The unique role and special considerations of mental health professionals on threat assessment teams at institutions of higher education

Assessing the reliability and validity of the North Carolina BeTA Investigation Overview-25 (NCBIO-25) in a sample of active shooters and persons of concern.

“…With the aim of public safety through prevention, the evaluation should lead seamlessly into a management and mitigation phase in which a plan is developed that both targets risk factors and enhances protective factors of the POC. Agencies must commit to ensuring investigators conduct regular check-ins with the POC, and the investigative team must ensure that the BTA planning and forecasting of individual risk is based on continued engagement with the subject and an understanding of their ongoing situation and mindset (Cacialli, 2019).…”

Cartografia Dos Serviços De Acolhimento Ao Acadêmico Em Sofrimento Psíquico Nas Universidades Públicas Brasileiras

“…Essa realidade traz responsabilidades que podem colaborar para a existência do sofrimento, tais como: cuidado de si mesmo e dos próprios pertences; administração da renda, trabalho para se sustentar; estabelecer vínculos de amizade; residir com pessoas desconhecidas; aprender a negociar divisão de tarefas em repúblicas; modificar a forma de estudar visando buscar mais conhecimento para suprir as exigências acadêmicas, atividades em grupos diversos, e aprendizado para o mundo do trabalho; como também o desenvolvimento da oratória e comunicação nas apresentações públicas (seminários, roda de conversa, educação em saúde em comunidades) e diversas formas de avaliação (4) .…”

Threat assessment and management: Identifying the ethical and legal challenges within a law enforcement setting.

“…During the investigation and assessment phases, TA teams must recognize that working TA cases take time and behavior is dynamic, meaning the environmental characteristics that facilitate a targeted act of violence can change throughout the TA process. Regular check-ins with the subject must be made and the TA team must take care to ensure the that the TA planning and forecasting of individual risk is based on continued engagement with the subject and an understanding of the subject's ongoing situation and mindset (Cacialli, 2019). Every time a member of the TA team meets with a subject there is an ethical responsibility to assess for and prevent immediate harm to the subject and third parties.…”