Traumatic incidents

You can contact traumatic incident specialists on 0800 848 326 (24 hours).

Schools should have policies to cope with a traumatic incident, should it occur. Traumatic incident plans include what to do in the event of violence at school, student suicide, the unexpected death of a student or teacher, and natural disasters. Ministry of Education staff can help you with traumatic incident planning.

Find out more about emergencies and traumatic incidents - Ministry of Education website