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Kathleen's Interview on the Mental Health News Network
Go here to listen to the WVPI's founder Kathleen M. Bonczyk's interview on workplace violence prevention on teh Mental Health News Radio...
It Is More Likely An American Will Be Killed at Work Than in Combat
On our last blog we reported the results of a survey finding one in seven employees do not feel safe at work. WVPI's founder and...
One in Seven Americans Feel Unsafe at Work
According to a survey conducted the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), approximately 1 out of 7 American workers reported they...
F.B.I. Sample Workplace Violence Policy
Workplace violence is a growing concern. OSHA estimates that 2,000,000 workers fall victim to workplace violence each year with "many"...
Possible Pre-Event Leakage of Violent Intent at STEM School
As we have reported, the F.B.I. advises active shooters engage in pre-event leakage of violent intent. This is precisely why we advocate...
44% of Teachers Experience Physical Violence in the Workplace
In addition to being called upon to act as SWAT, as many teachers have been required to done when faced with active school shooters, a...
Another possible Columbine Copycat at an American School
Yesterday, an 18 year old student was murdered and eight classmates were reported as wounded at the STEM K-12 School Highlands Ranch in...
Mitigating the Risk of Workplace Violence
One of the best ways to minimize the potential for violence in the workplace is to hire employees who are not violent. Key to achieving...
School Resource Officer Acting on Leakage of Violent Intent May Have Prevented Mass School Shooting
Two sixth grade students have been charged with planning a mass school shooting at South Cumberland Elementary School in Tennessee. The...
Nurse savagely attacked by a patient dies of her injuries
We recently reported the workplace attack on an emergency room nurse which left her in intensive care. Sadly we have now learned the...
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