National Center for School Safety

Just released: See how school safety leaders in California, Texas, and Alaska are turning funding into lasting change. Hear how they scaled up county-wide emergency protocols, mental health co-responder models for police, and anonymous reporting: https://www.nc2s.org/resource/from-the-field-building-capacity-and-collaboration-for-safer-schools/

Building a safer school starts with strong partnerships. 🤝 Watch our new video to see how districts are bringing counselors, social workers, and community organizations together to better support students.

Watch here: https://nc2s.org/resource/from-the-field-expanding-student-support-and-community-partnerships/

🎧 NEW PODCAST - Active shooter drills are now a routine part of school life in the United States, but what does the research actually say about their impact on students and school communities?

University of Michigan School of Public Health researcher Justin Heinze breaks down what we know about school safety drills: how they vary across districts, their intended goals, and the unintended mental health, psychological and emotional consequences they can have on school communities. Heinze also shared emerging best practices for schools looking to balance school safety preparedness with student well-being — and what policymakers, educators, and parents should know.

Listen to the Population Healthy Podcast: https://myumi.ch/2rVpZ

National Center for School Safety

Our new video series, Illuminating Insights into the School Threat Assessment Toolkit, is live! Hear from experts on how threat assessment practices are applied in real K–12 settings: https://nc2s.org/resource/school-threat-assessment-toolkit/illuminating-insights-into-the-school-threat-assessment-toolkit/