Safety

Date and time: January 30, 2025, 3:00–4:00 pm ETThis virtual training will feature a facilitated discussion with school and district leaders on their experiences with managing anonymous threats—such as hoax calls, threats received on social media or via email, and notes found on school grounds—and maintaining the safety of their ...

This microsite provides an overview of the youth justice system, explaining why and how it differs from adult court, and a history of how it has changed over the years. Site resources provide access to the latest data on youth crime and effective strategies that communities have employed to hold ...

This guide provides key considerations for guiding people in the appropriate use of 988 and 911. It offers practical steps for integrating crisis care into daily practice, real world scenarios, sample scripts, and de-escalation techniques.Learn more.

This webpage contains tips and resources for helping prevent and stop human trafficking. Learn more.

This free, secure mobile app designed specifically for education agencies allows personnel to walk around buildings and grounds and examine their safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness. SITE ASSESS generates a customized to-do list that may be used in the short term and long term to address facility improvements, prompts ...

This article discusses new research that shows that a substantial proportion of teachers experience victimization from their students and are often dissatisfied by the school’s response. Teachers tended to be more satisfied with that response if the environment fosters procedural justice.Learn more.

These data files detail information from the schools’ perspective on the incidence, frequency, seriousness, and nature of violence affecting students and school personnel, as well as on the practices and programs schools have implemented to promote school safety.Learn more.

This resource (PDF, 104 pages) presents evidence for preventing violence experienced by young people ages 10-34. The resource is intended to help communities and states prevent violence before it starts and lessen the harms of violence that occurs by describing the best available evidence for community violence prevention. Learn more ...

This program is designed to help kids ages 8-12 develop and apply analytical skills about privacy and online safety, digital citizenship, understanding advertising, and spot­ting scams through a series of activities. Learn more.

This online training for health care providers includes evidence-based recommendations on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) diagnosis and management.Learn more.