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The Maryland Center for School Safety administers grants, develops resources, and provides training and support related to school safety to Maryland public, non-public special education, and private schools. In addition, MCSS supports school safety related legislation, regulations, and policies.

Website: https://schoolsafety.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Safe Schools Maryland is Maryland’s only o​fficial anonymous reporting system. Safe Schools Maryland operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. Your anonymous report can be submitted by calling the tip line (1-833-MD-B-SAFE / 1-833-632-7233), completing an online form (below), or downloading the free Safe Schools Maryland app from the App Store or Google Play.​

Website: https://safeschoolsmd.org

The Student Services and Strategic Planning Branch (SSSP) is responsible for providing leadership and technical assistance to local education agencies with the implementation of programs and initiatives to facilitate the emotional, mental, social, and physical health of all students. These programs and initiatives include school counseling and career development, school psychology, pupil personnel, school social work, school health services, safe schools, dropout prevention and alternative programs, home instruction, and initiatives to reduce disruption and violence, address at-risk behaviors, and facilitate student achievement. The branch works collaboratively with other agencies, community organizations, and stakeholder groups around these initiatives.

Website: https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DSFSS/SSSP/index.aspx

MDEM is a national leader in Emergency Management ​that provides Maryland residents, organizations, and emergency management partners with expert information, programmatic activities, and leadership in the delivery of financial, technical and physical resources “to shape a resilient Maryland where communities thrive.” We do this by being Mar​yland's designated source of official risk reduction and consequence management information.

Website: https://mdem.maryland.gov/

The AAIWG brings a multidisciplinary approach to prevention, intervention, and response to active assailant incidents and overall public safety and emergency management planning. This collaborative effort helps to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of Maryland’s diverse communities extending from the Eastern Shore to Western Maryland.

Website: https://aaiwg.maryland.gov/

If an emergency responder encounters a child during a call or incident, that child’s information is forwarded to the school before the school bell rings the next day. The school implements individual, class and whole school trauma-sensitive curricula so that traumatized children are “Handled With Care". If a child needs more intervention, on-site trauma-focused mental healthcare is available at the school.

Website: https://handlewithcaremd.org/