Behavioral Threat Assessments: Centralizing Student Data to Mitigate School Violence

Many schools have behavioral threat assessment and management systems in place that monitor student behavior for warning signs of potential violence. The primary goal of these technologies is to evaluate the difference between making a threat and posing a threat to a school community, and then building a plan that supports the safety of the entire community.A major issue, however, is the lack of information sharing between parties that could potentially help with providing student supports. Many schools have attributed prevented acts of violence or self-harm to a campus culture that urges and prioritizes sharing vital information with multiple stakeholders.Campus Safety spoke with Rohan Galloway-Dawkins, Chief Product Officer at Versaterm, about:The benefits of digitizing and centralizing knowledge to help authorized staff identify warning signs among students (1:22)Who he recommends be a part of monitoring student data (4:36)Strategies for developing action plans to intervene once a concerning behavior is identified (7:33)Why there is no one-size-fits-all plan for supporting students who exhibit warning signs of potential violence (8:50)Funding available for schools looking to implement case management technology (10:45)CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampusSafetyMagazineX: https://x.com/CampusSafetyMagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CampusSafetyMagLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305YouTube: @Campussafetymagazine