10/07/2025
💡 Join our RESTORE Training!
Are you a social worker, educator, faith leader, therapist, counselor, mediator, legal or justice professional—or anyone working directly with people in Southwestern Pennsylvania? Our RESTORE training equips human service professionals with practical skills to recognize early warning signs of radicalization to violent extremism, intervene effectively, and support individuals in building safer, constructive paths.
➡️ Communities across the U.S. face rising polarization, hate-driven violence, and extremist recruitment. In nearly 8 out of 10 cases, someone is aware of the individual’s growing ideological commitment to violence before harm occurs, but doesn’t know what to do or where to turn for help and advice. We fill this critical “middle space” between general awareness and law enforcement by providing civil society–based, evidence-driven tools for early intervention.
➡️ RESTORE is the flagship initiative of Violence Prevention Network USA (VPN USA), launched in Pittsburgh in 2023. Building on over 20 years of proven practice in Germany, where VPN has supported more than 9,280 individuals in disengaging from violent extremist groups, VPN USA brings this expertise into the U.S. context.
📍Training Details
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: November 12-14 9:00 - 5:00pm, with a half-day virtual follow-up session on November 17 from 9:00am-12:00pm.
A hotel room block is reserved for participants who are traveling to participate in the training.
Cost: $150. If cost is inhibitive to your participation, please reach out about scholarship opportunities.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Apply here to submit your interest: https://lnkd.in/d2c9Sb88. Any questions can be directed to [email protected].
