Safety

This letter (PDF, 7 pages) shares information and resources to support child welfare agencies in embedding equity in their response to emergencies and natural disasters. Learn more. 

This module discusses statistics on the prevalence of sexual assault on school and university campuses and identifies the resources available to victims. Learn more. 

This tool helps colleges and universities identify effective alcohol interventions. The tool includes:  An extensive review of decades of scientific literature  A multi-year collaboration involving 16 leaders in college alcohol intervention research  More than 60 interventions rated for effectiveness, costs, and other criteria  Two user-friendly matrices and other resources  School officials can use CollegeAIM to ...

September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM). NCSAM offers an opportunity to raise awareness about the safety concerns, preventative measures, and services available to support a safe return to campus for students this fall. NCSAM seeks to raise awareness of all types of violence prevention and safety efforts, including ...

This webinar recording is the fifth in the “Enhancing Professional Competencies for Preventing Drug and Alcohol Misuse Among College Students” series. This session focuses on program management. The episode highlights oversight and implementation of the campus’s efforts to prevent alcohol and drug misuse among its students, including attention to staff, ...

This report provides data on violent victimization by race or Hispanic origin from 2017 to 2021. The report also features an interactive graphic that displays violent victimization data from 2008 to 2021 by race or Hispanic origin. Learn more. 

This webpage provides guidance for schools and school districts to make coordination easier during an emergency. The webpage describes steps that school communities can take before, during, and after an emergency. Additional resources are provided. Learn more. 

This webpage describes places and types of work that are off-limits for young people under 18, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Examples include:  Meat processing and slicing  Power-driven saws  Roofing  Power-driven woodworking machinery  Driving  Compactors and Balers  Explosives  Forklifts and skid-steers  Mining  Logging, forestry and sawmilling  Radioactive material  Power-driven bakery machines  Brick and tile  Working with metal  Trenching and excavation  Learn more.  ...

Pre-application webinars:   August 8, 2023, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET   August 23, 2023, Noon - 1:00 pm ET  September 14, 2023, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET  Applications to join the Child Safety Learning Collaborative (CSLC) are open. The CSLC brings together injury and violence prevention and maternal and child health practitioners from ...

This report describes findings from an NIJ-supported longitudinal study examining the risks, patterns, and consequences of teen dating violence that extend into adulthood. Findings include the following:  Higher rates of dating violence victimization by a wide margin compared to other national studies.   High overlap between victimization and perpetration, emphasizing that relationships that ...