Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 5 April 2024

These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

CISA and CDC **Webinar** Targeted Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Public Health Communities

April 10, 2024 @ 1-2 pm EST

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Readiness and Response, is delivering a virtual event as part of CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness program webinar series. During this webinar, CISA will share insights on conflict prevention strategies and offer targeted violence prevention considerations to enhance safety and security, while increasing personal resilience in healthcare and public health (HPH) communities.

Speakers will also introduce tangible ways to identify and mitigate incidents of targeted violence. Participants will learn to recognize the warning signs of someone on a path to violence and the actions that security and other staff can take to prevent a potential incident of violence before it materializes.

Participant Dial-in Information (registration is not required)

• When: April 10, 2024, 1-2pm EST (10-11am PST)
• Dial-In: (669) 254-5252 (Audio only)
• Meeting ID: 161 241 1865
• Passcode: 569595
• Access Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612411865

Analyst Comments:

Violence against healthcare workers is a serious problem. In September of 2023, PBS reported “Health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers, according to government data. In a National Nurses United survey in 2022, 40 percent of hospital nurses said they’d seen an increase in violent incidents.”

Faith-Based Organizations with hospitals and other healthcare facilities should consider attending this webinar.

CISA’s Non-Confrontational Techniques website can benefit anyone that deals with the public.

DHS: Mitigating Harm from Violent Visual Content: CP3 Prevention Resource

In the wake of an act of targeted violence or terrorism, individuals and communities may be exposed to violent images, videos, and other disturbing content. This Prevention Resource provides practical, evidence-based guidance to help protect communities, families, and individuals, while also decreasing the likelihood of violence.

The DHS Center for Preventions Programs and Partnership’s (CP3) 4-page PDF:

• Prevention Resource for Mitigating Harm.pdf

Analyst Comments:

The guide provides specific advice for individuals, parents and those who work with young people, community leaders, and social service providers. Many Faith-Based Organization and their members fall into one of these categories. This CP3 resource can provide them with useful information.