Comprehensive School Safety Plans

A comprehensive school safety plan is a strategic plan that outlines policies, procedures, and practices to ensure the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of students and staff. These plans are tailored to the local context and outline strategies for addressing potential threats and emergencies while promoting a safe and supportive school environment.

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Podcasts

Understanding Firearm-Related Injury and School Violence Series

In this podcast interview series, experts will discuss topics such as youth suicide prevention, anonymous reporting systems, and community engagement. Listeners will gain a broad understanding of the intersection of school safety strategies and firearm-related injury.

Reports, Publications

Our Approach: 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.

Self-Paced Trainings

Public Health Approach to Evaluating School Safety Initiatives

An introductory training to help you start thinking about evaluation as you implement school safety programming, ensuring that you set the proper foundation for your research.

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Toolkits & Guides

Finding School Safety Funding in Michigan

Inside the Guide Explore the guide here or download the PDF with ...

June 23, 2026

The image from the cover of the Michigan School Safety Initiative’s School Communication Toolkit for Secure Firearm Storage, showing paper cutouts of various communication icons.

Toolkits & Guides

School Communication Toolkit for Secure Firearm Storage

About This Toolkit Educating families about secure firearm storage is more than ...

March 10, 2026

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Webinars

Using Surveys and Mapping in Community Conversations

About This Training In this training, presenters Dr. Ron Avi Astor and ...

February 18, 2026

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Reports

MSSI 2025 Year-in-Review

The Michigan School Safety Initiative is excited to share our Year-in-Review. Explore ...

February 9, 2026

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Self-Paced Trainings

Navigating Comprehensive School Safety in Michigan

Navigating Comprehensive School Safety in Michigan is a self-paced course designed to ...

December 2, 2025

Screenshot of the Michigan State Police School Safety Toolkits, including the School Crisis and Communication Planning, Emergency Preparedness for School Events, and Best Practices for Investigating Student Online Activity. Includes images of walkie talkies, a empty auditorium, and a computer with a magnifying glass on the keyboard.

Toolkits & Guides

Michigan State Police School Safety Toolkits

Today’s schools face challenges that go far beyond the classroom. The Michigan ...

October 22, 2025

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Toolkits & Guides

Michigan Secure Firearm Storage Guide for Families & Caregivers of School-Aged Children

About This Guide Every family wants their children to grow up safe, ...

October 21, 2025

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Videos

Michigan State Police Video Training Series: Detect & Connect

School Safety Training for Every Adult In every hallway, classroom, cafeteria, and ...

September 16, 2025

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Learning Communities

Comprehensive School Safety for All School Personnel Learning Community

The application window for this learning community is now closed. Applicants will ...

August 5, 2025

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Self-Paced Trainings

Sustainability Planning for School Safety

About This Training Every successful school safety program starts with a vision, ...

June 4, 2025