BDI De-Escalation and Community Safety Spotlight
A bi-monthly newsletter to share updates from BDI and our network of trainers and practitioners. Tools for non-violently navigating conflict are essential to a healthy democracy. To increase access to these resources, BDI created the Community Safety and De-Escalation Directory - an interactive platform to connect users with a curated network of community safety, de-escalation, and bystander intervention trainers from all around the country.
National SitRep - September 11, 2025
Local monitoring is essential for identifying early warning signs. BDI produces regular national situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends at the national and state level, disseminated to a vetted list of community leaders and organizations.
State SitRep - May 4, 2026
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Wisconsin.
Responding to Political Violence - September 11, 2025
BDI's statement on responding to political violence after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
Discussion Paper: Understanding How the Community Safety and De-Escalation Ecosystem Is Responding to Political Violence Risk
Drawing on interviews with more than 30 practitioners and researchers conducted in 2025, this discussion paper analyzes new qualitative data on the community safety and de-escalation ecosystem through a field-building framework.
Arizona SitRep - September 5, 2025
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Arizona.
Michigan SitRep - September 5, 2025
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.
North Carolina SitRep - September 5, 2025
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in North Carolina.
Pennsylvania SitRep - September 5, 2025
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin SitRep - September 5, 2025
BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Wisconsin.