By Rosalind Russell – A protocol that began with preventing and responding to tragic events in schools continues to serve the City of Greater Sudbury, Espanola, and Manitoulin Island with 33 protocol partners.
Partners from the local school boards, post-secondary institutions, police, children’s services, mental health and community resources came together yesterday afternoon in Sudbury to sign the Fifth Edition of the “Community Threat Assessment Protocol”, a collaborative response to threat-making behaviours of individuals of concern.
J. Kevin Cameron, Executive Director of the North American Center for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response, says recognizing the signs of a potential threat and responding with appropriate interventions goes a long way in mitigating risk.
He commended the partners for implementing the Violence Threat Risk Assessment model.
Cameron has developed protocols and provides training on traumatic events, before they escalate, and after they occur.
He works with police, school boards, cities, community agencies, and governments in Canada and the United States, including the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts.
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