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This webpage includes resources for schools to promote a safe, healthy learning environment by improving indoor air quality and breathability.

The suite is a set of products designed to inform safety and physical security planning for K-12 schools. It includes the K-12 School Security Guide (3rd ed.), which provides a comprehensive doctrine and systems-based methodology for vulnerability assessment, planning, and implementation of layered physical security elements, and the School Security Assessment Tool, a web-based assessment that walks users through a tailorable vulnerability analysis and provides results and recommendations that can be integrated into a school’s existing safety and security plans.

This article outlines information on the first open-source catalog of U.S. school shootings that researchers used to better understand the causes of school-related gun violence and identify intervention points.

This training course is designed to help K-12 schools and districts understand cybersecurity considerations needed to inform school emergency operations plans (EOPs) and safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness programs. It covers the types of evolving cyber threats facing school and school district networks and systems; the before, during, and after aspects of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from cyber threats; and how cybersecurity can be integrated into new and existing EOPs.

This video details an array of tools and tips to help members of the public effectively respond to bomb threats and discusses basic steps individuals can take to handle bomb threats and make informed risk management decisions to protect people and property.

This webinar shares new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention, focusing on risk identification, follow-up, and referral for additional services for high-risk youth.

This fact sheet shares five statements on school-based violence prevention and intervention programs, including bullying prevention programs, that are designed to address a variety of issues faced by youth today.

This downloadable training package aims to help schools and districts develop a greater understanding of how School Resource Officers can support teaching and learning by creating safe and supportive environments, assisting during emergencies, and helping in preparedness efforts.

This guide provides an overview of threat assessment and management teams and includes toolkits and educational materials on best practices and models.

This briefing paper describes how peer-to-peer engagements can help communities build resilience against violence and terrorism and provide critical protective factors for youth.