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Connect with experts in communities across the country to access resources and services for keeping your community safe, including security assessments, educational tools, and physical security enhancements.

Find ideas and best practices regarding a range of threats and challenges, including violence against K-12 schools, campuses, faith-based organizations, churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship, health care providers, and other infrastructure; bullying; substance abuse; domestic violence; race-based violence and hate crimes; active shooters; bomb threats; financial crimes; cybersecurity threats, and much more. 

Community support tools are available for educators, law enforcement, health care practitioners, behavioral and mental health professionals, faith-based organizations, affinity organizations, and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

Each set of resources below is searchable by keyword. You can also filter the results to see the resources most relevant to different stakeholder groups (key audience) and which department/agency/office provided the resource, as well as filter by subcategory.

All the information in the Prevention Resource Finder is government-owned or sponsored.

  • Public Safety and Violence Prevention Webpage

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Public Safety and Violence Prevention (PSVP) project supports Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan to prevent acts of terrorism and targeted violence by conducting evidence-based research and evaluation to understand an evolving threat landscape. This webpage includes information on community resilience, targeted violence and terrorism prevention, threat assessment, reintegration and rehabilitation, and systematic reviews.

    (active webpage)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Evidence-Based Research
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • CP3's Approach to Prevention

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) was established to spearhead targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP) efforts that affect individuals, communities, and American society. Its approach is based on time-tested principles of public health that focus on the safety and well-being of entire populations. Read more about CP3's public health-informed approach to TVTP.

    (July 2024)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in Practice: CP3 Prevention Resource

    This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) prevention resource provides education on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) and its benefits in targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP). 

    BTAM is an evidence-based and systematic process to identify, inquire, assess, and manage potential threats. Multidisciplinary teams, including prevention providers from education, mental health, social services, law enforcement, faith communities, and other community institutions, can use a BTAM process to provide alternatives to criminal justice interventions for individuals who may be at risk of moving toward violence. BTAM teams can be implemented in schools, workplaces, and communities. This resource provides: actionable strategies to prevent violence; collaboration across multiple disciplines; and long-term prevention efforts guided by a systematic approach.

    Multiple translations for this resource are available. 

    (February 2025)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Threat Identification and Assessment Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • National Mass Violence Center

    This website is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The NMVC stated vision is to provide communities access to evidence-based information and resources needed to effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.

    (active webpage)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Report: Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021

    This Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) assessment was drafted by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and includes contributions from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. All agencies involved are mindful of the duty to respect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties and to act within the authorities granted to them as they seek to put together as complete an intelligence and analytic picture as is possible. 

    (March 2021)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Grant Funding Opportunities
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • 2022 Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, produced this strategic intelligence assessment on domestic terrorism, which includes a discussion of activities, certain data on domestic terrorism matters, and recommendations.

    (October 2023)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Evidence-Based Research
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • 2024 National Risk Assessment on Terrorist Financing

    The U.S. Department of Treasury 2024 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment highlights the most significant illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and risks facing the United States. The public and private sectors can use this risk assessment to better understand the current illicit finance environment and inform their own risk mitigation strategies. 

    (February 2024)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Evidence-Based Research
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Emergency Services Sector Webpage

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) webpage includes resources for the Emergency Services Sector (ESS), including, among others, the ESS-Specific Plan per the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, an ESS Profile to improve security and resilience, and an ESS Continuity Planning Suite. 

    (active webpage)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    Key Audience(s):
    Health Care, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Capability Assessments (CCA)

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Capabilities Assessments (CCA) Program is a systematic program that evaluates and analyzes public safety agencies and entities in a methodological assessment process. The CCA Program determines the specific capabilities and activities to best address IED risks and resources gaps found during the assessment process. At its core, the CCA Program provides a complete picture of local and regional IED risks and sources identified gaps with the Office for Bombing Prevention's (OBP) preparedness resources.

    (active webpage)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Threat Identification and Assessment Guidance
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:

  • Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Women and Children Returning from Violent Extremist Contexts: A Rapid Review to Inform Program and Policy Development

    This U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded review used a systematic approach to examine the available literature on rehabilitation and reintegration (R&R) programs for women and children returning from contexts of violent extremism, examining common assumptions, inputs, activities and outcomes across diverse settings. 

    (June 2023)

    Categories:
    Community Support Resources, Evidence-Based Research
    Dept/Org/Agency:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
    Key Audience(s):
    Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations, General Public, Health Care, K-12 Schools/Colleges/Universities, Law Enforcement, Mental Health/Behavioral Health/Human Services, State/Local/Tribal/Territorial Government
    Last Updated:
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