PCG is proud to have partnered with the Oregon Department of Education and the Willamette Education Service District to train and certify 13 School Safety and Prevention Specialists in the SK Cascade Behavioral Threat Assessment model. This collaboration expands statewide access to no‑cost, research‑based threat‑assessment training that supports early identification of student behavioral concerns and strengthens school safety through culturally responsive practices.

“Data continues to support training and community engagement as best practices in behavioral threat assessment,” said John Van Dreal, PCG’s Chief Architect and advisor for school-based violence prevention solutions. “States taking a proactive, consistent, and inclusive approach to training are more likely to be successful, not only in mitigating the threat of student violence or self-harm, but in rerouting students of concern toward better academic and social outcomes.”