Crisis Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review. (3rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sokol, Rebeccah L; Heinze, Justin; Doan, Jessica; Normand, Meg; Grodzinski, Alison; Pomerantz, Naomi; Scott, Briana A; Gaswirth, Maura; Zimmerman, Marc
• Is Part Of: Journal of school violence. Volume 20:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 241
• Page End: 260
• Publication Date: 2021-04-03
• Subjects: Crisis intervention -- school safety -- evaluation -- systematic review; School violence -- Prevention -- Periodicals; School environment -- Periodicals; 371.78205
• DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2021.1879098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-8220

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This systematic review synthesizes research on school-based crisis intervention protocols, descriptions, and evaluations. We performed a comprehensive literature search, and 60 studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. We found an overwhelming lack of evaluation studies (n = 3), suggesting that interventions are being administered post-crises without evaluation. The most frequently named crisis intervention model was the Prevent/Prepare, Reaffirm, Evaluate, Provide and Respond, and Examine (PREPaRE) model (n = 6). All evaluation studies in the sample were observational, and most adopted qualitative methods of evaluation. Future studies are needed to evaluate crisis interventions to measure the fidelity, reliability, and effectiveness of such interventions.