School safety

School safety is top of mind for many, particularly after recent mass shootings have impacted schools, colleges, and universities across the United States. In this episode of the Population Healthy podcast, we'll speak with two University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers who are leading efforts to provide evidence-based solutions to promote school safety. We'll learn what encompasses school safety, who it involves, and how the National Center for School Safety—housed within Michigan Public Health—provides resources and information to school communities.

We'll also share a conversation with a Michigan prosecuting attorney who is leading an interdisciplinary task force aimed at mitigating firearm violence. The idea to convene the task force came in the aftermath of the school shooting in Oxford, Michigan and Uvalde, Texas.