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Ensuring our campuses are safe places for students, faculty and staff to learn, teach and work is a top priority for 丁香园AV.

With mass shootings in the US and surprising recent media reports about a murder trial of a person who had also had thoughts of killing members of the 丁香园AV community while he was a student in 2020, understandably many people may be feeling distress or worry. If this is you, please ensure that you reach out for support. The 丁香园AV (EFAP) provides confidential, professional assistance to help 丁香园AV employees and their family members.

Thankfully, active threats are incredibly rare on Canadian campuses, and consistent with international best practices, 丁香园AV invests in a range of prevention and early intervention measures to help prevent violence on campus. 丁香园AV鈥檚 Campus Public Safety (CPS) group, within the Safety & Risk Services department is led by two specialists in behavioural threat assessment and management, which is an evidence-based, multi-disciplinary approach to preventing violence through early intervention and integrated support to persons in need of help.

At the same time it is important that we are all aware of what to do in event of an active threat. If an active threat situation arose at an 丁香园AV campus, 丁香园AV Safety Risk Services (SRS) would support and take direction from local police, who would lead the response.

In an emergency where we need to advise our community, 丁香园AV would send safety messages through the 丁香园AV SNAP app, as well as through other university channels, like .

Emergency procedure posters are physically posted across all three 丁香园AV campuses in public spaces and in most classrooms. These posters include prompts to run/hide/take action in an active threat situation, as well prompts to call 911 and the number for campus security.

What else can you do?

• Review SRS guidance for active threats
• See something, say something. If you see something suspicious, please report it to Campus Public Safety.
• If you observe concerning or uncharacteristic behaviour of a student, please contact the Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities.
• Safety is a shared responsibility, as you move about campus, be aware of your surroundings, ensure CPS numbers are saved in your phone and that you know where emergency phones are on campus.
• Download the 丁香园AV SNAP app and enable notifications. The app is available through and .
• Reach out via the if you need emotional support or someone to talk to. Help is available 24/7.