When: September 14, 2022 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET Educators and their students need strong compassion resilience skills to balance the stress and trauma they may experience in their lives. These skills include the ability to maintain physical, emotional, and...
Learn how to effectively engage youth in leading violence prevention efforts with the National Center for School Safety and the Sandy Hook Promise National Youth Advisory Board. In this webinar, attendees will hear from youth leader representatives from the 4,000+...
When: August 23, 2022 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET Launched earlier this year, the Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Schools Toolkit provides tools for building an understanding of trauma and encouraging a shift in how educators view students and their...
While most students spend a large portion of their week in school, their education is often directly impacted by the world outside of it. It is vital that schools, families, and community organizations work together to ensure each student’s wellness and...
When: June 21, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM ET Join fellow STOP grantees to hear updates from NCSS and network beyond your region through small group discussions, which will focus on preparing for the next school year. You will also have the opportunity to listen to...
Ensuring that everyone knows what is expected of them during an emergency can be a challenge. Since school safety teams are composed of professionals across disciplines (e.g., teachers, SROs, counselors, social workers), they are uniquely equipped to evaluate their...
This webinar was co-hosted with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The recording below is available for interested applicants to learn...
Participants in this learning community will discuss partnership successes and barriers and learn tools to formalize valuable school safety relationships. There will be opportunities to share and engage with other professionals in live peer-to-peer learning through...
Join fellow STOP grantees to go over some brief JustGrants updates with the BJA team, to connect with the NCSS team, and to network in small groups. We will use this opportunity to get to know the new FY2021 grant awardees and discuss the following questions in Zoom...
During this session, you will hear directly from the BJA STOP Team and the NCSS about Grant management and administration requirementsHow to effectively oversee your grantResources available to support you with program implementationTraining and technical assistance...
In this self-paced training, presenters discuss the concept of Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Schools. This innovation encourages schools to infuse the values of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment, peer support, diversity and inclusion into their...
In this training, you will learn how to use lockdown drills as part of your comprehensive school safety and emergency preparedness efforts. You will also learn how to conduct lockdown drills in a trauma-informed manner and evaluate them for effectiveness. A Lockdown...
In this training, you will learn how school leaders can use a trauma-informed, resilience-oriented approach to navigate crises that occur in schools. You will grow your understanding of what it means to be a school leader and gain strategies to monitor and adapt...
This workshop has been adapted into a self-paced training, now launching September 7, 2022. Partnering with and getting buy-in from a wide variety of people within your school community is key to successfully implementing safety initiatives. In the beginning, it can...
Join fellow STOP grantees to hear updates from NCSS and network together. We will spend the majority of the time sharing and problem-solving together in small Zoom breakout rooms. Then, we will share back to the large group, so you can hear from others in your region....
As many schools return to in-person or hybrid schooling this fall, communities face a host of school safety challenges. A theme that underpins these challenges is uncertainty. In this webinar, our panel of experts addresses some of the concerns that students,...
Join fellow STOP grantees to network and learn about successful practices in small groups. We will discuss the following questions in Zoom breakout rooms: Briefly, tell us about your context. What is your funded project? What is a success you’ve had so far? How...
For today’s young people, a world with social media is the only one they have ever known. As new research continues to shed light on the impact it can have on social and emotional health, and with an increase in screen time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recently held a virtual conference on school safety, with a focus on “Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools.” The recordings from the three-day event are now available and can be accessed on the NIJ website....
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, schools have grappled with how best to support students in the distance learning environment, especially with regard to mental health and social-emotional learning. In this webinar, you will hear from teachers and mental...
Join us to learn what the National Center for School Safety (NCSS) offers to STOP grantees as your training and technical assistance provider. In this meeting, participants will meet the NCSS team, preview upcoming training and technical assistance offerings, and...
When planning for the sustainability of grant-funded school safety programs, it is important to prepare for both foreseen and unforeseen challenges and develop methods for institutionalizing sustainability into your everyday, routine practices. In this webinar,...
Planning a successful school safety program often means needing to find and work alongside various types of partners and collaborators. However, identifying and managing those relationships can sometimes be difficult. What should you look for in a collaborator, and...
As school communities look to review and update their safety practices and programs, leaders often hear that it is important to implement evidence-based programs. However, without a clear framework for properly assessing current school efforts, needs, and the...
