On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was pinned on the ground for 8 minutes and 46 seconds by a white police officer, and yelled out numerous times, […]
Montbello leaders ready for a potentially violent summer fueled by inequality made worse by the coronavirus
CSPV partners with local community leaders, working overtime to prevent the “recipe for disaster” that is inequality and systemic racism compounded by COVID-19. Longtime problems related to accessing education, healthy […]
Opinion: We need a national prevention strategy for health and behavioral health problems
A national prevention strategy that uses tested and effective approaches and prioritizes funding for health and behavioral health directives to ensure the well-being of all citizens is urgently needed, says […]
Mass Shootings, Tsunamis and the Coronavirus: It is Time to Heed the Warnings
After every mass shooting, I cry. I cry because I know violence can be prevented. I cry because few public conversations have anything to do with addressing the root causes […]
Stopping Violence in Schools: Effort to Create National Guidelines Underway
Through partnership with the National Association of School Resource Officers, CSPV helps create a new national set of best practices to prevent school violence. Click here to read the full […]
NASRO to Lead Development of Standardized Violence Prevention Protocol for Schools
CSPV partners with NASRO to create a new national violence prevention toolkit, using the best of what we know works from research to end violence in U.S. schools. Read the […]
Center wins $1 million grant to improve K-12 school safety
CSPV researchers will evaluate Colorado’s school safety protocol and training program for feasibility, satisfaction, and cultural responsiveness, so educators can implement the program with confidence. Click here to read the […]
To research — and fight — youth violence in Northeast Park Hill, organizations will have to build trust and community connections
Through relationship building and collaboration, the organizations Park Hill Strong and Steps to Success work to reduce violence in their communities in Denver, Colorado. Read the full article at denverite.com.
Educating beyond academics: Schools seek right approach in social and emotional learning
Social emotional learning is key to preventing violence, “giving kids the skills that they need so that they don’t end up becoming violent,” says Beverly Kingston, director of CSPV. Read […]
What We Know about Targeted School Violence
Addressing root causes of violence, like bullying or inadequate mental health support, is the best way to prevent school violence and other problem behaviors, says Dr. Kingston, director of CSPV. […]
Safe2Tell Helps Provide Early Warning of Potential Threats
Despite online innovation and social media expansion, systems like Safe2Tell are still the most effective, least invasive way to keep people safe. Click here to read the full article on […]
Preventing Violence Isn’t Easy
CSPV knows what works to decrease gun violence by 20-30%, and it’s not as simple as a technical fix, like installing metal detectors. Gun violence is an adaptive challenge, and […]
Douglas County creates first youth-focused Community Response Team in Colorado
CSPV has long recommended inter-agency social support teams to addresses youth mental health needs as an effective violence prevention strategy
Kingston and Payne interviewed by New York Times about School Shootings
Beverly Kingston and Susan Payne speak with the New York Times about preventing school violence.
Susan Payne interviewed about STEM School Highlands Ranch, Safe2Tell
Susan Payne was interviewed by 9 News Denver about the recent school shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch.
How school security has changed 20 years after Columbine shooting
We have learned so much in the past 20 years about how to prevent school shootings. Dr. Beverly Kingston and Bill Woodward speak about what we know works to keep […]
Columbine Twenty Years Later: Time of Preparation, Transition for Safe2Tell
Safe2Tell is a national model for preventing school-related cataclysms of all sorts, from shootings to suicides, by encouraging students to anonymously reveal what they know. School Safety and Prevention Expert at […]
The Evolving Role Of Consoler-In-Chief Since Columbine; Safe2Tell Remains A Vital Resource
Safe2Tell works to prevent violence in schools and is a vital resource to maintaining a safe community. Susan Payne, founder of Safe2Tell, speaks with CPR about the program’s successes.
CSPV Selected for the 5280 Colorado Gives Campaign
A special issue of 5280 magazine published in April 2019 commemorates 20 years since the tragedy at Columbine High School. As part of this issue, readers are encouraged to support […]
CU Boulder Today Shares School Safety Lessons Post-Columbine from CSPV Researchers
An article published in CU Boulder Today on April 9, 2019 identifies several key lessons learned from the shootings at Columbine and Arapahoe High School, according to CSPV researchers Dr. […]
The Show’s on the Road!
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, founded in partnership with CSPV, is traveling across the state and using theater to teach middle and high school students about how to prevent violence. For […]
Uniting to Prevent School Violence
April 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School Shootings. Uniting to Prevent School Violence will bring together community leaders, public health professionals, public safety officials, and scientists […]
Colorado Shakespeare Festival Expands Reach
The Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program has reached nearly 100,000 students since it was founded in 2011 with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and will continue […]
We’re Stronger Together. Youth Violence Prevention Center – Denver featured in the Denverite
Learn about how YVPC-D’s Montbello and Park Hill neighborhoods take a data-driven approach to foster community engagement and reduce youth violence.
Colorado School Safety Guide 2018 – Using What Works to Prevent School Violence
The Attorney General of Colorado has released the Colorado School Safety Guide in response to the public need for tools and resources that we know will help keep schools safe. […]
TEDxMileHigh – School Shootings Can Be Prevented
CSPV’s Bill Woodward’s TEDx talk on how to prevent school shootings by integrating research into practice. A former police officer turned researcher at CU Boulder, Bill speaks at TEDx about […]
PewTrust cites Arapahoe School Shooting Report
The report, authored by CSPV’s Director of Training Bill Woodward and Dr. Sarah Goodrum from the University of Northern Colorado, was cited in the PewTrust article on suicide and school […]
CSPV Director Beverly Kingston Appears in Documentary Film
Beverly Kingston, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, appeared in “A Sentenced Life: Race in Colorado: Justice”, a documentary film by Rocky Mountain PBS. Read […]
Arapahoe High School Shooting Report: Preventing Future School Shootings through Information Sharing, Threat Assessment, and Systems Thinking
Major recommendations for school safety are offered in this report, based off lessons learned from the 2013 school shooting at Arapahoe High School. To understand how future school shootings can […]
