School crisis interventions: Strategies for addressing the consequences of crisis events

Handbook of School Violence

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 285-332

  Brock, Stephen E ^a   Jimerson, Shane R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203048986-18     Document Type: Chapter

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