Safe Havens International

04/21/2019

Safe Havens blog:

Since the attack at Stoneman Douglas High School, we have assessed more than 900 public, faith-based and independent schools.

10/17/2018

Safe Havens blog:

School Planning and Management Magazine published a feature article on preventing sexual misconduct in schools in June 2016. The article – Preventing Grooming, Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct in Schools is focused on concepts that school officials can use to reduce the chances that these trag...

10/11/2018

Safe Havens blog:

Mass casualty school shootings are neither a new phenomenon nor a type of violence unique to American schools. Though American school shootings predate the Civil war, the first mass casualty school shooting in an American K12 school we have identified took place in a Newburgh, New York Parochial Sch...

05/25/2018

Senior Analyst Chris Dorn interviewed on why focusing on people and practices is still the best way to make schools safer, even with the best of security: http://ow.ly/IwuH30kaFCz

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - From gunshot detection devices to wireless panic buttons and bulletproof windows, schools across the United States are pursuing aggressive security measures to prevent a shooting massacre on their campuses. Pressure from parents and community members to find solutions, both....

04/11/2018

Check out this interview Senior Analyst Chris Dorn did last month with on the challenges in school safety and how the shooting in Parkland, FL has affected safe schools planning:

Having a safe learning environment is critical to a student's development.  Safe Havens International works to ensure that schools can provide that safe environment.  Senior Analyst Chris Dorn talks with me about Safe Havens International, challenges in securing a school, and what we as in...

04/04/2018

Mass shootings in schools are not as common as you might think and focusing on them ignores 92% of school homicides, including stabbings and beatings. Schools are safer than they were in past decades: http://ow.ly/JOj630jiTKG

Northeastern University's official news source

02/25/2018

Much of the discussion in the media since the Parkland shooting has focused on the emotive debate over guns - with suggestions ranging from gun control to arming teachers - but has distracted us from proven school safety measures: http://ow.ly/jxQF30iAT4A

Online courses offer students, teachers and administrators a productive way to tackle school safety in a gun culture.

02/23/2018

Safe Havens blog: Door Locking Devices and School Shootings - No Simple Solutions: http://ow.ly/yWWj30izrqC

02/23/2018

Safe Havens blog:

While we improve safety, security and emergency preparedness in our schools, we must also remember to use evidence-based practices focused on real risk. For example, over the past several years we have seen numerous lockdown, barricade and door locking devices enter the market. Some of these are qui...

02/16/2018

Safe Havens blog:

Today’s tragic news of a fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida hit home, since I served as an expert witness for another fatal shooting in this same school district. Like many other school districts of its size, Broward County Public Schools faces significant ...

02/15/2018

Safe Havens blog: Fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida - Initial thoughts and prevention strategies:

Today’s tragic news of a fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida hit home, since I served as an expert witness for another fatal shooting in this same school district. Like many other school districts of its size, Broward County Public Schools faces significant ...