Who are we?

The Prevention Practitioners Network (PPN) is a national network of over 1,500 interdisciplinary professionals dedicated to using public health approaches to prevent hate-fueled violence. The Network welcomes all prevention professionals, including those focused on raising awareness, bolstering youth resilience, training bystanders, and assessing and intervening with individuals who may be at risk of violence.

Upcoming Training

Online Nihilism, Real-World Violence: What Frontline Professionals Need to Know
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
12:00 PM ET / 9:00am PT

This workshop equips U.S.-based practitioners with the knowledge and tools to address the emerging threat of online nihilistic violence networks such as 764, the Com, and the True Crime Community. These loosely organized groups exploit gaming platforms, social media, and chat forums to groom and radicalize teens and minors, often using coercion, sextortion, and encouragement of self-harm and violence. Participants will learn how to recognize warning signs, understand pathways into these networks, and intervene with individuals who are at risk or already involved. The training emphasizes treatment and management strategies, including family engagement, addressing vulnerabilities such as suicidality and eating disorders, and working with mandatory or court-ordered clients. The workshop is designed for mental and behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, educators, and members of the legal system, and all practitioners committed to preventing targeted violence are encouraged to attend.

Learn more and register today.

Aligning Research to Practice: Research Gaps to Inform Prevention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
12:00 PM ET / 9:00am PT

This workshop will focus on bridging the divide between research, analysis, and practical application in targeted violence prevention.

Practitioners are best positioned to identify where more research is needed in the field, how it applies to their practice, and what to prioritize. This workshop is meant to bring practitioners together to discuss the evolving landscape of targeted violence prevention and how research and analysis can best inform their practice.

Registration link coming soon.

What do we do?

• Conduct capacity-building workshops on topics such as building multidisciplinary teams, information sharing, and behavioral assessment and management
• Publish free practice guides for interdisciplinary professionals
• Host a National Directory of prevention resources and mental and behavioral health clinicians willing to accept referrals
• Raise public awareness through national bystander campaigns
• Facilitate case consultations for clinicians with complex cases
• Share the latest research

Prevention in Practice Learning Community

The PPLC aims to provide clinical practitioners with strategies for working with adolescents and adults at risk for violence due to grievances and/or beliefs. This may include individuals in the early stages of contemplating or justifying violence; individuals who are more seriously engaged with violent groups or ideologies; or individuals who have already been criminally charged for threatening or committing an act of violence. We welcome practitioners from a range of practice settings, and particularly encourage practitioners with experience in working with high-risk patients.

If you are a clinically licensed practitioner and would like to join the PPLC, please email Neil Saul at [email protected].

Join Us

Please join the Prevention Practitioners Network to stay updated on our upcoming trainings and workshops, receive the latest research publications on targeted violence prevention, and collaborate with practitioners across the United States.

Additionally, if you’re a professional working directly or indirectly to promote community safety, mental health and wellness, or crisis support, we welcome you to join our Reach Out Resource Hub. The Resource Hub includes nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, licensed mental health providers, social workers, educators, law enforcement officers and intervention teams, academics, and anyone else working in the community or providing relevant services.