About the Gun Violence Curriculum
GunViolenceCurriculum.com is an initiative of The Diversion Center, led by Dr. Derek Collins — Founder and CEO of both The Diversion Center and the National Association of Court Approved Treatment Providers (NACATP), with over 15 years of experience developing evidence-based intervention programs for schools, courts, and community organizations.
Dr. Derek Collins
Founder & CEO — The Diversion Center | Founder & CEO — National Association of Court Approved Treatment Providers (NACATP)
Dr. Derek Collins is the Founder and CEO of The Diversion Center and the National Association of Court Approved Treatment Providers (NACATP) — the accrediting body that sets the national standard for court-approved treatment programs across the United States. With over 15 years of frontline experience in court-mandated behavioral health, Dr. Collins has developed one of the most comprehensive and court-recognized gun violence prevention curricula available.
His work bridges the gap between the criminal justice system, public education, and community mental health — providing schools, courts, and organizations with a defensible standard of care that is both evidence-based and operationally practical. As the author of the Beyond the Trigger: Gun Violence Intervention Workbook, Dr. Collins has created the definitive Tier 3 intervention resource for professionals working with individuals at highest risk for gun violence.
Dr. Collins leads GunViolencePrevention.com, an initiative that delivers Behavioral Threat Assessment Management (BTAM) training, Tier 1–3 intervention curricula, and the Beyond the Trigger school safety framework to K–12 districts and community organizations nationwide.
National Association of Court Approved Treatment Providers
Dr. Collins founded NACATP to establish and maintain national standards for court-approved treatment providers — ensuring that programs like the Beyond the Trigger curriculum meet the highest bar of clinical and legal credibility.
NACATP sets the standard for court-approved treatment programs across the United States.
Programs accredited by NACATP are recognized by courts, probation, and juvenile justice systems.
All NACATP-accredited curricula must meet rigorous evidence-based practice requirements.
A national network of court-approved treatment providers delivering accredited programs.
The Diversion Center
The Diversion Center is a court-approved outpatient treatment facility that provides court-mandated and employer-mandated classes, evaluations, and counseling. As the organization founded by Dr. Derek Collins, it is the institutional home of the Beyond the Trigger curriculum and the NACATP accreditation framework.
Our Beyond the Trigger™ program is a districtwide Violence Prevention, Threat Response, and Reinstatement System designed specifically for K–12 school districts seeking to reduce weapons-related incidents, dating violence, and serious behavioral misconduct — while protecting students, staff, and district liability.
Unlike programs that rely solely on punishment or removal, our system addresses the full continuum of school safety by integrating prevention, structured intervention, and safe reintegration into a single, defensible framework. This is not a standalone curriculum — it is a governance-level system that functions as a centralized Command Center for your Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) Team.
Ready to Implement the Gun Violence Curriculum?
Order the workbook for $75, call 404-503-8069, or email [email protected] to license the full curriculum for your organization.