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School safety

Upcoming Webinar on School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response

On March 26, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will host the webinar, School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response.

This webinar will address the evolving meaning of school safety and present school responder models as a framework for cross-system collaboration to create safer schools. It will also describe how this...

FY 2019 STOP School Violence Grant Program

Closing Date
This opportunity is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence.

STOP School Violence Funds Awarded


The Department of Justice has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident. Learn more about the BJA and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awards in the press release and fact sheet.