NABITA’s STRAND Tool Hub
The Screening Tool for Risk Assessment of Narrative Data (STRAND), previously known as the Violence Risk Assessment of the Written Word (VRAWW), is designed for BIT/CARE and BTAM teams to evaluate the risk level and potential for violence present in narrative content.
With revisions that improve accuracy, usability, and alignment with evolving standards, STRAND offers an objective approach to comprehensively evaluate an individual’s social media posts, class writings, journals, blog posts, video narratives, and more, while considering their escalating and mitigating factors.
Originally developed in 2015, STRAND was revised in 2026 to address rising emotional health challenges, including a significant uptick in written and narrative communication that could be perceived as aggressive and threatening.
NABITA’s STRAND Tool
- Access new Screening Tool for Risk Assessment of Narrative Data (STRAND) (updated 2026)
- Access Violence Risk Assessment of the Written Word (VRAWW) tool
STRAND Training & Certification Course:
Membership Benefits
Super
$5,500
- For one-year per Higher Education Institution, Organization, or Workplace
- Access to NABITA services and products worth up to $20,000, without per-item fees
- Three complimentary registrations to NABITA Certification Courses for Higher Education and Organizational Super Members
- One free consulting hour with our NABITA experts
- Member pricing on events and newly released products
- VIP Social at NABITA Annual Conference
- Electronic access to all NABITA books
- BITKit for Higher Education
- Access to all training videos
- Access to all available webinars prior to current calendar year
- Risk Assessment Tools including SIVRA, STRAND, Risk Rubric, and Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide
- Unlimited individual members (sub-users) with full access
- ConcernCenter Lite
- Self-Care Savings
- Opportunities to apply for participation in NABITA programs such as Mentor Match and Community Connections
- And more!
K-12 Professional Development Package
$5,500
- For one-year per K-12 School or District
- Access to NABITA services and products worth up to $20,000, without per-item fees
- Six complimentary registrations to NABITA Certification Courses for K-12 Schools or Districts
- One free consulting hour with our NABITA experts
- Member pricing on events and newly released products
- VIP Social at NABITA Annual Conference
- Electronic access to all NABITA books
- CARE Team Manual, Case Management Manual, and BIT in a Box
- Access to all training videos
- Access to all available webinars prior to current calendar year
- Risk Assessment Tools including SIVRA, STRAND, Risk Rubric, and Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide
- Unlimited individual members (sub-users) with full access
- ConcernCenter Lite
- Self-Care Savings
- Opportunities to apply for participation in NABITA programs such as Mentor Match and Community Connections
- And more!
Team
$1,209
- For one-year per Higher Education Institution, K-12 School or District, Organization, or Workplace
- Unlimited individual members (sub-users) with full access
- Access to eleven 20-Minutes-to...Trained video modules
- Electronic access to 2 NABITA books published prior to current calendar year
- Risk Assessment Tools including SIVRA, STRAND, Risk Rubric, and Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide
- Self-Care Savings
- Opportunities to apply for participation in NABITA programs such as Mentor Match and Community Connections
- And more!
Individual
$219
- One-year membership per individual
- Access to member-only listserv
- Access to six 20-Minutes-to...Trained video modules
- Weekly newsletter
- Member materials and resources
- Self-Care Savings
- Opportunities to apply for participation in NABITA programs such as Mentor Match and Community Connections
- And more!