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Events

Learn about past and upcoming events and opportunities for your school or district.

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Upcoming Events

Explore upcoming events such as webinars and conferences related to school safety.

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Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program Application Webinar

| Hosted by: Department of Education

This webinar provides technical assistance for the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program.

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Enhancing School Safety Using Behavioral Threat Assessment

May 8, July 11, and September 12, 2024 | Hosted by: U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center
In this virtual training event, NTAC researchers highlight the key findings and implications from their research on school violence prevention. In this training, you will learn about the background, thinking, and behavior of school attackers and how some schools discovered and stopped plots before violence occurred. This training will provide guidance on how schools may develop or improve existing violence prevention programs utilizing a behavioral threat assessment model.
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STOP School Violence Program FY 2024 Solicitation

| Hosted by: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
This webinar provides an overview of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 opportunities available through the Students, Teachers, Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Grant Program. The STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve K-12 school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence and ensure a positive school climate.
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Past Events

Browse past events for ones you may have missed. You’ll also find supplemental event resources, including webinar recordings, scripts and more.

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Summit for Sustainable and Healthy K-12 School Buildings and Grounds

| Hosted by: The White House
This summit highlights the pressing need for sustainable 21st-century school infrastructure and the impact that facility conditions have on student and teacher health and learning outcomes. The livestreamed event also provides deeper insight into the tools and existing commitments offered by the federal government to invest in school sustainability and infrastructure.
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Student Engagement: Building Positive Relationships to Improve School Safety Knowledge College

| Hosted by: Safer Schools, Bureau of Justice Assistance

This webinar explores the correlation between student engagement and school safety and provides practical strategies to improve engagement, including the application of cultural intelligence and trauma-informed responses.

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Lessons from the Field - High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans Build School Emergency Preparedness Capacity

| Hosted by: Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
This webinar offers techniques and strategies that schools can use to continually build and enhance emergency operations plans that address school violence, including gun violence, in collaboration with community partners. This event is part of a miniseries focused on evidence-based practices to prevent and address gun violence in school communities.
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