(TNS) — Mental health professionals across Missouri and Kansas are preparing for Saturday’s launch of 988, a 24-hour call and text line they expect will change how mental health crises are handled. They hope 988, which will replace the … read more

  The tragedy of the attack on the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is compounded by the law enforcement response. A preliminary report on the shooting and subsequent response details “lackadaisical” responses by multiple law enforcement agencies and outlines … read more

  Written by: Jermaine Cherry Every university in the country has to be focused on preventing terror attacks, preparing for active shooters, and stopping those who would do harm. But HBCUs have an added challenge. The growing incidence of white … read more

  Written by: Amy Rock Arming teachers has been a hot-button issue for years now, but whichever side of the argument you’re on, more states and school districts are starting to allow staff to carry guns on campus. Garrison Independent … read more

  June 30, 2022 • Alan Mauldin, The Albany Herald, Ga.   (TNS) — Shootings, stabbings, fires, accidents and drug overdoses. Those are some of the calls on which a first responder can be dispatched on any given day. Responding to … read more

  July 05, 2022 • Steven Henshaw, Reading Eagle, Pa.   (TNS) — The hallways and classrooms were empty in Conrad Weiser Middle School, but the building wasn’t always quiet. On Thursday, specifically, there were intermittent eruptions of what sounded like … read more

Written by: Robin Hattersley-Gray, May 26, 2022 Last year active shooter attacks increased 52.5% compared to the previous year and 103.3% compared to 2018 and 2019, according to new FBI statistics. In 2021, 61 active shooter incidents were recorded, while … read more

  Written by Jeff Gammage and Ximena Conde, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 2022 (TNS) — Irem Ozdemir had never been to Philadelphia’s big July 4 celebration. And now she never wants to go back. Not after panicked reports of … read more

  June 30, 2022 • Alan Mauldin, The Albany Herald, Ga.   (TNS) — Shootings, stabbings, fires, accidents and drug overdoses. Those are some of the calls on which a first responder can be dispatched on any given day. Responding to … read more