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Featured Videos
Woman charged over online threat to blow up Nashville school
WSMV4 • October 29, 2025
Synagogue attack plot foiled in Alabama, 1 arrested, weapons seized, officials say
CBS42 • October 28, 2025
School Threat Assessment Teams
Bryghtpath • 2018-07-15
Threat assessment program could help prevent school shootings
News Channel • 2023-11-15
Why you should take a break: Prioritizing mental health in schools
TEDx Talks • 2023-09-22
Recent News
New Federal Funding Announced for School Safety Programs
Department of Education • 2024-01-15
The Department of Education announces $1.2 billion in new funding for comprehensive school safety initiatives, including threat assessment training and mental health support programs.
New Federal Funding Announced for School Safety Programs
Department of Education • 2024-01-15
The Department of Education announces $1.2 billion in new funding for comprehensive school safety initiatives, including threat assessment training and mental health support programs.
Study Shows Effectiveness of Multi-Tiered Threat Assessment
Journal of School Violence • 2024-01-10
Recent research demonstrates that schools implementing multi-tiered threat assessment protocols show a 40% reduction in serious behavioral incidents.
Study Shows Effectiveness of Multi-Tiered Threat Assessment
Journal of School Violence • 2024-01-10
Recent research demonstrates that schools implementing multi-tiered threat assessment protocols show a 40% reduction in serious behavioral incidents.
Mental Health First Aid Training Expands to 500 Schools
National Association of School Psychologists • 2024-01-08
A new initiative will bring Mental Health First Aid training to educators and staff in 500 schools nationwide, focusing on early identification and intervention.
Mental Health First Aid Training Expands to 500 Schools
National Association of School Psychologists • 2024-01-08
A new initiative will bring Mental Health First Aid training to educators and staff in 500 schools nationwide, focusing on early identification and intervention.
Community Partnerships Strengthen School Safety Networks
School Safety & Security • 2024-01-05
New research highlights the critical role of community partnerships in creating comprehensive school safety networks that extend beyond campus boundaries.
Community Partnerships Strengthen School Safety Networks
School Safety & Security • 2024-01-05
New research highlights the critical role of community partnerships in creating comprehensive school safety networks that extend beyond campus boundaries.
Technology Solutions Transform Threat Assessment Process
EdTech Magazine • 2024-01-03
Advanced analytics and AI-powered tools are revolutionizing how schools conduct threat assessments, making the process more efficient and effective.
Technology Solutions Transform Threat Assessment Process
EdTech Magazine • 2024-01-03
Advanced analytics and AI-powered tools are revolutionizing how schools conduct threat assessments, making the process more efficient and effective.
Training Program Launched for School Resource Officers
International Association of Chiefs of Police • 2023-12-28
A new specialized training program for School Resource Officers focuses on threat assessment, de-escalation, and working with mental health professionals.
Training Program Launched for School Resource Officers
International Association of Chiefs of Police • 2023-12-28
A new specialized training program for School Resource Officers focuses on threat assessment, de-escalation, and working with mental health professionals.
Featured Articles
A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn't Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.
ProPublica • May 2025
The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them — with minimal transparency or accountability.
A Surge of Violent School Threats Creates a Communication Crisis for Districts
Education Week • September 2024
School threats require districts to juggle nuanced messages for parents, students, and communities. Administrators and law enforcement officials are concerned that a flood of vague and false threats may cause students to be less vigilant about reporting troubling messages.
Threat Assessment: School Threats, Social Media, Texting and Rumors
School Security • 2015
A nationwide epidemic of violent school threats is breeding fear, anxiety and frustration for educators, children and parents. Study finds threats are up 158% since last year, with new challenges from social media and electronic communications.
The tough decisions parents are making as never-ending threats to schools become the norm
CNN • October 2024
A week after a 14-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle killed two fellow students and two teachers at a high school in Georgia, parents face the frantic risk-reward calculus of modern American education: Is it safe to send my kids to school tomorrow?
School Shooting Threats Continue to Skyrocket on Social Media After Apalachee Shooting
Campus Safety Magazine • September 2024
Nearly a month after the Apalachee High School shooting, school districts across the U.S. are still grappling with increased school shooting threats. Dozens of children and teens have been arrested and charged in connection with the online threats.
Academic Publications
The Nature, Trends, Correlates, and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, 1976–2018
James Alan Fox
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) • 2021
A Multi-Level, Multi-Method Investigation of the Psycho-Social Life Histories of Mass Shooters
Jillian Peterson & colleagues
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) • 2021
Trends in Mass Shootings in the United States (2013–2021): A Worsening American Epidemic of Death
Megan Donnelly, et al.
American Journal of Surgery • 2023
An Examination of U.S. School Mass Shootings, 2017–2022: Findings and Implications
Antonis Katsiyannis, Luke J. Rapa, Denise K. Whitford, Samantha N. Scott
Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders • 2022
Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Response to Threats of Multiple Victim/Mass Shooting in Six U.S. States: A Descriptive Study
April M. Zeoli, et al.
Preventive Medicine • 2022
The Role of Domestic Violence in Fatal Mass Shootings in the United States, 2014–2019
Lisa B. Geller, Marisa Booty, Cassandra K. Crifasi
Injury Epidemiology • 2021
Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016–2020
U.S. Secret Service, National Threat Assessment Center
U.S. Secret Service • 2023
Policy Solutions to Address Mass Shootings
Michael Rocque, Grant Duwe, Michael Siegel, James Alan Fox, Max Goder-Reiser, Emma E. Fridel
Rockefeller Institute of Government • 2021
The Science of Gun Policy: A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States (Fourth Edition)
Rosanna Smart, Andrew R. Morral, et al.
RAND Corporation • 2024
Recommended Books
The Anxious Generation
By Jonathan Haidt
Penguin Press • 2024
An essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health and the impact of phone-based childhood on adolescent development, with practical solutions for creating healthier childhoods.
The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
By Jillian Peterson & James Densley
Abrams Press • 2021
A comprehensive study based on interviews with perpetrators and analysis of mass shooting data, offering evidence-based solutions to prevent future tragedies.
International Handbook of Threat Assessment (2nd Ed.)
By J. Reid Meloy & Jens Hoffmann
Oxford University Press • 2021
The definitive resource on threat assessment, providing practical guidance for professionals working to prevent targeted violence in various settings.
School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators
By Peter Langman
Rowman & Littlefield • 2020
In-depth analysis of school shooting perpetrators across different age groups, providing insights into motivations and prevention strategies.
Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings
By Katherine S. Newman et al.
Basic Books • 2005
Groundbreaking sociological analysis examining the community and social factors that contribute to school shooting incidents.