Resources for Psychological First Aid for School

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These resources promote resilience among students, staff, and families by emphasizing support and well-being during distress. All of these resources are within the PFA-S Toolkit, but this is a quick page reference to access some of them. After a threat, hazard, or incident getting school communities the aid they need to ensure students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

Variety of PFA-S Resources

Field Operations Guide

Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) is an evidence-informed intervention model to assist students, families, school personnel, and school partners in the immediate aftermath of an emergency. PFA-S is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by emergencies, and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.

Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) teams offer essential support after crises like deaths, providing coping strategies, resources, and referrals to students, staff, and families. They follow district procedures and receive training based on resources like the National Child Traumatic Stress Network manual. The ultimate goal is to ensure students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

PFA-S Time Frame for Response

What are the time stages for response?

PFA-S Tip Sheet

Providing Support to Students & Staff

What Should We Say?

Words make a difference.

Updated April 7, 2025 2:35pm