Events

In this virtual training event, NTAC researchers discuss important findings from our research on mass attacks perpetrated in public and semi-public spaces, including businesses, restaurants, bars, retail outlets, houses of worship, schools, open spaces, and more. This training will provide guidance on how communities may develop or improve existing violence prevention programs utilizing a behavioral threat assessment model.

This webinar discusses the science behind the impact of community violence on youth brains, and how schools can support youth in days/weeks following an incident. It also explores how school and community partners can collaborate to ensure students are being supported in and outside the schools.

This virtual event brings together K-12 school leaders and practitioners to discuss and share actionable recommendations that enhance safe and supportive learning environments. It features panel discussions, sessions, and keynote speakers covering topics such as understanding and preventing youth violence, protecting K-12 networks, youth online safety, supporting student mental health, emergency planning and physical security, and restorative and intervention practices.

This webinar highlights the efforts of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Black Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative and focuses on actions to support youth in their communities. The webinar provides valuable insights from experts and young people about addressing Black youth suicide and embedding equity in suicide prevention efforts.

This virtual event brings together K-12 school leaders and practitioners to discuss and share actionable recommendations that enhance safe and supportive learning environments. It features panel discussions, sessions, and keynote speakers covering topics such as understanding and preventing youth violence, protecting K-12 networks, youth online safety, supporting student mental health, emergency planning and physical security, and restorative and intervention practices.

This virtual training describes how federal health privacy laws, like HIPAA and FERPA, apply to protecting and sharing student mental health information. Experts discuss common school-based scenarios involving student mental health information and share how relevant resources and technical assistance can be accessed.

This webinar provides the latest information on suicide trends among K-12 students. It shares related risk and protective factors and strategies schools can implement to support suicide prevention.

This webinar explores improving systems around emergency drills through tailored training, gathering staff feedback, and identifying local resources. Presenters discuss customizing training to fit individual school districts, leading effective feedback sessions, and implementing changes based on staff input.

In this virtual training event, NTAC researchers highlight the key findings and implications from their research on school violence prevention. In this training, you will learn about the background, thinking, and behavior of school attackers and how some schools discovered and stopped plots before violence occurred. This training will provide guidance on how schools may develop or improve existing violence prevention programs utilizing a behavioral threat assessment model.

This webinar discusses the National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care, lays the groundwork of the current state of youth crisis services, and provides an overview of why its delivery across the crisis continuum is important. This session is part of a webinar series that aims to offer a platform for providers, youth, and families to better understand the national guidelines, increase knowledge concerning youth crisis services, and promote networking and peer-learning.