Written by: Dr. Ronald Lee There is a growing need for schools to do something different for students of color who are struggling with suicide. A study by JAMA Pediatrics reported that between 2001 and 2015, Black students younger … read more

  Written by: Pete Gaynor, FEMA As we wade into another year, with COVID still around and more disasters lurking, let’s think about how we engage the next generation of emergency managers. What do we need to teach them? How … read more

  Written by: Steve Karantzoulidis Access control solutions have come a long way over the past several decades. End users have gone from requiring a key to open their doors to being able to simply wave their cellphone (which themselves … read more

  Written by: Brett Kelman More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospital’s computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose. Vaught was … read more

  Written by: CS Staff A new report found K-12 and college campuses are shifting much of their focus from COVID-19 safety measures to managing mental health and violence. The 2022 Crisis Communication and Safety in Education Survey, conducted by Rave … read more

  Written by: Pam McLoughlin, New Haven Register, Conn.  March 31, 2022   (TNS) – Two local police department detectives/youth officers recognized how the internet and pandemic have complicated life for young people, so they’ve developed an innovative program for kids … read more

  Campus Safety has an interesting, free webcast coming up on March 10th: Hear from our panel of school safety experts on the top 5 communications and safety priorities for schools for the new year. Thu, Mar 10, 2022 2:00 … read more

  Written by: Kimberly Cauvel, Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA (TNS) – Just outside Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County Dike District 12 tried something new during the November flooding. The first-time effort had mixed results during the rapid onset of the … read more

  Written by: Beth Musgrave, Lexington Herald-Leader (TNS) – One man called 911 more than 30 times in one month. The issue? He had repeatedly fallen and called Lexington Fire Department ambulance crews to help get him up. A homeless … read more

  Written by: Amy Rock, Campus Safety Senior Editor A new cybersecurity report found ransomware-based data leaks increased by 50% in the education sector and 39% in the healthcare sector. The eighth annual Global Threat Report, released by CrowdStrike, a … read more