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Tips for the Best Experience We’re excited to support your work in building a safer school community. Designed specifically for school and district leaders and school safety teams, this tool helps you identify gaps in your current approach and map out a comprehensive, coordinated safety strategy. Before you begin: Whenever you’re ready, head into the … Read more
The Students, Teachers, Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve K-12 school safety and security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 gave the Department of Justice the authority to … Read more
About This Guide This guide equips Michigan school staff with the tools and knowledge needed to support student wellness and help prevent suicide. It highlights the critical role schools play in creating positive, supportive environments and connecting students to appropriate care. The guide outlines key strategies for staff, including building trusting relationships, practicing active listening, … Read more
About This Video How are school safety projects making a lasting impact in communities across the country? In this panel discussion, STOP School Violence grantees share the strategies and lessons behind their work. Sherri Cripe from Purdue University’s MESA program in Indiana walks through how relationship-driven anti-bullying efforts embedded prevention directly into the everyday culture … Read more
About this Webinar The Michigan School Safety Initiative (MSSI) invites all school and district staff to a webinar on centering student voices through evidence-based community violence prevention and intervention strategies. This session focuses on how schools can meaningfully engage students as partners in building safer, more supportive school communities. The webinar highlights Youth Empowerment Solutions … Read more
Inside the Guide Explore the guide here or download the PDF with the link above. Introduction Grants can be transformative for schools, allowing them to implement or enhance initiatives that support not only physical safety but also mental health and overall student wellness. With grant funding, schools can launch programs such as crisis intervention teams, … Read more
The School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) funding opportunity seeks to improve school and school-ground security through evidence-based school safety programs. This is part of the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, which authorized the Department of Justice to award grantees to implement evidence-based school safety programs and technologies. Visit COPS’ FY2026 SVPP program page for more information about the … Read more
About This Series From the Field is an ongoing video series featuring STOP School Violence grantees from across the country. This series moves beyond policy and paperwork to explore the heart of the work: what it actually looks like to build safer, more supportive school environments. Through these conversations, practitioners share their firsthand experiences, honest … Read more
About This Video How are school safety professionals across the country turning grant funding into lasting change? In this panel discussion, STOP School Violence grantees share the strategies and lessons behind their work. Julie McClure and Seana Wagner from Napa County Office of Education in California walk through how they developed a county-wide emergency response … Read more
Project Team Erin Wyatt (Marketing Communications Specialist, National Center for School Safety) Recommended Citation National Center for School Safety. (2026). From the Field: Building Capacity and Collaboration for Safer Schools [Video]. Transcript Brent Miller: Hi, everyone. Welcome to today’s panel discussion. My name is Brent Miller. I’m the training manager here at the National Center for … Read more