Schools and crises / Robert G. Stevenson -- Preparing schools for crisis management / Margaret M. Metzgar -- School based grief crisis management / David K. Meagher -- The role of the school nurse in crises / Eileen P. Stevenson -- Religious education as an aid in crises intervention / Daniel A. Roberts -- The crisis of youth suicide / Diane Ryerson and John Kalafat / HIV and AIDS : today's health crises / Patricia H. Zalaznik -- Preparing the school community to cope with violence / William Lee, Jr. -- Schools and military crises / Linda Reed Maxwell -- Support groups in the schools / Sandra Elder -- C.I.S.D. and schools / Rick Ritter -- Helping peers to help themselves : the role of peer support in times of crisis / Robert G. Stevenson -- Questions and answers -- Guidelines for dealing with crisis.