Responding to Terror: The Impact of September 11 on K-12 Schools and Schools' Responses (Author Abstract‪)‬

Eighty-nine school counselors and related helping professionals were surveyed regarding the impact on students and staff in K-12 schools regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks. High levels of student distress were found immediately following September 11, with substantially less distress evident 6 weeks later. Schools responded to the events by taking a variety of actions to meet student mental health needs but were much less likely to have acted to meet staff mental health needs. **********