A university police executive advises organizations to personalize violence prevention and create an energy about prevention that inspires people.
You can personalize violence prevention. You can make it close to home.
Most larger organizations already have internal personnel who can help prevent violence.
Most larger organizations already have internal personnel who can help to prevent violence.
Many organizations offer Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) that can provide counseling and support to employees experiencing distress.
Many organizations also offer Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), which can provide counseling and support for employees experiencing distress.
One early step organizations may take is to evaluate the internal resources that may be leveraged during the BTAM process.
One early step that organizations may take is to evaluate the internal resources that may be leveraged during the BTAM process.
Once it is understood which resources are and are not available, organizations should improve their quality or availability and ensure necessary services are available when needed.
Once it is understood what resources are and are not available, organizations should take action to improve the quality or availability of these resources and ensure that necessary services and supports are available when needed.
Completing a resource inventory (see Figure 5) can help organizations identify which needs resources are designed to address, how often they are available and/or used, how well they address intended needs, any barriers or gaps in services, and what actions can be taken to enhance services.
Completing a resource inventory (see Figure 5) can help organizations identify which needs the resources are designed to address
A university police executive observes that in bigger organizations, someone knows someone who knows someone who has been impacted by a tragedy.
In bigger organizations, someone knows someone who knows someone who has been impacted by a tragedy.
A university police executive says practitioners can create an energy about prevention that can inspire people and fuel their care.
You can create an energy about prevention that can inspire people and fuel their care.
The university police executive adds that enthusiasm for violence prevention is contagious.
The enthusiasm is contagious.
Internal personnel resources can include workplace managers, human resource (HR) professionals, or an ombudsman, all of whom can mediate conflict.
These resources can include workplace managers, human resource (HR) professionals, or an ombudsman, all of whom can mediate conflict.
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