We’re proud to return as a presenter at the MSP Office of School Safety’s Advanced School Safety Academy in Livonia. Prevent 2 Protect is grateful for the continued collaboration and the shared commitment to keeping Michigan students safe, supported, and connected.
We traveled to Genesee ISD today to kick off partnering with our newest region, and completed our regional training with educators, mental health professionals, and law enforcement personnel with partnering districts within Genesee ISD. Thank you to those who attended, and we look forward to working with you to support high-risk youth and create safer communities
Prevent 2 Protect presented “From Post to Prevention” to educators and school staff at Lincoln Park Public Schools, focusing on the role of digital media when preventing adolescent-targeted violence. We welcome any opportunity to present at local, state, and national conferences in an effort to spread more awareness and education on our mission.
Prevent 2 Protect presented “Making Management Matter: Strengthening the ‘M’ in School-Based BTAM” during the Advanced School Safety Academy hosted by the Michigan State Police Office of School Safety — equipping professionals with the tools to manage high-risk and high-need adolescents in the K-12 setting. Collaboration saves lives, and this was another step forward.
Prevent 2 Protect had the honor of presenting at the Michigan Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (MCCAP) Annual Fall Meeting. With fellow female psychiatrists from Henry Ford Health, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University, we were able to share insights on the intersection of mental health, early intervention, and targeted violence prevention, […]
Grounded in her Michigan State University experience, Dr. Alyse Folino Ley leads with compassion and prevention to support the mental health of young people across Michigan and beyond. From the moment she stepped onto Michigan State University’s campus, Alyse Folino Ley felt a deep sense of belonging. “MSU didn’t just feel like a campus, it […]
Over two hundred educators, mental health professionals, law enforcement officials, community organizers, and policy officials traveled to the beautiful campus of Michigan State University for Prevent 2 Protect’s 2025 Adolescent Targeted Violence Prevention Conference on September 8 and 9. Not only did this conference highlight our groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind, cross-systems intervention focused on stopping targeted school […]
To kick off the summer, Prevent 2 Protect joined other community resources and organizations for the Protect the Pack event at Okemos High School. The community health and safety event offered helpful information for keeping families safe and healthy over the summer, complete with food trucks, bounce houses, raffle prizes, and more! By: Lieza Klemm
Members of the Prevent 2 Protect hub team headed to the NAMI-Mi 2025 Annual Conference and brought the unique perspective of preventing adolescent-targeted violence. Themed “Averting Crisis,” the conference was a great chance to connect with like-minded mental health professionals. By: Lieza Klemm
Prevent 2 Protect partnered with the Michigan State Police’s Office of School Safety to offer Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management training. Attendees traveled from across the state of Michigan to participate in the basic and advanced training that spanned over two days. There were an additional two days of training for “Train the Trainer” instruction, […]
