The White House announced the establishment of the first-ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention to reduce gun violence and implement and expand upon key executive and legislative actions, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Maine people affected by the violence in Lewiston are encouraged to reach out and connect with behavioral health support. Incidents of mass violence can lead to a range of emotional reactions, including anxiety, fear, anger, despair and a sense of helplessness that may begin immediately or in the days or weeks following the event.
Please visit Maine.gov to access an extensive list of resources.
The Stop the Bleed training and outreach efforts are being coordinated by the Colorado Trauma Network. Interested schools can learn more and start the process through the Stop the Bleed webpage.
From Safe2Tell: Please join Attorney General Phil Weiser for a conversation about strategies to address vaping in Colorado schools and communities.
The Department of Law wants to hear from participants about what is working best, and what requires additional action, to address vaping in your community.
Safer Schools Together acknowledges that as the traumatic events unfold in Israel, some students and families will require additional support processing complex emotions. These events can bring about many anxieties and fears for children and adults. It is important during this time that we support each other. Parents and guardians are encouraged to discuss/monitor their children’s social media use as images/videos being circulated are incredibly graphic and disturbing.
This new training is designed for parents and the general public; it is therefore accessible directly from the OSS website. No user sign-up required.
Take the Threat Assessment: What Parents and Guardians Need to Know training
Mental Health America announced on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, the release of three new valuable resources to enhance mental health support for Spanish-speaking communities:
Please join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for the 2023 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security on November 1-2, 2023. This two-day, virtual event will convene school safety experts, practitioners, and leaders from across the country to discuss current threats in school safety and explore research-informed strategies for addressing security challenges and risks in K-12 schools.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, and the National Center for Education Statistics, in the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, today released Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2022, which includes Indicator 2: Incidence of Victimization at School and Away From School. This report is the 25th in a series of annual publications produced jointly by BJS and NCES.