The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.
This two-hour virtual session will provide an overview on sound and proven behavioral threat assessment and management approaches in schools. The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center recommend threat assessment teams and procedures be established in schools. Studies conducted by the Secret Service have shown in almost all acts of K-12 targeted violence, there were “red flags” or warning signs in advance of these targeted violence incidents.
This presentation will provide an overview of the core components of a sound threat assessment system – components that will form the basis for Michigan’s threat assessment guidelines being jointly developed by the Michigan State Police (MSP), the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
Dr. Melissa Reeves, Ph.D., NCSP, LPC, Senior Threat Manager
