Navigate360 Announces Partnership with Dr. Dewey Cornell, Violence Prevention Expert

RICHFIELD, Ohio, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Navigate360, a full-spectrum safety preparedness and response company, today announced a partnership with Dr. Dewey Cornell, an internationally-known psychologist and expert on youth violence and school security, to include his violence prevention protocol in K-12 school software.  Navigate360's Behavioral Threat Assessment Manager is now the only threat assessment software that fully incorporates the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) which Dr. Cornell developed at the University of Virginia through years of research in schools. Unlike other threat assessment protocols, the CSTAG model takes a problem-solving approach to violence prevention with an emphasis on avoiding the errors of overreaction and under-reaction to student threats. 

The addition of CSTAG into Navigate360's Behavior Threat Assessment Manager provides school officials with a rigorously-evaluated approach combined with software that guides them step-by-step through the process of identifying, assessing, and intervening when a threat has been made. No other threat assessment model has demonstrated effectiveness in controlled studies. The CSTAG model helps school officials determine when a threat needs to be elevated or can be resolved with the complementary goals of helping troubled students and keeping schools safe. Additionally, the model makes minimal use of school exclusion and reserves law enforcement intervention for only the most serious cases. Multiple studies have found that schools using CSTAG do not produce racial or ethnic disparities in disciplinary consequences or law enforcement actions.

Using Navigate360's interactive software, members of a school's threat assessment team can document and assess each case, facilitating easier collaboration amongst team members and more effectively implementing harm reduction plans for at-risk students. For school districts, the software allows district officials to track and monitor ongoing cases across multiple schools and easily retain records electronically. Additionally, the software can help schools comply with new regulations in multiple states that require the transfer of records across schools.

"Time after time, we've heard the warning signs that come to light only after a tragedy has occurred. By partnering with Dr. Cornell and incorporating the CSTAG model into our Behavior Threat Assessment Manager software, we're providing schools with a science-backed approach that allows them to leverage data to analyze and holistically respond to possible threats," said JP Guilbault, CEO of Navigate360. "With a focus on helping students in distress and putting them on the correct path, the CSTAG approach has been shown to reduce suspensions and improve students' overall wellbeing at school."

"By leveraging technology to help school districts effectively implement and follow the CSTAG model, we can help schools across the country reduce behavioral incidents, improve school climate, and prevent violence," remarked Dr. Dewey Cornell. "Across multiple studies involving thousands of cases, 99% of threats managed with CSTAG were not carried out.  This new software will allow schools to use the CSTAG model with greater efficiency, fidelity, and effectiveness." 

This new partnership cements Nativate360 as the leader in evidenced-based safety and violence prevention strategies for schools across the country. Learn more about the Behavior Threat Assessment Manager and the CSTAG model here or visit https://bit.ly/Nav360-BTAM.

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About Dr. Dewey. G Cornell
Dr. Dewey G. Cornell trained originally as a clinical psychologist to work with children and adolescents. An unanticipated opportunity to work as a forensic clinical psychologist inspired him to undertake research on adolescent homicide and violence prevention. In 1986 he joined the faculty of the School of Education at the University of Virginia. Over the past 30+ years he has authored more than 200 publications in psychology and education, initiated statewide school climate surveys in Virginia, and developed the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines.

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