Prevention Must Fit the Environment

Private-sector organizations may encounter concerning behavior, threats, stalking, domestic violence spillover, difficult separations, and other situations requiring coordinated organizational attention.

APEX helps organizations develop practical prevention capabilities appropriate to their workforce, structure, operating environment, and existing resources.

Key Areas of Support

• Workplace violence prevention
• Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management
• Workplace investigations and complex case support
• High-risk termination and protective planning
• Leadership, workforce, and BTAM training

Educational environments require prevention approaches that account for students, faculty, staff, families, campus operations, and the broader community. Concerns may involve individuals within or outside the institution and require coordination across multiple professional disciplines.

APEX helps K-12 schools and higher education institutions strengthen violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment and management capabilities appropriate to their environment.

Key Areas of Support

• Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management team development and support
• Violence prevention programs, policies, and preparedness
• Concerning behavior and threat assessment consultation
• Training and scenario-based exercises
• Protective and emergency response planning

Government and public agencies operate in complex environments that may combine workforce concerns, public access, security responsibilities, law enforcement coordination, regulatory requirements, and interactions with community members.

APEX helps public organizations strengthen violence prevention, behavioral threat assessment and management, security preparedness, and coordinated response across leadership, Human Resources, security, law enforcement, legal, and other agency functions.

Key Areas of Support

• Workplace violence prevention programs and planning
• Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management
• Concerning behavior and complex case consultation
• Security, protective, and emergency preparedness planning
• Leadership, workforce, and multidisciplinary team training

 Law enforcement and other public safety agencies are important partners in community and organizational violence prevention. Businesses, schools, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and other institutions may rely on law enforcement representatives as members or partners of multidisciplinary Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management teams.

Effective participation requires more than traditional investigative and enforcement skills. Public safety professionals serving in these roles benefit from an understanding of BTAM principles, multidisciplinary collaboration, information sharing, behavioral assessment, intervention, and ongoing threat management.

APEX helps law enforcement, fire, EMS, emergency management, and other public safety organizations develop the knowledge and capabilities needed to support both their own organizations and the communities they serve.

Key Areas of Support

• BTAM training for law enforcement and public safety professionals
• Multidisciplinary BTAM team development and participation
• Complex case consultation and threat assessment
• Workplace violence prevention and organizational readiness
• Scenario-based training and multidisciplinary exercises