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Supporting Student Mental Health Is School Safety
Say "school safety" and people often think about fences, fights, and active assailants. But at its core, school safety is about creating an environment where ev...
The Joffe Family · Nov 9, 2026
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2026
Supporting Student Mental Health Is School Safety General Five Tips for Managing School Insurance Claims General The Courage to Act: From Bystander to Upstander General Weather Risks Many Schools Fail to Prepare For General Student Supervision: Five Steps for Safer School Practices General What Independent Schools Need to Know About School Safety Training for 2026-2027 school safety Keeping Students Safe When Parents Are in Conflict General Making School Safety Routine General Practice Without Panic: Talking to School Families About Safety Drills General What Should a Camp's Emergency Action Plan Include? General How Camps Handle Medical Emergencies Without a Full-Time Nurse General Trauma-Informed Active Shooter Training: What K-12 Schools Need to Know General Back-to-School Checklist for School Safety Personnel General Heat Safety Tips for Schools: How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness General 3 Essential Topics Every School's Abuse Prevention Training Should Cover General Joffe Brings Its School Safety Partnership to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa General 5 Tips to Improve Your School's Safety Drills General Setting Goals for Safety General Summer Construction Project Safety General Announcing Our New Head of Finance, Julia Yzaguirre Emergency Preparedness End-of-Year Safety Review: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next? school safety End-of-Year Safety Review: What Worked, What Didn't, and What's Next? General What Do Summer Program Staff Need to Know about Safety? school safety What Do Summer Program Staff Need to Know about Safety? General Five Cybersecurity Tips Every School Should Prioritize Right Now school safety Five Cybersecurity Tips Every School Should Prioritize Right Now General Choosing Safety Tech Without Creating New Risks General Great Graduations Require Thoughtful Crowd Management school safety Youth Suicide Prevention: Five Steps to Strengthen Student Mental Health in Your School school safety Youth Suicide Prevention: Five Steps to Strengthen Student Mental Health in Your School General Seeing the Whole Picture: Why Threat Assessment Programs Matter General 5 Practical Tips - Building a Strong Parent-School Partnership to Support Digital Safety school safety 5 Practical Tips: Building a Strong Parent-School Partnership to Support Digital Safety General School-Sponsored Travel: 10 Tips to Make Your Programs Safer school safety School-Sponsored Travel: 10 Tips to Make Your Programs Safer General From Paper to Practice: Turning Risk Assessments Into Actionable Plans General 10 Ways To Immediately Improve School Safety school safety 10 Ways To Immediately Improve School Safety General
2025
Starting Strong in 2026: Leadership Habits That Shape Safer, Better Schools school safety Starting Strong in 2026: Leadership Habits That Shape Safer, Better Schools General How a Safety Committee Can Make the End of the Semester Stronger (and Smoother) Emergency Preparedness How a Safety Committee Can Make the End of the Semester Stronger (and Smoother) General Alcohol Management Tips for Safer Events General Level 5 Schools: Moving Safety From Compliance to Culture Emergency Preparedness Level 5 Schools: Moving Safety From Compliance to Culture General Evacuation Drills for Events and Venues: Preparation and Evaluation General Why Long-Term Safety Goals Matter—and How to Make Them Manageable Emergency Preparedness Why Long-Term Safety Goals Matter and How to Make Them Manageable General 5 Quick Wins for Weather Readiness at Your Event General Building Safer Schools and Communities: A Layered Approach school safety Building Safer Schools and Communities: A Layered Approach General What Last Year Taught Us About School Safety and What Comes Next General What Last Year Taught Us About School Safety—And What Comes Next Emergency Preparedness A LETTER FROM CHRIS JOFFE ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Emergency Preparedness A Letter from Chris Joffe Announcing Our Newest Advisory Board Member General Cybersecurity for Events: Strategies for Building a Whole-Team Approach General Leading Through Crisis: 10 Essential Safety Trainings Every School Needs Emergency Preparedness Leading Through Crisis: 10 Essential Safety Trainings Every School Needs General Wearing the Safety Hat—Again, and Always Emergency Preparedness Wearing the Safety Hat — Again, and Always General 3 Tools for Emergency Alerts and How to Layer Them for Maximum Impact General Emerging Security Tech Every Venue Needs to Know General The Reality of Incident Command: When Perfection is the Enemy of Success General The Reality of Incident Command: When Perfection is the Enemy of Success Emergency Preparedness Security Tech 101: What Every Event and Venue Manager Should Know General Prepared, Not Panicked: An Approach to ICE-Related School Readiness Emergency Preparedness Prepared, Not Panicked: An Approach to ICE-Related School Readiness General Navigating Risks Throughout the School Day school safety Navigating Risks Throughout the School Day General
