https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/integrating-duty-care-your-organizational-camp-culture

A child is injured by a falling rock during a climbing lesson. A volunteer is paralyzed when a horse they are leading kicks out. During unstructured time, a camper falls off the top bunk while...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/what-if-it-does-happen-camp-security-%E2%80%93-plans-make-actions-take

In July 2011, Anders Brevik detonated a "car bomb," killing eight people in the Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway. He then proceeded to shoot and kill 69 participants at the Workers Youth League...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/allergies-camp-whats-camp-director-do

According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent between 1997 and 20111. And, many of these...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/security-check

A list of of ACA and federal security resources.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trash-your-tank-unhealthy-food-choices-avoid

A chronically tired Ethan struggles to reach the end of a long day as a summer camp counselor. Rising early in the morning to prod sleepy-head campers and vigilantly conduct morning swim tests at the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/training-social-justice-camp-staff

How do camps incorporate social justice into staff training programs? Five passionate, experienced, and insightful camp leaders discuss their professional and personal development as social justice...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campculturalexchange

It's ironic that I've spent this fall encouraging Americans to advocate for the White House not to drastically reduce or eliminate J-1 visas for camp cultural exchange programs while also keynoting...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2017

Since 1985, the American Camp Association® (ACA) has provided crisis support to camps through the confidential ACA Camp Crisis Hotline. This service is available 24-hours-a-day, every day of the year...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2017-crisis-hotline-annual-review

Each year, the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline team identifies several case studies for a more in-depth look. These cases serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-includes-me-where-do-we-go-here

This feature article is the first of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility to share in our...