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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Social Workers' Reports on Needs and Recommendations to Enhance School Safety.

Natalie Fensterstock, Kate R Watson, Luz E Robinson, Vanessa R Warri, Anthony A Garcia, Chaoyue Wu, Sawyer Hogenkamp, Yinuo Xu, Hannah Garner, Danielle Dunn and 7 more

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Natalie FensterstockDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-4256
Kate R WatsonDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3679-3511
Luz E RobinsonSchool of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5269-8522
Vanessa R WarriDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Anthony A GarciaGraduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-0318-5373
Chaoyue WuDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Sawyer HogenkampDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4416-0447
Yinuo XuSchool of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7463-8889
Hannah GarnerSchool of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Danielle DunnDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7447-5365
Ron Avi AstorDepartment of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0625-7061
Dorothy L EspelageSchool of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0658-2067
Susan D McMahonDepartment of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3710-8811
Linda A ReddyGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8314-2810
Andrew MartinezCenter for Court Innovation, New York, NY 10018, USA.
Eric M AndermanDepartment of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3473-0971
Frank C WorrellBerkeley School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7122-527X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Issues with school safety and violence have raised concerns that warrant attention from researchers, policy makers, and practitioners alike. In this study, we explored how school social workers-a group of school personnel who are understudied in the school violence literature-experience school safety and violence in the United States. Using a sample of 271 school social workers, we analyzed qualitative responses to two open-ended survey questions: (a) What are the most concerning safety issues facing educators and staff in your school? (b) What policies, procedures, resources, or interventions are needed to better prevent or address violence in your school? Data were collected online between March and June 2022 by the American Psychological Association Task Force on Violence against Educators and School Personnel. Derived using a socioecological framework, findings reflect school social workers' needs for workplace safety and perspectives on how to prevent and mitigate school violence at the school site, district, and community levels. Implications range from promoting strong relationships in schools and between the school and community to bolstering funding sources that can sustain programs, training, and staffing aimed at improving experiences for all students. The implications of our findings for future research and practice are presented.

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qualitativeschool safetyschool social workstudent mental health

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PMCPMC12108564

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