Police hotline to anonymously report concerns of someone radicalising toward violent extremism

Founded and run by former hate group members who have led successful lives post-movement, ExitUSA provides support to individuals who are looking to leave racism and violence behind. The organization uses a variety of strategies, including public awareness campaigns, individualized education and job training programs, and leveraging strategic community partnerships…

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2016 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during…

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence housed at the University of Maryland, offers a course looking at the who, what and how of Terrorism Studies, by introducing students to cutting-edge research from the social and…

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism emphasizes the importance of translating its investigators’ cutting-edge research on terrorism and responses to terrorism into increased education and training opportunities. As part of this effort, START sponsors the development of curriculum materials for use in classrooms across…

Community-led Action in Response to Violent Extremism (CARVE) is a 4-hour self-paced online course designed for a U.S.-based audience to provide community-focused, rigorously researched, and academically-informed instruction on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Targeted at the FEMA “awareness” training level, this FEMA-certified course is intended to provide a general introduction to…

A comprehensive, up-to-date source of online information about terrorist activity in the United States since 9-11.

A practitioner-oriented Toolkit is available to policymakers and practitioners in GCTF Member States and includes all existing and new tools that address the life cycle of radicalization to violence. The Toolkit is a web-based instrument (website and mobile application), which provides guidance and inspiration in developing tailor-made responses to any…

In order to support the practical implementation of The Hague—Marrakech Memorandum and its addendum, in particular on the CVE and returnee elements of the FTF phenomenon, this document provides a catalogue of existing programs sponsored or led by countries that all UN member states may find useful or appropriate for…

High public fear of terrorism globally has led governments to make counter-terrorism, and its affable cousin, countering violent extremism (CVE), top priorities. On both domestic and international fronts, the idea is that every government department, public servant, NGO, university or media outlet needs to do its part. On the face…

The Youth Civil Activism Network (YouthCAN) is designed to upscale and optimize grassroots efforts to combat violent extremism of all forms. It connects a wide array of youth activists from around the world, including artists, tech entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, youth workers, filmmakers, cartoonists, students and innovators. The network was…

On top of longstanding tensions that lead to violence, youth in university campuses in Afghanistan are vulnerable targets for recruitment by radical groups including violent extremists. Providing university campuses with resources to develop and teach peaceful conflict resolution tools and techniques enables students and faculty members to fight for their…