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2022

Behavioral Intervention Teams

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Exploring The Perceptions And Adaptability Of Behavioral Intervention Teams During Covid-19: A Qualitative Interview Study, Amanda L. Niguidula Mar 2022

Exploring The Perceptions And Adaptability Of Behavioral Intervention Teams During Covid-19: A Qualitative Interview Study, Amanda L. Niguidula

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Exploring the Perceptions and Adaptability of Behavioral Intervention Teams During COVID-19: A Qualitative Interview Study

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Amanda Louise Niguidula

When first established, Behavioral Intervention Teams' primary purpose was to reduce and prevent campus violence. More recently, these Teams' focus expanded beyond mitigating on-campus violence to a more general concern with student mental health and well-being (Randazzo & Plummer, 2009; Sokolow et al., 2014, Sokolow & Lewis, 2009, Van Brunt, 2016). BITs are present at nearly all higher education institutions, and studies show that they are a key component for preventing and responding to campus violence (Van Brunt, 2016). Although …