Citation

Leuschner V, Fiedler N, Schultze M, Ahlig N, Göbel K, Sommer F, Scholl J, Cornell DG, Scheithauer H. Child Dev. 2017; 88(1): 68-82.

Affiliation

Freie Universität Berlin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cdev.12690

PMID

28042899

Abstract

The standardized, indicated school-based prevention program "Networks Against School Shootings" combines a threat assessment approach with a general model of prevention of emergency situations in schools through early intervention in student psychosocial crises and training teachers to recognize warning signs of targeted school violence. An evaluation study in 98 German schools with 3,473 school staff participants (Mage  = 46.2 years) used a quasi-experimental comparison group design with three measurement points (pre, post, and 7 months followup) with schools randomly allocated to implementation conditions. The study found increases in teachers' expertise and evaluation skills, enhanced abilities to identify students experiencing a psychosocial crisis, and positive secondary effects (e.g., teacher-student interaction, feelings of safety).

© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

Language: en