Crisis Related Key Messages
The Crisis Communications Handbook
- Sample Crisis Press Statement
- Crisis Communications Overview
- Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
- Resources Related to a Transportation Accident
- Resources Related to a Health Outbreak
- Resources Related to Inappropriate Staff Behavior
- Resources Related to Inappropriate Camper Behavior
- Resources Related to Child Abuse at Camp
- Resources Related to a Community Crisis
- Resources Related to a Serious Death or InjuryImage Properties
- Resources Related to a Security Breach
Crisis Communications Overview
Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
Resources Related to a Transportation Accident
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- ACA Information Related to Vehicle Safety, Regulations, and Policies
- Sample Letter to Parents of Children Who Were Not Involved in the Recent Transportation Accident
- Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
Resources Related to a Health Outbreak
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization
- American Association of Poison Control Centers —1-800-222-1222
- Camp Nurse Resource Center
- OSHA
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Pediculosis Association
- ACA's 2008 Healthy Camp Update
- Sample Event Response Press Release about a Recent Mumps Outbreak
Resources Related to Inappropriate Staff Behavior
- National Sex Offender Public Registry (free)
- State-Specific Labor Laws
- Information on Wrongful Termination
- ACA's Information on Criminal Background Checks
- Cornell University's Understanding Labor Law and Employment Law in Fifty States
- Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
Resources Related to Inappropriate Camper Behavior
- Camp Is for the Camper e-Institute Course
- ACA Camping Magazine Article on Bullying
- Operation Respect
- Character Counts
- Stop Bullying Now
- Sample Call to Action about Bullying
Resources Related to Child Abuse at Camp
- Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
- ACA's Information on Criminal Background Checks
- ACA's Background Check Resources
- Cornell University's Understanding Labor Law and Employment Law in Fifty States
- Child Abuse Reporting Numbers by State
- Camper-to-Camper Issues: Do Children Sexually Abuse Other Children? Stop It Now
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth Serving Organizations
- ACA's Fall 1999 CampLine on Staff Issues: Sample Prohibition of Harassment Policy
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Resources Related to a Community Crisis
- Department of Homeland Security—White House
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- American Red Cross
- Department of Education, Crisis Planning Materials
- Inside ACA Article on Evacuation
Resources Related to a Serious Death or Injury
- Sample Crisis Communications Talking Points
- Dealing with the Death of a Camper, by Chris Thurber
- Good Grief Resources
- Grief Recovery, Inc.
- Association for Death Education and Counseling
- Center for Grieving Children
- Bereaved Parents of the USA
- Sample Memo to the Board about the Death of a Camper
Resources Related to a Security Breach
- Local law enforcement
- Local conservation officers
- State law enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security—White House
- Department of Homeland Security
- Sample Letter to Parents about a Security Breach






