

Utah State Board of Education (USBE)

The Mental Health Response Team provides Utah LEAs with resources, tools, consultation, and/or direct response support to districts. The Mental Health Response Team supports Utah school districts in crisis prevention, preparedness, intervention, and response. The team responds with a specific focus on balancing physical and psychological safety for school communities.

The team can provide on-site crisis support that includes leading the response, practical help such as covering classrooms or duty for teachers, responding to media inquiries, and more. We can provide digital resources that can be sent directly to your LEA, answer questions, and consult for technical support. Relative professional development training is also available, upon request.

We provide as much or as little support as needed.

Healing Our Schools After a Loss Toolkit

The Healing Our Schools After a Loss Toolkit assists Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in implementing a coordinated response to the death of a student, staff, or community member. The toolkit includes information and resources to help the school community cope and reduce further risk.

Highlights within the toolkit include:

  • Information regarding memorialization, milestones, and anniversaries of the event
  • A comprehensive day to day checklist for response
  • Templates for releasing notification letters to students, parents, and fellow educators

This toolkit has an accompanying Canvas course that will be available soon. For more information, contact Cathy Davis at  cathy.davis@schools.utah.gov or Michelle Knight at  michelle.knight@schools.utah.gov.

Crisis Response Model School Policy
(Coming Soon)

Prevention Pamphlet
(Coming Soon)

Suicide Prevention Page

Community Partners

SafeUT (Website)

SafeUT (Chat or Submit a Tip)

Crisis Management and Referral (Univ. of Utah)

Office of Substance Use and Mental Health

Stabilization and Mobile Response
(Coming Soon)

National Alliance of School Crisis Responders