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The CU Boulder Police Department and the university’s Prevention Science Program will continue to expand their efforts to prevent violence in Colorado, using a U.S. Department of Justice grant to partner on strategic messaging for hate crimes prevention and bystander reporting across much of the CU system. The grant award was announced earlier this month. … Read more

Dr. Sarah Goodrum, Research Professor at CSPV, participated in a town hall on the topic of youth violence held by 9News at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus on August 8, 2023. The panel focused on discussing practical and pragmatic steps that communities can take to stem youth violence.

In the aftermath of the 1999 Columbine High School tragedy, Colorado established Safe2Tell, an anonymous reporting system designed to prevent similar incidents by allowing students and community members to report safety concerns without fear of retaliation. Since its inception, the program has received over 160,000 reports, with a notable 30% increase in the past year, … Read more

A new online course at the University of Colorado is meant to help people recognize warning signs for violence in others and learn strategies for reporting what they see. CU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence rolled out the course recently to help improve campus safety, the university said in a statement. The … Read more

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) is making it easier for CU students, faculty and staff members to access its Warning Signs for Violence and Strategies for Upstander Reporting course through a SkillSoft course that launched online this fall.

Dr. Sarah Goodrum, research professor at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) and Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) partnered together to educate parents on safety tools they can use and were advised in workshops about gun violence in schools. The presentation took place Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Centaurus High School … Read more

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) has been awarded an $869,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build upon CSPV’s work with CU Boulder’s Police Department (CUPD) to develop a protocol for law enforcement officers to use in identifying and responding to threats. In partnership with the … Read more

CSPV’s Dr. Beverly Kingston and Dr. Sarah Goodrum wrote an article for The Conversation about their research that school shootings are tragic, but parents, students, and school staff can take steps to prevent them.

To raise awareness about the warning signs for violence and the importance of “upstander” reporting, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence—in partnership with community agencies and local police— hosted an educational and interactive program on Thursday, Oct. 27. 2022, at the Boulder Jewish Community Center.

Project Unite, a new model of preventing school shootings, is providing a pilot training to school districts before rolling out nationwide in the fall. An article in the Denver Gazette highlighted the two-day training on the most effective prevention tactics was held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Law enforcement officials and representatives … Read more

The front page of the Daily Camera featured CSPV’s Senior Research Associate, Sarah Goodrum and her Department of Homeland Security Grant with CU Boulder. The University of Colorado Boulder is launching a two-year project to tackle violence prevention and education as a public health issue through a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Homeland … Read more