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Evolution of the BIT: Enhancing Texas Higher Education Safety and Support Collaboration

The 2013 Texas Higher Education Law Conference discussed the evolution of the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), comprising key representatives from police, mental health, and student affairs. This collaborative effort focuses on addressing student welfare issues such as relationship violence, emotional distress, and threats of harm. The conference highlighted the team’s structure, statistics on referrals, training processes, and various perspectives from case management to mental health. Participants engaged in dialogue to share experiences, challenges, and strategies for improving campus safety and support systems.

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Evolution of the BIT: Enhancing Texas Higher Education Safety and Support Collaboration

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  1. Evolution of a BIT Texas Higher Education Law Conference March 2013 Heather Snow, BIT Chair Charity Stutzman, BIT Case Manager Asst. Chief Ricardo Gomez, Police Representative Dr. Mark Dalal, Mental Health Representative

  2. Heather- BIT Chair, Director of Conduct, Student Affairs • Charity- Case Manger, Relationship Violence/Domestic Assault, Student Affairs • Rick- Police Department, Crime Prevention • Mark- Mental Health, Privacy Restrictions Who we are and what we bring to the table…

  3. Purpose of the Team • How were we created • Partnership between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs • UT System • Behavior Intervention Team Tasks • CARE Team/Threat Assessment Team? Introduction

  4. Annual Appointments made by VPSA & Provost • Director of Counseling Services • Director of Mental Health Services • Asst. Chief of Police • Director of Student Conduct • Director of Residence Life • Director of Disability Services • Director of Advising Center • Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Coordinator • Human Resources Representative • International Student Services Representative Committee Structure

  5. 11-12 Academic Year • 110 referrals • 7 Int’l Students • 10 Int’l background • 15 Graduate • 33 Senior • 17 Junior • 21 Sophomores • 22 Freshmen • 23 fell into the “Highly Disturbed” category • 35 were identified as “Harm to self” or “Harm to others” Our Statistics

  6. Faculty (46) • Police (29) • Residence Life (17) • Student Conduct (3) • Academic Advising (8) • International Office (1) • Others/Anonymous (6) Referrals Made By

  7. Alcohol and Drugs • Change in Academic Behavior • Emotional Distress • Threat of Harm to Self or Others • Disruptive/Irrational Behavior • Suicidal Ideation • Medical Trauma Nature of Referrals

  8. Things we’ve learned • Challenges we’ve faced • Training • Creation of Case Management Position How we’ve evolved

  9. Chair Perspective • Conduct Perspective • Case Manger Perspective • Police Perspective • Mental Health Perspective Case Studies

  10. Questions and Dialogue ?

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