This Week in School and Campus Safety

Good morning,

This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program shares a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on supporting and afirming LGBTQI+ youth, and promotes the upcoming classes on Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations and Campus Threat Assessment & Management.

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Laura Black
Program Coordinator
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
New Report!
Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to
Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth


The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released the report Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth. For educators and school professionals, the report "includes information on important school interventions this group can implement to improve the behavioral health of LGBTQI+ children and youth," and "identifies vital steps that aim to improve behavioral health of LGBTQI+ children and youth."

Just a few of the key findings from the report include:

  • "Variations in sexual orientation (including identity, behavior, and attraction) and variations in gender (including identity and expression) are part of the normal spectrum of human diversity and do not constitute mental disorders."

  • "Gender affirmation, including social transition, and gender-affirming medical care are appropriate and beneficial for many gender minority youth."

  • "Policies that stigmatize, restrict, or exclude sexual or gender minority youth are harmful to children and adolescents."
Last Chance to Register!
Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations April 26-27th in Macomb

This is the last chance to register for the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class April 26-27th in Macomb, IL. Class objectives include:

• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
 
For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Session of Campus Threat Assessment and Management May 31st-June 1st in Charleston

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held May 31st-June 1st, 2023, in Charleston, IL. This two-day workshop for institutions of higher education featuring Gene Deisinger, Ph.D will help participants to better understand the dynamics of targeted violence and to develop and enhance strategies for early identification, assessment, and intervention with concerning situations. For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Sessions of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage
and Cyber Investigations in Normal, Edwardsville, and Moline

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce three additional sessions of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class including:




This class includes:
• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
Upcoming Session of Campus Threat Assessment and Management July 11th-12th in Chicago Heights

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held July 11-12, 2023, in Chicago Heights, IL. This two-day workshop for institutions of higher education featuring Gene Deisinger, Ph.D will help participants to better understand the dynamics of targeted violence and to develop and enhance strategies for early identification, assessment, and intervention with concerning situations. For more information and to register, click here.
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org