About this episode

Dr. Kate Rahi discusses the importance of proactive measures in school safety and the role of collaboration in prevention efforts.

What if the most important shift in school safety is realizing we don’t have to wait for a crisis to prevent it? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, Michele Gay sits down with Dr. Kate Rahi, Associate Director of Projects and Training at Safe and Sound Schools, for a powerful conversation about prevention, early intervention, and the teams behind effective school safety. Drawing from her experience in social work, mental health crisis response, school-based threat assessment, and national violence prevention efforts, Kate shares why prevention works best when schools stop thinking in silos and start working together. This conversation moves beyond fear-based narratives around school violence and instead focuses on something hopeful: schools already have the tools to intervene earlier, support students better, and change trajectories before situations escalate. From counselors and school social workers to SROs, teachers, parents, and students themselves, she makes the case that prevention is a shared responsibility. And in one of the episode’s strongest moments, Kate leaves listeners with a simple but urgent reminder: we cannot afford to wait. In this conversation…

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