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6 8 12 Campus Commentary The Importance of Mental Health By Matt Jones Advanced Technology A Practical Approach to Investing in Advanced Security: Lessons Learned in Healthcare In recent years, hospitals have been forced to focus their efforts inward to improve protection for themselves as they and their hospital campuses have increasingly become the target of violent attacks. By Paul Baratta Security Funding i-PRO’s Grants Department Helps K–12 Educators Find Funding for Security Infrastructure Additional funding for your school’s critical security needs might be out there, but finding it and acquiring it requires a special kind of expertise By Amy Bolin 24 Case Study Solving Campus Communications Challenges at South Plains College There has been no shortage of risks facing college campuses today, from severe weather and power outages to protests and active assailants. The strain put on the teams and infrastructure responsible for the safety and security of faculty and students has never been greater. By Chris Hurst Hospital Security Video Surveillance in Healthcare Enhances Patient Care Healthcare facilities are embracing any technology to help them be more efficient, including video surveillance technology By Chris Lennon NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 20 Emergency Communication Why Practice Makes Perfect with your Emergency Communications System Facility emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere. Whether it’s a natural disaster or workplace violence, the threats are real. Security teams are always preparing to mitigate all types of emergencies, and the foundation of every emergency plan is an emergency communications system (ECS). By Paul Rux cover story Access Solutions for Safer Schools: 14 From Simple to Substantial We’ve learned a lot the hard way from these tragedies. What’s become apparent is that there are some very practical and readily available door security solutions that can help. By Ron Baer 4 campuslifesecurity.com | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 29 T T I a a n b b s l l i e e de o o f f th C C is o on n Is t t s e e u n n e t t s s