2024
Navigating the Ethical Maze of School Safety: A TV Case Study Emergency Preparedness Navigating the Ethical Maze of School Safety: A TV Case Study General Preparedness Plan 101: Building a 5-Year Safety Strategy General Enhancing Earthquake Preparedness at Events: Effectively Leveraging EMTs and Medical Teams General Preparing for the Great ShakeOut: Beyond Duck, Cover, and Hold Emergency Preparedness Preparing for the Great ShakeOut: Beyond Duck, Cover, and Hold General Stop the Fear Factory: A Plea from an Expert Emergency Preparedness Stop the Fear Factory: A Plea from an Expert General 24-25 School Trends & Action Steps Emergency Preparedness 24-25 School Trends and Action Steps General Hurricane 2024: Predictions and Preparations General Preparing Schools for an Active Hurricane Season: Expert Insights and Essential Strategies General Transforming School Health, Safety and Security: The Joffe Approach General Transforming School Health, Safety & Security: The Joffe Approach Emergency Preparedness Preparing Schools for an Active Hurricane Season: Expert Insights and Essential Strategies Emergency Preparedness Top 10 Safety Considerations for Summer School Programming General Top 10 Safety Considerations for Summer School Programming Emergency Preparedness 5 Key Features of Joffe's Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit for Venue Operators General Strengthening School Safety: Lessons from A Recent Thwarted Attack Emergency Preparedness Strengthening School Safety: Lessons Learned from Cybersecurity Research Emergency Preparedness Strengthening School Safety: Lessons from A Recent Thwarted Attack General Strengthening School Safety: Lessons Learned from Cybersecurity Research General 10 Key Features of Joffe Academy's Workplace Violence Prevention Course for Schools Emergency Preparedness 10 Key Features of Joffe Academy’s Workplace Violence Prevention Course for Schools General Are Your Teams Ready to Respond to Spring Weather? How to Get Started General Ensuring Safety All Day: A Guide for School Leaders in After-School Event Planning Emergency Preparedness The Power of Words: Crafting Effective Crisis Communications Emergency Preparedness The Power of Words: Crafting Effective Crisis Communications General Uvalde Takeaways Emergency Preparedness Uvalde Takeaways General The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: a Response to the Alaska Airlines Video Emergency Preparedness The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A Response to the Alaska Airlines Video General The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: a Response to the Alaska Airlines Video General Lessons From the Field: Improving ICS Implementation in Schools Emergency Preparedness Lessons From the Field: Improving ICS Implementation in Schools General
2023
Ensuring Safety with Cutting-Edge Event Security Technologies General Practical and Actionable Weapons Mitigation Insights for Event Safety Managers General Protecting Your Students and Devices During Winter Break General Protecting Your Students and Devices During Winter Break Emergency Preparedness Risk Management: The Essential Planning Tool for Every Event Manager General Metal Detectors in Schools General Metal Detectors in Schools Emergency Preparedness Preparing for Natural Hazards: An Overview for Event Planners and Venue Operators General Ensuring a Spooktacular Yet Safe Halloween in Schools General Your School Received an Online Threat. Now What? General Your School Received an Online Threat. Now What? Five Steps to Keep Your School Community Safe General Ensuring a Spooktacular Yet Safe Halloween in Schools: Top 7 Health and Safety Considerations General Best Practices for Earthquake Safety in Schools - At-A-Glance Safety Best Practices for Earthquake Safety in Schools General Safety Committees and Advanced Planning Toolkit General Safety Committees and Advanced Planning Toolkit General Family Reunification: A Crucial Step in Emergency Management General Mass Violence: From a Parent's Perspective General Mass violence: from a parent’s perspective General Reflections on Discussing Disasters Post-Maui Emergency Preparedness Reflections on Discussing Disasters Post-Maui General Emergency Notification Systems: Their Vital Role and Value for Convention Centers General 4 simple ways to make your campus safer this back to school season school safety 4 Simple Ways to Make Your