Gun Violence & School Shootings
This guide will serve as a starting point for students, faculty, staff, and alumni wishing to conduct research on various aspects of gun violence & school shootings. You will find sources that introduce you to the topic and keep you up-to-date with links to books, websites, journal articles, streaming media, and research reports concerning school shootings.
School Violence and Primary Prevention by Call Number: LB3013.3 .S3767 2008ISBN: 9780387756608Publication Date: 2008-03-19
Rampage: the social roots of school shootings by Call Number: LB3013.33 .K46 R36 2004ISBN: 0465051030Publication Date: 2004-02-04
After Virginia Tech by Call Number: HV6534.B53 K37 2019ISBN: 9780813942223Publication Date: 2019-04-16
Disaster Mental Health Counseling by Call Number: BF789.D5 D565 2018ISBN: 9781556203619Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Rampage Nation by Call Number: HV7436 .K53 2016 & Online AccessISBN: 1633880664Publication Date: 2016-08-23
Helping Schoolchildren Cope with Anger, Second Edition by ISBN: 9781606239759Publication Date: 2010-10-19
Crisis Counseling, Intervention and Prevention in the Schools by Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 1136506918Publication Date: 2013-03-05
School Shootings and the Never Again Movement by Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 9781440867521Publication Date: 2019-03-14
Enough Is Enough: a student affairs perspective on preparedness and response to a campus shooting by Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 1579225217Publication Date: 2012-03-12
College in the Crosshairs by Call Number: Online Access & LB2866 .C65 2015ISBN: 1620363526Publication Date: 2015-10-12
Never Again: the Parkland shooting and the teen activists leading a movement by
This biography of a movement and the teen activists behind it delves into the quest for gun safety legislation in light of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
Call Number: Curriculum Collection LB3013.33.F6 B73 2019ISBN: 9781541552708Publication Date: 2019-01-01
The Columbine School Shootings by
"The Columbine School Shooting: The series provides basic historical information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and provides first-person narratives
Call Number: Curriculum Collection LB3013.33.C6 C69 2012ISBN: 9780737757880Publication Date: 2012-06-12
Enough Is Enough by
Young people are suffering the most from the epidemic of gun violence - as early as kindergarten students are crouching behind locked doors during active shooter drills. Teens are galvanizing to speak up and fight for their right to be safe.
Call Number: Curriculum Collection HV7436 .M347 2019ISBN: 9781582707013Publication Date: 2019-10-08
We Say #NeverAgain: Reporting by the Parkland Student Journalists by Call Number: Curriculum Collection LB3013.33.F6 W4 2018ISBN: 9781984849960Publication Date: 2018-10-02
#NeverAgain by Call Number: Curriculum Collection LB3013.33.F6 H64 2018ISBN: 9781984801838Publication Date: 2018-06-19
Activist by Call Number: Curriculum Collection LB3013.33.F6 H64 2019ISBN: 9781947378216Publication Date: 2019-11-05
Gun Violence by Call Number: Curriculum Collection HV7436 .D643 2020ISBN: 9781541555549Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Gun Control by Call Number: Curriculum Collection KF3942 .H3 G86 2007ISBN: 9780737736601Publication Date: 2007-06-04
What's Gun Control? by Call Number: Curriculum Collection HV7436 .R64 2018ISBN: 9781534524415Publication Date: 2017-12-15
The Light Fantastic by
Seven interwoven narratives spanning three tense hours on a fateful day share the perspectives of a girl with a rare memory condition, a teacher who fears a student may be planning an act of violence, and a girl about to embark on a cross-country plot.
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.C7314 Li 2016ISBN: 9780763678517Publication Date: 2016-09-13
A Heart in a Body in the World by
Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma.
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.C127437 H43 2018ISBN: 9781481415200Publication Date: 2018-09-18
Hate List by
Sixteen-year-old Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick committed a school shooting at the end of their junior year, struggles to cope with integrating herself back into high school life, unsure herself whether she was a hero or a villain.
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.B814224 Hat 2009ISBN: 9780316041447Publication Date: 2009-09-01
The Lucky Ones by
"In the aftermath of a school tragedy, May and Zach struggle with grief, survivor's guilt, and the complex emotional impact of the event, learning how to heal and hope in the face of it all"
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.1.L38444 Lu 2020ISBN: 9780593118498Publication Date: 2020-04-07
That's Not What Happened by Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.K439 Th 2018ISBN: 9781338186529Publication Date: 2018-08-28
- The School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) empowers school social workers and promotes the profession of school social work to enhance the social and emotional growth and academic outcomes of all students. NASW and SSWAA work collaboratively to promote the school social work profession.
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) works to advance effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior, and mental health. The NASP vision is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life.
- National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) seeks to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
LUC School of Law - Civitas Childhood Center
Read the joint statement from Loyola's Civitas ChildLaw Center, Education Law and Policy Institute, and the Center for the Human Rights of Children regarding the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas:
- A Coordinated Mental Health Crisis Response: Lessons Learned From Three Colorado School Shootings byPublication Date: Journal of school violence, 2012-07-01, Vol.11 (3), p.207-225
- K-12 School Shootings: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Child Well-Being byPublication Date: The Pediatric clinics of North America, 2021-04, Vol.68 (2), p.413-426
- The mental health consequences of mass school shootings: What do we need to know? byPublication Date: Journal of advanced nursing, 2020-02, Vol.76 (2), p.423-425
- The Mental Health Consequences of Mass Shootings byPublication Date: Trauma, violence & abuse, 2017-01-01, Vol.18 (1), p.62-82
- School Shootings and the Need for More School-Based Mental Health Services byPublication Date: Children & schools, 2018-07-01, Vol.40 (3), p.131-134
- Supporting Children After School Shootings byPublication Date: The Pediatric clinics of North America, 2020-04, Vol.67 (2), p.397-411
- What Can Be Done About School Shootings? A Review of the Evidence byPublication Date: Educational researcher, 2010-01-01, Vol.39 (1), p.27-37
The New Normal by Publication Date: 2019One year after the horrific mass shooting on Feb 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida that claimed the lives of 14 students and 3 administrators, students are still navigating this new reality. THE NEW NORMAL intimately follows five student survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Gabby, Nicole, Daniel, Brandon, and Kelsey, as they cope with finishing the school year and the year beyond. It is a testament to the resilience of youth and the trauma inflicted on too many students.
Dekalb Elementary by Publication Date: 2017Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia
American Tragedy by Publication Date: 2019Sue Klebold attempts to reconcile how the son she affectionately referred to as “Sunshine Boy” became a school shooter. “If love could have stopped Columbine,” she says, “Columbine would never have happened.”
Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA by Publication Date: 2015FRONTLINE goes inside the politics of America's gun debate. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk investigates the NRA, its political evolution and influence, and how it has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation.
After Newtown: Guns in America: The Evolution of Guns and Violence in America by Publication Date: 2013Featuring the personal reflections of Bill Cosby, Frank Serpico, and NRA President David Keene, among other experts and advocates, this unique documentary will examine the evolution of guns in America, their frequent link to violence, and the clash of cultures that reflect competing visions of our national identity.
Mind of a Rampage Killer by Publication Date: 2013What makes a person walk into a theater or a church or a classroom full of students and open fire? What combination of circumstances compels a human being to commit the most inhuman of crimes? Can science in any way help us understand these horrific events and provide any clues as to how to prevent them in the future? As the nation tries to understand the tragic events at Newtown, NOVA correspondent Miles O’Brien separates fact from fiction, investigating new theories that the most destructive rampage killers are driven most of all, not by the urge to kill, but the wish to die.