Behavior Intervention Team (BIT)

To carry out its mission, the UH West Oʻahu BIT will:

1. Assist individuals of concern and campus community members affected by the concerning behavior reported; and
2. Address behavioral issues and concerns at the lowest levels to mitigate risk; and
3. Recommend appropriate intervention strategies; and
4. Gather and document information and assess situations involving individuals of concern; and
5. Connect individuals of concern with internal and external resources when necessary; and
6. Monitor individuals of concern who have been identified by the BIT when present on the UH West O‘ahu campus; and
7. Identify individuals whose behavior is considered a health and safety issue and address the issue(s) appropriately in the best interest of the University; and
8. Assist the Campus Crisis Management Team (CCMT), when necessary, in accordance with EP 9.210, Workplace Non-Violence Policy; and
9. Provide “emergency removal” assessments in accordance with the Title IX implementing regulations and the interim policy on sexual harassment (EP 1.204) and its interim accompanying procedures (AP 1.204) on cases involving sexual harassment; and
10. Build campus awareness on BIT reporting and BIT processes within the campus community; and
11. Collaborate with external community partners such as Threat Team Hawaiʻi (TTH) and Threat Team EDU (TTE), and other BIT/threat assessment teams when dealing with health and safety issues, as  appropriate; and
12. Keep accurate and appropriate records in accordance with state and federal laws, policies and process.