14 claims on pp. 36–92 (statement 8, evidence 2, conjecture 4).
Partnerships should be established before a time of need to support streamlined collaboration, information sharing, and crisis response.
Establish partnerships before a time of need to support streamlined collaboration, information sharing, and crisis response.
Community agencies can be highly effective resources in supplementing an organization's efforts to identify, assess, and manage concerning individuals.
Community agencies can be highly effective resources in supplementing an organization's efforts to identify, assess, and manage concerning individuals.
A designated point of contact for a partner agency can limit confusion about who to contact and may result in faster connections during a crisis.
Establishing a designated point of contact for a partner agency. This strategy can limit confusion about who to contact when support is needed and may result in faster connections during a crisis.
Hosting or attending seek-to-understand meetings can foster understanding and build a more fruitful partnership with a community agency.
Meeting with a community agency to listen and learn about their organizational goals, viewpoints, needs, challenges, or limitations can help foster understanding and build a more fruitful partnership.
At other times, community partners may appear to be nonresponsive or uncooperative.
At other times, community partners may appear to be nonresponsive or uncooperative.
Why inferred Hedged with 'may appear'; describes how partners may seem rather than a verified finding.
Certain strategies may be effective in overcoming partner barriers, including formalizing written partnership agreements that describe when, how, and what information is shared.
Formalizing written partnership agreements.
Why inferred Recommendation hedged by 'may be effective'; quote is the strategy heading only.
While community partnerships can be highly rewarding and beneficial, differences between agencies can sometimes pose challenges.
While these partnerships can be highly rewarding and beneficial, differences between agencies can sometimes pose challenges.
Why inferred Typed conjecture for the hedge 'can sometimes pose challenges'; the first clause is a plain statement.
Organizations may receive partial or limited information from a community partner, even when the partnering individual or agency wishes to be cooperative.
For example, organizations may receive partial or limited information from a community partner, even when the partnering individual or agency wishes to be cooperative.
Certain strategies may be effective in overcoming information-sharing barriers and fostering cooperation with outside agencies.
Certain strategies may be effective in overcoming these barriers and fostering cooperation with outside agencies, such as:
Some organizations have established formal written partnership agreements using a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Some organizations have established these formal agreements using a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
The policy should establish provisions for sharing information internally and externally, and describe any public safety exceptions that apply.
Establish provisions for sharing information internally (i.e., between personnel, departments, and divisions) and externally (i.e., with outside partners).
cite page 42 Step 2: Establish BTAM Program Policy and Procedures
Under the sample language, meeting actions may include assigning follow-up tasks, coordinating with external agencies, and updating case management plans.
Actions taken may include assigning follow-up tasks, coordinating with external agencies, and updating case management plans.
cite page 43 Step 2: Establish BTAM Program Policy and Procedures
A 2023 joint toolkit from the Secret Service and CISA outlines strategies for establishing and enhancing school bystander reporting programs. (endnote 12)
Improving School Safety Through Bystander Reporting: A Toolkit for Strengthening K-12 Reporting Programs (2023)
cite page 55 Step 4: Identify and Process Reports of Concerning Behavior
The Secret Service stands ready to support its public safety partners in this vital mission.
the Secret Service stands ready to support our public safety partners in this vital mission.
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