Threat assessment

Safer Schools Together Unveils Revolutionary Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment™ (BDTA) Management Model

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

SOLANA BEACH, Calif., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Safer Schools Together (SST) a pioneering organization committed to enhancing community safety, proudly introduces its ground-breaking Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment™ (BDTA) management model.

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  • SOLANA BEACH, Calif., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Safer Schools Together (SST) a pioneering organization committed to enhancing community safety, proudly introduces its ground-breaking Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment™ (BDTA) management model.
  • BDTA stands as the first-of-its-kind blended multidisciplinary model, seamlessly integrating Safer Schools Together's Digital Threat Assessment® (DTA) training with best practices from the National Threat Assessment Center's (NTAC) Behavioral Threat Assessment model, rooted in over two decades of comprehensive research.
  • The BDTA model equips Threat Assessment teams with a three-step response plan, ensuring proactive and effective measures in response to worrisome, concerning, and threat-related behaviors.
  • Theresa Campbell, CEO and Founder of Safer Schools Together, expressed her enthusiasm for this groundbreaking model: "Our mission at Safer Schools Together has always been to ensure safer communities.

Best Practice for Integrating Digital Threat Assessment® into the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) Behavioral Threat Assessment Model

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

SST and Dr. Dewey Cornell have developed a new learning module outlining best practice for integrating Digital Threat Assessment® (DTA) into the CSTAG Behavioral Threat Assessment Model.

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  • SST and Dr. Dewey Cornell have developed a new learning module outlining best practice for integrating Digital Threat Assessment® (DTA) into the CSTAG Behavioral Threat Assessment Model.
  • Using best practice from the field of School Safety/Threat Assessment, SST assists Threat Assessment teams in the early identification and intervention of individuals on the pathway to violence.
  • When teams initiate and engage in a threat assessment, the analysis of an individual's digital behavioral baseline is often overlooked.
  • CSTAG, an evidence-based Behavioral Threat Assessment model, uses a 5-step process with a decision-tree to gather information and determine whether a student's communications or behaviors pose a serious (substantive) threat.

Global Defense Cyber Security Market Report 2022: Increasing Adoption of Machine-to-Machine Technologies in the Aerospace Sector Drives Demand - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Global Defense Cyber Security Market was valued at USD 14.3 billion in 2021 which expected to reach at USD 31.4 billion by 2027 at a CAGR 10.99% from 2022-2027.

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  • Global Defense Cyber Security Market was valued at USD 14.3 billion in 2021 which expected to reach at USD 31.4 billion by 2027 at a CAGR 10.99% from 2022-2027.
  • The increase in adoption in the machine-to-machine technologies in the aerospace sector is expected to boost the growth of global defense cyber security market over the forecast period.
  • Also, growing focus of the official on improving the cyber security to counter the cyber terrorism that have led to the rise of the cyber security market which is expected to drive the growth of the global Defense cyber security market.
  • The Global Defense Cyber Security Market is segmented into solution such as Defense Solutions, Threat Assessment, Network Fortification, Training Services.

2022 IT Management Tool Kit Provides Solutions to the Changing Priorities of CIO and Enterprise Management - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

The "IT Management Tool Kit - 2022 Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "IT Management Tool Kit - 2022 Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This tool kit has been updated to reflect changes to the IT Infrastructure caused by the Pandemic - including WFH and Cloud processing.
  • 2022 Edition of Janco's IT Management Tool Kit released addresses shifting CIO management priorities.
  • The 2022 version of the IT Management Tool Kit includes tools for IT's Management to manage the processes given the post-pandemic technology and enterprise operational environment.

Skypath Security Appoints Former Rhode Island State Police Captain and Chairman of the School Safety Committee, Derek Borek, to Its Top Threat Assessment Post

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Derek Borek had been a member of the Rhode Island State Police for the past twenty-seven years and retired as a Captain assigned as the Director of Training .

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  • Derek Borek had been a member of the Rhode Island State Police for the past twenty-seven years and retired as a Captain assigned as the Director of Training .
  • He was the chairman of the Rhode Island School Safety Committee.
  • "I am excited to join the Skypath Security Team as we work together to save lives," said Derek Borek, Skypath Security Chief Threat Assessment officer.
  • Skypath Security is the leader in mobile intelligent and interactive threat assessment, threat awareness and threat safety which is linked directly to first responders.

