How the University of Texas Manages the Homeless on Campus
A murder of one of its freshmen in 2016 prompted UT to improve its control of non-student and homeless access to buildings.
A murder of one of its freshmen in 2016 prompted UT to improve its control of non-student and homeless access to buildings.
The security officer died a month after collapsing during an altercation with a psychiatric patient at Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital.
There are an estimated 4,500 homeless veterans in the Los Angeles area and approximately half live and sleep in their cars.
Healthcare facility security departments, along with clinicians, local law enforcement and the community at large must work together to serve this challenging population, while keeping patients, staff, visitors and the public safe.
Identifying the children and youth who are homeless on campus, providing them with the services they need and developing good community relations will ensure school administrators and protection professionals are doing everything possible to keep at-risk kids from falling through the cracks.
Incorporating access control and referring homeless adults to appropriate resources can keep kids safe while helping those who are less fortunate.
More than half of the city’s homeless students were concentrated in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
Many of the upgrades were recommended in a report conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The hospital will have both private and state guards working on campus for now.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.