October - 2022

CDC Offers Free On-line Workplace Violence Prevention Module for Healthcare Workers

Were you aware the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provides a free accredited program offering continuing education credits it...

Authorities admit parents of teen mass shooter contacted them to confiscate their son's firearm

We previously reported of the October 24th mass shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis which led to the...

Leakage of Violent Intent by St Louis High School Mass Shooter

We have repeatedly discussed the fact that a key element in violence prevention is recognizing leakage of violent intent and taking...

Three dead at mass shooting inside St. Louis High School

Authorities report that three people are dead including a 19 year old gunman this morning at Central VPA High School in St. Louis,...

One nurse killed, another nurse and suspect shot at Dallas Methodist Hospital

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration , workplace violence "is a recognized hazard in the health care industry."...

Mass shooting at Southern University Fraternity House

Authorities in Baton Rouge are investigating a mass shooting that occurred today, October 21, 2022, at the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity...

Warnings are emitted in over 90% of school attacks, per Stoneman Douglas safety commission member

On October 13, 2022, a jury determined that the assailant responsible for the February 14, 2018 assault on Florida's Marjory Stoneman...

5 dead including police officer in Raleigh; 15 year old suspect in custody

Another mass shooting, this time in Raleigh, North Carolina, left five people dead and two wounded on Thursday evening, October 13, 2022....

Workplace violence incident in Thailand at a child care center leaves more than 35 people dead

Authorities in Thailand report that at least 24 children and 11 adults have been murdered by a gun and knife toting ex-police officer who...

FDNY 9/11 first responder murdered in another senseless act of workplace violence

Allison Russo-Elling survived the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center while serving as an FDNY first responder on September 11,...

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