Describes metropolitan emergency night service provided by law students to ensure child protection. (This article is a reprint of "Danger of Abuse or Neglect Requires 24-Hour, 365-Day Protection Service by CAS. Our Children v5, n1, 1968-69.) (MS)

Discusses issues faced by the Borough of Manhattan Community College following the September 11th terrorist attacks: the expense of recovery and budgeting for it, developing an emergency preparedness plan, the characteristics of emergency management and disaster recovery plans, technology and its role in emergency management, being prepared for…

Describes how officials at the Borough of Manhattan Community College dealt with the emergency created by September 11, and offers a list of tips for dealing with out-of-the-ordinary emergencies. (EV)

Discusses steps that child care facilities should take to develop a prevention strategy and emergency operations plan to keep their environments safe. (EV)

A western Maryland district that lost three weeks last year resulting from inclement weather avoided lengthening the school year by adding an extra period to the school day in March And April, canceling inservice days, and eliminating two school holidays. Ending classes at mid-June avoided overheated classrooms and interference with teacher…

Presents part one of a two-part series on families following an aircraft disaster. Overviews emotional and practical demands placed upon airline personnel who serve as support to families of crash victims and survivors, and the unique posttrauma situational demands that will face many families after an aircraft disaster. (NB)

Describes the use of telecommunications in the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake. Topics include the use of e-mail for communication as well as for disaster relief efforts, use of the Internet and World Wide Web home pages, and the usefulness of portable computers with built-in modems for fax capabilities. (LRW)

Provides a brief overview of events that have contributed to the development of what currently constitutes disaster-crisis mental health counseling, an area of counseling that has gained increased clinical attention and empirical focus within the field of mental health counseling. (Author)

Reviews literature pertaining directly to responses to man-made disasters, with specific emphasis on emotional responses to terrorism. Summarizes the effects of the bombing of the World Trade Center on its survivors and on the wider community. Examples of mental health outreach efforts and case vignettes of brief cognitive behavior therapeutic…

Discusses Michigan State University's emergency response planning resulting from incidents of campus violence and vandalism committed by activists. (GR)

Details the components of a public school safety plan and how to develop a crisis response plan with emergency responders. The importance of crisis response team members knowing their roles and being held accountable are stressed. (GR)

In the second article in a series on the implications of September 11 to colleges and universities, executives at the Society for College and University Planning outline an integrated approach to preparing for disasters. (EV)

Using advice from experienced higher education officials, discusses how colleges and universities can guide staff and colleagues through a tragedy with flexibility, good communication skills, and compassion. (EV)

Administrators and students at private schools tend to see their schools as safer than public schools. Spurred in part by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many private schools have joined the national push to revamp campus safety plans. Kenneth S. Trump, the president of the Cleveland-based National School Safety and Security Services,…

It is easy for a library systems administrator to sometimes feel quite overwhelmed by the responsibilities of the job. Keeping a network running smoothly is a challenge in itself, but they must also be concerned with protecting the network from the many threats that exist. Constant vigilance is necessary to guard against electronic attacks…