Getting to Outcomes 2006 Now Available Online
The GTO-04 manual is specifically designed to help any agency, school, or community coalition interested in improving the quality of their programs aimed at preventing or reducing drug and tobacco use among youth.
The manual's text and worksheets-organized as ten accountability questions-address: needs and resources assessment; goals and objectives; choosing best practice programs; ensuring program "fit;" capacity, planning, process, and outcome evaluation; continuous quality improvement, and sustainability.
The model presented in the manual is meant to be a best practice process-prescriptive, yet flexible enough to facilitate any prevention program. Although originally aimed at preventing youth drug and tobacco use, it may also be useful for prevention efforts targeted at other youth behavior problems such as crime, teen pregnancy, or delinquency. In addition, policymakers will also find the manual useful-it is well suited for use as an organizational framework for entire substance abuse prevention systems.
The manual and all the tools are available from the RAND website at no cost at http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9172/

Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities A New Publication by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/ crisisplanning.pdf
The U.S. Department of Education has developed this guide to provide schools and communities with basic guidelines and useful ideas on how to develop emergency response and crisis management plans. Hard copies of the guide will be available in 6-8 weeks and can be ordered then from ED Pubs - www.edpubs.org/webstore/Content/search.asp

Suicide Prevention Guidelines
These guidelines were to include (1) criteria to assess the suicide risks of students, (2) characteristics to identify potentially suicidal students, (3) appropriate responses to students expressing suicidal intentions, (4) available and appropriate community services for students expressing suicidal intentions, (5) suicide prevention strategies which may be implemented by local schools for students expressing suicidal intentions, (6) criteria for notification of and discussions with parents of students expressing suicidal intentions, (7) criteria for as-soon-as practicable contact with parents, (8) appropriate sensitivity to religious beliefs, and (9) the legal requirements and criteria for notification of public service agencies. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/prevention.pdf