Crisis Response Resources

Welcome

What is the Colorado Springs School District 11 Care Team?

The Care Team is comprised of District school psychologists, social workers, and counselors interested in assisting students who are affected by crises. The Team is comprised of individuals who have experience with children, mental health issues, and training in crisis response.

Goal of Care Team Intervention and Postvention

Trauma can be defined as events that are extraordinary and overwhelm human adaptations. The goal of crisis response intervention and postvention is to address emotional trauma by providing support to an individual or groups during a vulnerable crisis period and to:

Reduce stress by restoring normal cognitive functioning over emotional reactions
Facilitate restoration of school, home, and community functioning.
Facilitate cognitive understanding of what happened.
Restore and enhance adaptive capacities by accessing support, education, and interpretation of events.
Restoring psychological health and equilibrium, balancing internal capacities and external stressors.

Contact Details
Valerie Scates
Executive Director of Future Ready
Office: 719.520.2570
valerie.scates@d11.org

Helpful Links

Staff Resources

Crisis Response Toolkit

Incident Commander Resources

Care Team Lead Resources

Care Team Contact List (Call or Text 719-641-1768)
Care Team Leads Checklist
Care Team Response Form
Student Log Sheet

Supporting Documents

Example Letters and Statements - Please make a copy and edit as you wish

Suicide Prevention

Principal Suicide Screener and Intervention Steps (2_7_24)
Suicide Screener for Print (UPDATED 2_7_24)
Instructions for Entering Suicide Screener in PS (2_7_24)
Suicide Risk Assessment Decision Tree (2_7_24)