Events

This webinar provides an overview of prevention strategies, focusing on the importance of building a positive school climate, collaboratively developing high-quality Emergency Operation Plans, using threat assessments as a prevention tool, and safe firearms storage. This event is part of a miniseries focused on evidence-based practices to prevent and address gun violence in school communities.

This webinar defines the components of mental health literacy, describes the importance of promoting mental health literacy across diverse youth-serving settings, and identifies outcomes associated with improved mental health literacy. This event is part of a webinar series focused on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive and equitable lens.

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 event will convene state and local government leaders virtually to discuss investing in children's mental health and well-being. The convening will feature schools, districts, and states that are successfully providing school-based services and are investing in building schools' capacity to support student mental health. It will also raise the issue of sustainability and discuss resources available to ensure states are positioned to utilize Medicaid funds to sustain these efforts long-term.

This webinar will highlight best practices and resources for K-12 educators working with students who are at higher risk of being trafficked or exploited. It will feature presentations that discuss how to address the unique vulnerabilities of immigrant and refugee young people, students with disabilities, and young people involved in the child welfare system.

This virtual training will provide information on federal school safety grants available to the K-12 community. Presenters will discuss open and upcoming funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Justice.