This Week in School and Campus Safety

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This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program links to Schoolsafety.gov's issue brief on Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention Strategies and Resources, and promotes the upcoming classes on site safety security assessment, threat assessment team training, campus threat assessment, wellness, Digital Threat Assessment®, and Advanced Digital Threat Assessment®.

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Laura Black

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Program Coordinator

Illinois School and Campus Safety Program

Schoolsafety.gov Releases Issue Brief on Bullying and Cyberbullying

Schoolsafety.gov recently released an issue brief on Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention Strategies and Resources. The brief defines what bullying and cyberbullying are; discusses indicators, negative effects, and suicide risks; and provides strategies for prevention, including:

• Creating a positive school environment
• Establishing and enforcing rules
• Involving school staff and incorporating classroom-based activities
• Implementing social and emotional learning
• and Engaging parents and youth

Site Safety Security Assessment in Galesburg, IL November 4th

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Site Safety Security Assessment class on November 4, 2024, in Galesburg, IL. The training provides awareness resources and preparedness training to enhance organizational capacity to conduct multidisciplinary site assessments. The process of conducting a school site safety security assessment creates opportunities to reduce or eliminate potential hazards and develop recommendations for improvement.

For more information and to register, click here.

There's Still Time to Register!

Threat Assessment Team Training in Des Plaines, IL October 31st-November 1st

There's still time to register for the Threat Assessment Team Training class in Des Plaines, IL October 31st-November 1, 2024.

This comprehensive 2-day K-12 training on multidisciplinary, community-based threat assessment teams provides a history and background of threat assessment, targeted violence, threat assessment research, risk factors, and behavioral indicators of those who are intending to commit targeted violence against others. It also provides training on the concept and advantages of a community-based, multidisciplinary threat assessment system, team dynamics, threat assessment process, and management principles.

For more information and to register, click here.

Threat Assessment Team Training in Chicago Heights, IL December 9-10th

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Threat Assessment Team Training class is being held in Chicago Heights, IL December 9-10, 2024.

This comprehensive 2-day K-12 training on multidisciplinary, community-based threat assessment teams provides a history and background of threat assessment, targeted violence, threat assessment research, risk factors, and behavioral indicators of those who are intending to commit targeted violence against others. It also provides training on the concept and advantages of a community-based, multidisciplinary threat assessment system, team dynamics, threat assessment process, and management principles.

For more information and to register, click here.

Campus Threat Assessment and Management November 14-15th in Macomb, IL

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held November 14-15, 2024, in Macomb, 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.

Preparing for the Unimaginable: An In-Depth Look at Wellness, Trauma Recovery, and Resilience on November 19th via Zoom

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Preparing for the Unimaginable: An In-Depth Look at Wellness, Trauma Recovery, and Resilience will be held on November 19th, 2024, from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm via Zoom.

This class is for K-12 schools, Institutions of Higher Education, law enforcement, and other school and campus safety stakeholders.

For more information and to register, click here.

Sessions of Digital Threat Assessment® and Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® via Zoom

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program, in partnership with Safer Schools Together, is pleased to announce 2 upcoming sessions of the Digital Threat Assessment® class and 1 upcoming session of the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® class being held via Zoom.

The Digital Threat Assessment® training will enable participants to establish a framework to better assess all threats by constructing and considering the digital baseline of a threat maker by locating, documenting, and evaluating social media data through a threat assessment lens. A significant portion of the day will be spent engaging in hands-on exercises on the most prevalent social media platforms and associated search applications. For more information and to register, click the corresponding link for the session you would like to attend.

October 22, 2024 - Digital Threat Assessment®

November 13, 2024 - Digital Threat Assessment®

Building upon the Digital Threat Assessment® class by Safer Schools Together, Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® advances participants' understanding of finding and curating relevant digital information consistent with real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenarios. Significant engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given a true-to-life mock scenario.

Dec. 5, 2024 - Advanced Digital Threat Assessment®

Upcoming Conferences

Joint Annual Conference - Chicago, IL - November 22-24, 2024