Campus Safer This Back-to-School Season General Keeping School Safety A Priority During Leadership Transitions school safety 4 School Safety Priorities for the Spring and Early Summer school safety Keeping School Safety A Priority During Leadership Transitions General 4 School Safety Priorities for the Spring and Early Summer General 5 Things Your Conference Security Plan Needs General School Safety is Complex. Our Solutions Should Be, Too. General School safety is complex. Our solutions should be, too. school safety 5 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your School Safety Program school safety 5 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your School Safety Program General Infographic: 2022 in Review General Infographic: 2022 in Review General What this Year May Bring: Five Things We Expect in 2023 Insider 4 Steps Schools Can Take Now to Become More Resilient During Emergencies school safety 4 Steps Schools Can Take Now to Become More Resilient During Emergencies General What This Year May Bring: Five Things We Expect in 2023 General
2022
The Tripledemic: How to prepare and prevent infection in 2023 health The Tripledemic: How to Prepare and Prevent Infection in 2023 General The State of School Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jasmin Whitfield General The state of school health: A conversation with Dr. Jasmin Whitfield school safety What we learned in St. Louis: Supporting another local campus through the CVPA high school shooting Emergency Preparedness What We Learned in St. Louis: Supporting a Campus Through the CVPA Shooting General How to Evaluate Your School’s Security Provider school safety How to Evaluate Your School's Security Provider General Simple steps to community safety for students Safety Simple Steps to Community Safety for Students General CALIFORNIA Education Codes & Laws General California Education Codes and Laws General APPS for School SAFETY school safety Apps for School Safety General Putting the Pieces Together: How Connection Assessments Support Students General Putting the pieces together: How “connection assessments” support students and strengthen safety school safety Monkeypox: What to Know and How to Mitigate your Community’s Risk children Monkeypox: What to Know and How to Mitigate Your Community's Risk General Laying the Groundwork for a Safe Back-to-School Season school safety Laying the Groundwork for a Safe Back-to-School Season General Meet Our Board of Advisors schools Meet Our Board of Advisors General Top Reasons Students Visit the School Health Office schools Top Reasons Students Visit the School Health Office General School Cybersecurity - Short and Long Term Steps to Protect your Community school security Positioning Your School for a Successful Summer and Fall Safety School Cybersecurity: Short and Long-Term Steps to Protect Your Community General Positioning Your School for a Successful Summer and Fall General What to know about CDC’s new mask guidance school safety What to Know About CDC's New Mask Guidance General Supporting students and staff with processing recent world events Emergency Preparedness Supporting Students and Staff with Processing Recent World Events General Four Years Later: Reflections on the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida Emergency Preparedness An Endemic State of Covid-19: What Will it Mean for Schools? Emergency Preparedness An Endemic State of Covid-19: What Will it Mean for Schools? General Four Years Later: Reflections on the Tragedy in Parkland, Florida General 5 things we expect to see in 2022, and how to prepare for them security 5 Things We Expect to See in 2022, and How to Prepare for Them General Growing and Evolving to Meet Our Clients’ Needs Emergency Preparedness
2021
What will it take to come back stronger and safer in 2022? Emergency Preparedness What Will It Take to Come Back Stronger and Safer in 2022? General Update on the TikTok School Challenge List Emergency Preparedness Update on the TikTok School Challenge List General Back to Basics - Essentials of School Safety in the 2021-22 School Year Emergency Preparedness Back to Basics: Essentials of School Safety in the 2021-22 School Year General Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) Safety Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) General At A Glance: Epi-Pens & Allergic Reactions school safety At A Glance: Epi-Pens and Allergic Reactions General CPR Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic school safety CPR Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic General At-A-Glance: CPR Training school safety At-A-Glance: CPR Training General At-A-Glance: Calling 9-1-1 Emergency Preparedness At-A-Glance: Calling 9-1-1 General Get Some Perspective About Our Building Confidence Training General Get Some Perspective About Our Building Confidence Training General
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