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Preventing Targeted Violence in Your Community: A Public Health-Informed Approach

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) strengthens the Department’s ability to prevent targeted violence and terrorism, while safeguarding privacy and civil rights and civil liberties. While people usually hear about targeted violence after an attack has happened, it is vital that we help the public understand that preventing […]

Enhancing School Safety Using Behavioral Threat Assessment

Description: In this virtual training event, NTAC researchers highlight the key findings and implications from our 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 […]

Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities

Description: 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 […]