Good reminder SAMHSA that students experience a variety of forms of trauma; but there are ways schools can support them. store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/…

National Center for School Safety developed a free toolkit for trauma-informed, resilience oriented approaches in schools. nc2s.org/resource/traum…

Check out our new school threat assessment toolkit: Step by step assistance for schools creating, implementing, and evaluating threat assessment teams informed by over 200 experts in the field. nc2s.org/resource/schoo… Questions? National Center for School Safety can help!

First time attending #IACP2023 to discuss the state of the science around school resource officers with Chris Melde and Makayla Burden. National Center for School Safety is available to work with schools and officers, and share best practices.

Join us on 9/28 for the ARS Response Skill Building Panel live webinar and hear from various school safety professionals as they discuss coordinated approaches to tip scenarios. Register now: ow.ly/kvrv50PIAq9

Over 300 school safety professionals from around the country are now gathered in Richmond, VA, for the #STOPSchoolViolence Conference. This 2.5-day event, hosted by National Center for School Safety, kicked off this morning with a welcome from BJA Director Karhlton F. Moore.

When youth are exposed to violence, there are all sorts of negative ramifications. My colleague Rebeccah Sokol University of Michigan School of Social Work finds another link.
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Emily Torres, program manager at the U-M National Center for School Safety, spoke with WPR about why creating a school environment that is welcoming and teaches empathy can help alleviate violence. myumi.ch/63Mpm National Center for School Safety

Exciting example of research to action! Our Healthy Minds Network data is available to any researcher, practitioner, or policy maker interested in data-driven solutions to college student mental health needs. #schoolhealth #mentalhealth markey.senate.gov/news/press-rel…

For PhD students interested in non-academic careers related to violence prevention and safety: NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne and BJS Director Alex Piquero, PhD described their different pathways to policy work while still leveraging their academic training. #NIJ2023

Excited to join Jillian Turanovic Sarah Goodrum and Joseph McKenna in the #NIJ2023 panel, School Safety Research and Evaluation: What Have We Learned and What Questions Remain?, today at 2:30(est). National Institute of Justice #schoolsafety

Comprehensive resource for encouraging reporting behavior in school communities: cisa.gov/sites/default/…. Especially like guidance on efficient, fair, and transparent responses to reports (p17) and training recommendations (p20). #schoolsafety

In the wake of multiple backpack bans in MI, Leigh Rauk et al. find visible hardening strategies in schools (armed security, search policies, metal detectors) lower perceptions of safety for students of color; less so for white students. #schoolsafety doi.org/10.1080/153882…

About 3.5% of U.S. students (3% in MI) bring a weapon to school. It's unclear whether backpack bans, clear backpacks, or similar strategies reduce carriage. Evaluation of the effect of these policies on both student behavior and psyches is needed.
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It's National Youth Violence Prevention Week! Hear what youth violence prevention means to our partner, Gaining Unity Through Non-Violent Solutions (G.U.N.S) #NYVPW CDC Injury Center

Nice collection of resources from SchoolSafety.gov
on targeted violence prevention in schools. Key themes are promoting school climate, utilizing threat assessment teams, and physical site assessments.

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3 good recommendations for best practices in training school resource officers: restorative practices, DEI, and crisis intervention. Not so sure about #4 (IAT??🤔), but matching schools with officers committed to youth development is critical. National Center for School Safety #schoolsafety

Accessible self-evaluation tool from CDC to help promote #schoolhealth & #schoolsafety for LGBTQ youth. Couple items drawing attention to harassment/bullying (👏). No mention of mental health (🤔). Good reminders for how to be supportive throughout.
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Appreciate that evaluation features prominently in these 'major actions.' Programmatic and policy decisions related to (firearm) violence prevention need to be data-informed. Opportunity for American Eval Assn affiliates and others with eval experience.

Exposure to violence in school has all sorts of negative academic, social, and behavioral ramifications for students. Promoting school connectedness and trust can interrupt that cycle. #schoolsafety Hsing-Fang Hsieh, PhD Briana A. Scott Sarah A Stoddard, PhD Marc A. Zimmerman, Ph.D.

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Suicide ideation in as many as 1 in 5 American Indian/Alaskan Native respondents to our national survey. 1 in 10 had a plan. Flourishing was protective - what can colleges do to promote it?

Important work from Elyse Thulin PhD^2, MSc Sarah Ketchen Lipson (she/her) Sasha Zhou
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