Dr. Scott Poland Partners with Navigate360 to Support Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Schools Across the Country

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

"According to our recent Health and Wellbeing poll , 59% of students say they personally know someone who has considered suicide.

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  • "According to our recent Health and Wellbeing poll , 59% of students say they personally know someone who has considered suicide.
  • Mental health and wellbeing are critical components to keeping students safe and we look forward to working alongside Dr. Poland to provide schools the tools and resources they need to support students holistically."\nDr.
  • Poland is a licensed psychologist and internationally recognized expert on youth suicide, self-injury, school violence, school safety, threat assessment, and school crisis.
  • "Sensitive topics such as suicide and mental health can be difficult for schools to address but are critical to saving lives.

NABITA Applauds BIG Act Introduction

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

b'KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment ( NABITA ) is excited to announce a key piece of legislation has been proposed to increase the safety of our students nationwide.\nIntroduced in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act (BIG Act) requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop best practices for schools and higher education institutions.

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  • b'KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment ( NABITA ) is excited to announce a key piece of legislation has been proposed to increase the safety of our students nationwide.\nIntroduced in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act (BIG Act) requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop best practices for schools and higher education institutions.
  • "\nThe National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment is committed to making our campuses, schools, and workplaces safer environments by fostering and encouraging development, education, and caring intervention.
  • As the leading organization in the field of behavioral intervention teams (BITs), threat assessment, and case management, NABITA provides education, best practice recommendations, and ongoing professional development through an annual conference, multiple certification training opportunities yearly, and a weekly newsletter.
  • NABITA serves as a best practices clearinghouse for over 2,000 members by providing BIT and case management-related model policies, training tools, and templates.

PCG Leads School Violence Threat Assessment Panel at SXSW EDU March 9

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

Behavioral Threat Assessment & Community Resources is the focus of a panel discussion being led March 9 at the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival by Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) .

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  • Behavioral Threat Assessment & Community Resources is the focus of a panel discussion being led March 9 at the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival by Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) .
  • Kathy Martinez-Prather, Director of the Texas School Safety Center, who leads her states efforts in implementing best practices in addressing school violence.
  • Building off that research and the Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment and the National Threat Assessment Center, PCG has partnered with school districts in Florida, Virginia, and school leaders elsewhere to refine the BTA solution.
  • The SXSW EDU Behavioral Threat Assessment & Community Resources panel will be held in room 18AB of the Austin Convention Center at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020.

Paycom Leads Initiatives to Mitigate Workplace Violence With Safety Coalition, New Legislation and Free Workplace Threat Assessment and Response Guide

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191203005996/en/
    Paycoms Workplace Threat Assessment and Response Guide cover (Photo: Business Wire)
    In summer 2018, Paycom formed a coalition composed of businesses, mental health professionals, nonprofits and leaders in law enforcement.
  • Coalition members provided input based on their own workplace experiences, leading to the guides current comprehensive and easy-to-follow version.
  • We will continue to improve the guide and strengthen legislation allowing organizations to take swift action on threatening behavior in the workplace.
  • Paycoms Workplace Threat Assessment and Response Guide was developed in partnership with Larry Barton, Ph.D., a risk management consultant, author and professor.

CrisisGo Releases Software to Assist Student Threat Assessment Teams

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CrisisGo, the leading incident management and emergency communication provider for K-12 schools, announced the release of CrisisGo's Student Threat Assessment Manager to support threat assessment teams to manage investigations and related workflows more efficiently in their schools.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CrisisGo, the leading incident management and emergency communication provider for K-12 schools, announced the release of CrisisGo's Student Threat Assessment Manager to support threat assessment teams to manage investigations and related workflows more efficiently in their schools.
  • The CrisisGo Student Threat Assessment Manager helps assessment teams collaborate to collect threat reports, conduct investigations, compile information, and coordinate with law enforcement.
  • The CrisisGo Student Threat Assessment Manager was developed to make the threat assessment process more collaborative, efficient, and secure.
  • To learn more about CrisisGo student behavioral threat assessment, go to http://www.crisisgo.com/student-threat-assessment-manager .