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
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