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Identify and address threatening or concerning behaviors before they lead to violence.

Identifying, reporting, and addressing concerning student behaviors and other suspicious activities can help stop violence before it occurs. One practice schools may consider is the use of well-trained and diverse multidisciplinary school threat assessment teams. These teams should include certified mental health professionals and the approach should include providing the supports and interventions students need when they need them.

Schools may also establish a reporting system that is continually monitored and allows anonymous reporting to help members of the school community provide information on concerning behaviors or suspicious activities.

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These resources are a starting point for learning about threat assessment and reporting. Use these resources to help implement a threat assessment and reporting system. Members of the school community can also download this SchoolSafety.gov infographic to learn more about threat assessment and reporting and access a sampling of resources.

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Threat Assessment and Reporting
Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model

Department of Homeland Security, July 2018

This guide provides actionable steps that schools can take to develop comprehensive targeted violence prevention plans and create processes and procedures for conducting threat assessments.

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The federal government identified additional resources that highlight strategies for school safety. Use these resources to learn more about threat assessment and reporting.

Guidance
Threat Assessment and Reporting
Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model

Department of Homeland Security, July 2018

This guide provides actionable steps that schools can take to develop comprehensive targeted violence prevention plans and create processes and procedures for conducting threat assessments.

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Threat Assessment and Reporting
K–12 School Shooting Database

Department of Justice, October 2018

This report presents research for K-12 school communities on every instance a gun is brandished, fired or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims, time, day of the week, or reason.

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