Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence
Protecting the American people from terrorist threats is the reason DHS was created, and remains our highest priority.
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Exploring the Use of Three-Digit Call Lines
Three-digit helplines provide communities with an outlet to help them gain access to available information about relevant and local intervention resources.
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Promising Prevention Practice
The Center of Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) provides partners with financial and technical
assistance to improve the national capacity to prevent terrorism and targeted violence. CP3 offers a
range of support, including educational resources, funding opportunities, and technical advice, to
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First Amendment Activity at Academic Institutions
To ensure peaceful protests and safe conduct on educational campuses during First Amendment-protected activities, DHS recommends institution leadership take proactive steps to prepare the campus ecosystem, communicate policies and procedures, and respond by taking both a whole-of-community, human centric approach and enforcing campus policies, as necessary.
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Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in Practice
The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) has created this prevention resource to provide education on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) and its benefits in targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP).
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Preventing Targeted Violence Saves Lives — and Money
This publication illustrates estimated costs of targeted violence and compares those costs to those of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program, which supports training programs to help people headed down a path toward violence.
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Invent2Prevent Other Digital Graphics
Download this year’s I2P ready-to-use digital graphics (website graphics, rotational information slide, and email signature).
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Invent2Prevent Social Media Shareables
Help amplify the incredible work of Invent2Prevent students by downloading social media graphics designed to spread awareness. These visuals spotlight their valuable contributions to preventing targeted violence and terrorism, inspiring change in schools and communities nationwide.
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Partnerships Resource Guide
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Partnerships team developed this comprehensive resource guide, leveraging resources across the federal government.
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Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships Fiscal Year 2024 Report to Congress
Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships Fiscal Year 2024 Report to Congress
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Federal Campus Safety Resources
The federal government maintains a broad range of campus safety resources that you can draw on based on your needs. This fact sheet provides additional information on these resources and includes email addresses to request any services or information you might require.