Community Support Resources

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Connect with experts in communities across the country to access resources and services for keeping your community safe, including security assessments, educational tools, and physical security enhancements.

Find ideas and best practices regarding a range of threats and challenges, including violence against K-12 schools, campuses, faith-based organizations, churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship, health care providers, and other infrastructure; bullying; substance abuse; domestic violence; race-based violence and hate crimes; active shooters; bomb threats; financial crimes; cybersecurity threats, and much more.

Community support tools are available for educators, law enforcement, health care practitioners, behavioral and mental health professionals, faith-based organizations, affinity organizations, and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

Each set of resources below is searchable by keyword. You can also filter the results to see the resources most relevant to different stakeholder groups (key audience) and which department/agency/office provided the resource, as well as filter by subcategory.

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First Responder's Toolbox: Possible Indicators of Criminal Offenders Mobilizing to Violent Extremist

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides potential indicators for law enforcement, prison and probation officers and other security stakeholders of criminal actors who may be escalating to engage in violent extremist activities.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(June 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Counterterrorism Considerations for Waterfront Locations

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness for public safety personnel and private-sector partners on mitigating and responding to threats against piers and waterfront locations.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(June 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Post 9/11 Response Evolution to an Enduring Threat

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness on evolving prevention, disruption, and mitigation strategies since 9/11.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(September 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Intervention Options for Minors Vulnerable to Violent Extremism Activity

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness to law enforcement and public safety personnel of the potential mobilization of minors to violence and tools to aid in terrorism prevention.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(September 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism, Youth Violence Prevention Guidance
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Awareness of Violent Extremist Tactics To Defeat Physical Security Can Improve Response

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource highlights the types of tactics threat actors may use to overcome operational or physical security barriers particularly at a building or government facility.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(September 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Identifying and Preventing Illicit Use of Cryptocurrency by Terrorists

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides a basic overview of cryptocurrency and its potential use by terrorists.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(September 2021)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Mitigating the Threat of Terrorist-Initiated Arson Attacks on Wildland-Urban Interface Areas

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness of the threat of arson at the wildland-urban interface, as well as planning and response considerations for first responders.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(January 2022)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Terrorism Prevention - Addressing Early Risk Factors to Build Resilience Against Violent Extremism

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides public safety personnel awareness of terrorism prevention tools and resources to aid in mitigating radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization to violent extremism.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(February 2022)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Protection Considerations for Violent Extremist Threats to Public Officials

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness and best practices to first responders on handling terrorist threats and providing protection to public officials.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(February 2022)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025
First Responder's Toolbox: Reentry Service Partnerships Important in Terrorism Prevention

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides best practices for first responders and other public safety personnel in working with reentry service organizations.
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.
(May 2022)

Categories:
Community Support Resources, Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Dept/Org/Agency:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Key Audience(s):
Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
Last Updated: 02/21/2025

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