BTAM: Barriers to Continuity of Care

Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a community-based process that requires partners to work together to identify, assess, and manage threats. In a 2015 report, the FBI identified 11 key contributors to the BTAM process: law enforcement, prosecutors,
schools, social services, health care systems and providers, lawmakers, courts, probation and parole officers, employers, parents and immediate family, and bystanders. A multidisciplinary approach enables BTAM teams to leverage the perspectives, capabilities, and insights of various disciplines to effectively assess and manage threats of violence