Safe Schools. Healthy Kids.
The National Center for School Safety (NCSS) is focused on improving school safety and preventing school violence. We are the BJA STOP Program Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provider.
Latest Trainings & Resources
School Resource Officer Video Series
This video series helps SROs consider the way students think, how to connect with them, how to break down barriers to communication, and how to become a successful presence in their school.
Watch Playlist TOPICS School-based Law Enforcement
CMS Guide to Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming for School-based Settings
This guide was releaed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It offers new flexibilities and consolidates existing guidance, making it easier for all schools to receive payment for delivering Medicaid-covered services.
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A Positive Youth Development Approach to School Safety
This comprehensive model is designed to help practitioners and policymakers understand how the strategies they choose may be related to a larger context of school safety.
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TYPE Reports
K-12 Bystander Reporting Toolkit
This toolkit created by CISA and NTAC includes strategies and guidance for safety reporting programs and encouraging bystander reporting.
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Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management at a Glance
This brief synopsis of Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) provides an overview of how BTAM can promote safety and prevent violence in school communities.
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Empowering Youth
This self-paced training provides an overview of youth empowerment theory and shares examples of youth empowering programs.
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