https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2018-crisis-hotline-annual-review
Case Studies from the 2018 Crisis Hotline Annual ReviewAll of the following case studies were actual calls to the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline that the Hotline team has identified for a more in-depth look. These cases serve as...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/lessons-learned-another-year-aca-camp-crisis-hotline-2018
Lessons Learned from Another Year of the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline - 2018The ACA Hotline is a year-round, twenty-four-hour-a-day service provided to any ACA camp or member who needs help in a crisis. Each year, ACA analyzes the hotline issues and provides case studies and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/wildfires-smoke-impacting-camps
Wildfires and Smoke Impacting CampsThe American Camp Association provides resources for developing wildfire preparation, response and recovery plans.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/measles-disturbing-trend-society-your-camp
Measles, a Disturbing Trend — for Society and Your CampThe discussion of communicable illness in the camp environment often centers on the very significant issue of foodborne illness. Every summer significant cases of E. coli, salmonella, and others are...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/covid-19-resource-center-camps
COVID-19 – Resource Center for CampsThe safety and health of campers and staff is always the highest priority at camp, and camps have a long history of planning for and managing communicable diseases. With the spread of the coronavirus...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/incident-response-plan-assess-update-yours
The Incident Response Plan: Assess and Update YoursWith summer's 2020 season looming, staff hiring and camper recruitment is in full swing, but we're also ordering supplies, determining content for staff orientation, and making sure various policies...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/us-secret-service-national-threat-assessment-center-ntac
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)https://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-k-12-school-security-guide-preventing-protecting-against-gun-violence
DHS K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violencehttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-you-prepared-bear-if-not-how-will-you-respond-armed-intruder
Are You Prepared for a Bear? If Not, How Will You Respond to an Armed Intruder?Running a camp is challenging. Running a camp in the United States, where violent events occupy the 24-hour news cycle, is even more difficult. There are so many risks and expectations to manage....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cdc-releases-updated-covid-guidance-day-overnight-camps
CDC Releases Updated COVID Guidance for Day and Overnight CampsACA encourages all camp operators to review this updated guidance and make any necessary adjustments to their COVID protocols for this summer to protect the health of campers and staff and ensure the...