CT Center for School Safety

06/25/2025

🔍 Behavioral Threat Assessment for Schools
📍 Western Connecticut State University
📅 June 20, 2025
We were honored to host Frank Guglieri, Director of Regional Safety Services at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES (NY), for an insightful workshop on Behavioral Threat Assessment for Schools.
His expertise provided valuable strategies and tools to help school teams identify, assess, and manage potential safety concerns—keeping our school communities safer and more informed.

06/25/2025

📣 JTAT East 2025
📍 Philadelphia, PA
📅 June 2025
We’re proud to share that Amery Bernhardt, D.M., and Gabriel Lomas, Ph.D., presented at JTAT East 2025 on:
🛡️ “Weapons Incidents in Connecticut Schools: Trends, Prevention Strategies, and the Impact of Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams.”

(L-R) Gabriel Lomas, Ph.D., Founder-CT Center for School Safety, Ronnell A. Higgins, Commissioner of the State Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), and Amery Bernhardt, D.M., CEM, Director-CT Center for School Safety.

06/03/2025

Connecticut School Counselor Association’s Annual Conference
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, May 2025

(L-R) Gabriel Lomas, Ph.D. and Amery Bernhardt, D.M., CEM presented “Using the PREPaRE Framework to Guide School Counselors after a Death in the School Community” at the CSCA 2025 Annual Conference held at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.

06/03/2025

Regional Crisis Team's 25th Anniversary! PNW BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY, May 2025

(L-R) Gabriel Lomas, Ph.D., Founder-CT Center for School Safety, Dr. Lynn Allen, Deputy Superintendent, Jackie Fama, Regional Safety Technician, and Frank Guglieri, Director of Regional Safety Services, Regional Crisis Team, Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY.

04/07/2025

Over 200 participants attended our Inaugural Artificial Intelligence and School Safety Conference held March 26, 2025!

04/07/2025

April 3, 2025, CT FOX61 Interview with Amery Bernhardt, D.M., about the recent CT Center for School Safety Study on Training Needs for Armed School Security Officers (A*O) in CT Schools.

https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/study-shows-educators-request-more-training-for-armed-resource-officers/520-0e71be98-16ea-4cfe-a7d7-960f69b60874

03/03/2025

Don't miss this opportunity to sign up for our upcoming workshops!

02/19/2025

02/19/2025

Get Ready for Wolves Day of Giving!

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02/10/2025

Support Our Fundraising Campaign During Wolves Day of Giving on February 20th!

Here is the link to Donate – this link below is in the Flyer that states “Go to This Link to Donate”:

https://wolvesgivingday.wcsu.edu/campaigns/center-for-school-safety-and-crisis-prevention

12/02/2024

A little look into the 2024 Raptor SchoolSAFE Conference
(Held November 5-6, 2024, Forth Worth, Texas)
Pictured: Gabriel E. Lomas, Ph.D., Founder-CT Center for School Safety & Crisis Preparation, Ben Fernandez, MS Ed., School Psychologist, Safe and Sound Schools, and Michele Gay, M.Ed., Educator and Co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools

09/26/2024

On September 21st, Amery Bernhardt was interviewed by Liz Hardaway, a reporter from the CT Insider regarding the recent CT School Threats. The news article is posted here.

Since Sept. 4, there have been more than 35 Connecticut school threats that experts say have taken a toll on law enforcement resources, educators and families.