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Alabama Hospital Opens Safe Haven Baby Box for Parents to Give Up Newborns Anonymously

Baby boxes offer a way for desperate mothers to safely surrender their newborn infants without speaking to anyone…

News September 6
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Thomas Leone, Assistant Vice President of Public Safety/Chief of Police, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Director of the Year Finalist, Campus Safety Conference

Spotlight on Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Thomas Leone

Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery…

Awards March 1
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How Social Workers Can Drastically Improve Overall Community Safety

By educating the campus community and wider community, social workers can help promote better health, well-being, and safety…

Insights November 1
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States Rolling Out ‘Stronger Connections’ Grants to Bolster School Safety

The Stronger Connections Grant programs will use nearly $1 billion in federal funds to bolster community safety and…

News May 16
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Arizona State Superintendent Directs Schools to Prioritize Police Over Counselors

Arizona ranks last in the nation for counselor-to-student ratio with one counselor for every 651 students.

News February 13
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Adapting School Suicide Prevention Programs for Students of Color

Schools can improve their suicide prevention efforts by adopting the SOAR (Self-Awareness, Outreach, Adaptation, and Repair) framework.

News June 25
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K-12 Director of the Year: Taking a Multi-Faceted Approach to School Security and Safety

Steven Ellis developed Project Safety Net for the Corona-Norco Unified School District, leveraging partnerships, technology, training and innovation…

Awards November 29
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University of Illinois Police Add Social Workers for More Effective Response to Mental Health Crises

UIPD’s Response, Evaluation and Crisis Help (REACH) initiative pairs social workers with police officers when responding to mental…

News November 15
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Study Shows SROs Work to ‘Seal Off School-to-Prison Pipelines’

“Responses of more than 1,700 SROs from all 50 states indicate that when encountering negative, potentially criminal student…

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