Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	201 school students (K‐12) 73% boys, 73% African‐American
Location	Virginia, US
Intervention	Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines is a problem‐solving approach to violence prevention aimed at resolving conflict and working out a solution that allows the student to continue in school.
Programme deliverer	School administrator, a law enforcement officer or school resource officer, and one or more mental health professionals
Evaluator role	Designed the programme
Outcomes	Long‐term school suspension Access to counselling Alternative school placement Parent conference Victim's parents notified
Length	Not detailed
Assessment	Baseline and post treatment
Attrition	Results suggest no attrition
COI statement	Declared. Main author designed the Virginia student threat assessment guidelines.
CoFI	Possible. See p.100, footnote.