notyouraverageTIPS Prevention Platform

TIPS (Threat Assessment, Incident Management and Prevention Services) is an innovative platform of web-based tools designed to empower employees and community members to confidentially and anonymously report safety concerns, including weapons, drug/alcohol use, harassment, vandalism, physical/sexual assaults, workplace violence, suicide risk, fraud, security/privacy breaches, and others. Once reports are made, TIPS provides a central and secure system for administrative personnel to proactively investigate the concern, objectively assess the situation, track and document actions taken and monitor individuals or cases with ongoing follow-ups and reminders.

gov-example1Why TIPS Works

PREVENTION vs. REACTION. Traditional security hardware and procedures such as installation of bulletproof glass, mass notification systems, cameras and lockdown drills are reactive in nature, meaning they are only used when reacting to an active threat already at your organization or within your community. TIPS allows organizations to prevent incidents, avoid escalation of events, track trends, reduce liability, and save lives.

awareity-diagramHow TIPS Works

  • Anonymous or confidential online reporting
  • Hotline capability
  • Fully manageable/customizable by agency/org
  • Surveys/forms
  • Real-time report dashboard
  • Incident tracking and documentation
  • Threat assessment/behavior assessment
  • Awareness and accountability vault
  • Community-wide involvement

To learn how TIPS can help your organization follow an effective Path to Prevention and for a full list of the features available in TIPS, click here.

Why TIPS is Different

An incident reporting system or hotline is a good first step; however, TIPS takes your safety efforts to the next level with back-end incident management and threat assessment tools to track an incident to its resolution. Standard incident reporting systems can become an organization’s biggest nightmare if multiple incident reports are coming in, but staff lack the right tools to respond in a timely and effective way. If the team is not equipped to coordinate across silos (locations, mental health, law enforcement, etc.), securely and immediately share information, successfully perform behavioral assessments, update the team on the latest investigation, monitor situations ongoing and connect at-risk individuals with mental health support, the evidence is clear most situations will only continue to escalate or get worse.

To learn more about the advantages of TIPS over traditional reporting systems, click here.