VIOLENCE PREVENTION AGENCY
SAFETY THROUGH STRATEGY
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The Violence Prevention Agency is committed to reducing the number and severity of incidents of violence by effectively training and assisting others to implement ongoing, proactive violence prevention and intervention strategies. The VPA’s best practice methods are designed to detect, investigate, manage, reduce, and resolve behavior that compromises the safety and wellbeing of individuals and organizations.
Violence prevention is a proactive, strategic approach directed at preventing and reducing incidents of violence and enhancing the sense of security and safety, to positively influence the quality of life in our society and develop cultures where violence cannot flourish.
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Just hours before President Obama met with families of the victims of the Umpqua Community College massacre in Oregon, a Northern Arizona University student shot classmates following an altercation in a parking lot. There would be more fatal gun violence at a school in Texas that same day.
In the wake of such tragedies, the reaction has become routine: a flurry of “thoughts and prayers,” calls for increased gun control on the Left, rebuttals...
SOON AFTER THE school year started in September 2000, a police officer working at McNary High in Keizer, Oregon, got a tip about a junior named Erik Ayala. The 16-year-old had told another student that "he was mad at 'preps' and was going to bring a gun in." Ayala struck the officer as quiet, depressed. He confided that "he was not happy with school or with himself" but insisted he had no intention of hurting others. Two months later, Ayala tried to kill himself by swallowing a fistful of Aleve tablets. H...
"Not doing anything is not an option."
"I can't go back, but you can go forward and make a difference."
Nicole Hockley
Photo: OSHA via USA Today
First Published: January 7th, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Thirteen flight attendants filed a federal complaint Wednesday against United Airlines saying they were fired for refusing to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong on a plane with the words "BYE BYE" and a pair of faces scrawled on it, their attorneys said Wednesday.
The flight attendants filed the whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor, saying the drawings included images that could be cons...
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Dr. Tau Braun, Executive Director of the Violence Prevention Agency, will be presenting, “Planning & Responding to Active Shooter and Complex Attack Incidents" with Scott Cormier of MedExcel and David Gerstner of Dayton Fire Department at the Annual National Healthcare Preparedness Conference in San Diego on December 3rd, 2015.
If you would like to schedule Dr. Braun to present at your organization, event or online, email training@vpahq.com
Michelle Gay, Capt. Bob Martin, and Dr. Tau Braun to present at Security100K-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona December 9th as the opening panel keynote:
Three incredible thought leaders from extremely varied backgrounds come together to share their journey and challenges on improving K-12 Security. How can you as an individual substantially champion the safety and security cause while at the same time embracing the school communities thoughts on how to protect the integrity of a positive school climate? The evolution regarding K-12 security is a blend of “we must change” and a culture of traditional ways to secure schools. How did we get here? How will we move forward? What’s the next chapter?
If you would like to schedule these speakers...
Captain Bob Martin is presenting at GDBA's Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy October 4th - 7th, 2015
If you would like to schedule Capt. Bob Martin to present at your organization's next event or to schedule a training, contact the VPA at speaking@vpahq.com
Read more about Capt. Martin and his outstanding work in Violence Prevention and Threat Mangement here.
Violence prevention Beth Siegert will present on the topic of Intimate Partner Violence at the Stephen Ministry, Clinton NJ. 10/10/2015
Violence prevention Beth Siegert will present Empowerment - Breaking the Cycle! @ Resource Center of Somerset, NJ.
October 27th
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