This Week in School and Campus Safety

Good morning,

This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program provides information on a behavioral threat assessment study being conducted through UIC, provides a last chance to register for the Higher Ed behavioral threat assessment class in Carbondale, and promotes the upcoming Higher Ed behavioral threat assessment training in Peoria, a Wellness and Resilience class, and a session of the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment class.

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Laura Black
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Program Coordinator
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
UIC Seeking Participants for Study on Behavioral Threat Assessment

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is conducting a study on behavioral threat assessment, which is being funded by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. UIC is wanting to improve the capacity of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams in preventing targeted violence in Illinois and are seeking interested individuals who are currently serving on behavioral threat assessment teams in K-12 and higher education settings. Those interested in participating should contact violencepreventionIL@uic.edu.
Last Chance to Register: Campus Threat Assessment and Management Class September 26-27 in Carbondale

This is the last chance to register for the Campus Threat Assessment and Management class on September 26-27, 2022, in Carbondale. 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.
Campus Threat Assessment and Management Class October 6-7 in Peoria

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held October 6-7, 2022, in Peoria. 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 Oct. 20th 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 October 20th, from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm via Zoom. This class is for both K-12 schools and Institutions of Higher Education, as well as law enforcement and other school and campus safety stakeholders. For more information and to register, click here.
Advanced Digital Threat Assessment on Oct. 26th via Zoom

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Advanced Digital Threat Assessment will be held on October 26th from 9:30 am-4:00 pm via Zoom. 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. For more information and to register, click here.
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