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CWMD Meets with Chicago Area BioWatch and STC Partners

On March 27 - 28, the Assistant Secretary for the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), David Richardson, traveled to Chicago, Illinois, to meet with state and local representatives for the BioWatch and Securing the Cities (STC) programs. 

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Strengthening School and Community Safety: Highlights from the 2024 Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit

Safe and Sound Schools, in partnership with the Berkeley County Commission, including the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, hosted the inaugural Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit on Dec. 9-10.  

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How Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams Make American Communities Safer

In 2021, the Michigan State Police Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) team received reports of a possible threat against a state senator. Here’s how BTAM can help communities identify and address potential threats of violence. 

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Assessment and Review of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) Indicators

The DHS's, Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) commissioned this joint effort to evaluate and validate the existing Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI). 

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Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management

Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is an evidence-based and systematic process to identify, inquire, assess, and manage potential threats. 

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Invent2Prevent Other Digital Graphics

Download this year’s I2P ready-to-use digital graphics (website graphics, rotational information slide, and email signature).

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Invent2Prevent Social Media Shareables

Help amplify the incredible work of Invent2Prevent students by downloading social media graphics designed to spread awareness. These visuals spotlight their valuable contributions to preventing targeted violence and terrorism, inspiring change in schools and communities nationwide.

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Apply Today

Invent2Prevent (I2P) is an experiential learning program that empowers high school and college students to design and implement creative solutions to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in their schools and within their communities. 

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Invent2Prevent

Invent2Prevent (I2P) is a DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) experiential learning program that empowers high school and college students to design, implement, and measure the success of creative solutions to prevent threats in their schools and communities.

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CVE Diversion Program – Assessment Tools to Support Secondary and Tertiary Intervention for Violent Extremism Report

Countering Violent Extremism: Diversion Program—Assessment Tools to Support Secondary and Tertiary Intervention for Violent Extremism Report