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Behavioral Intervention Team

The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) provides a coordinated process for identifying and responding to students who may be at risk of harming themselves or others, or who may reasonably pose a threat to the safety and well-being of the campus community.

Share a concern with BIT

Concerns can be shared via phone or through the online reporting form: Online Reporting Form

To share a concern via phone, please call 305-348-3396.

If you see or experience any type of violent behavior or behavior which requires immediate attention, contact the FIU Police Department at 305-348-5911.

What happens after reporting?

Once BIT members receive information about a student of concern, the response process will likely include the following:

  • Respond to the report as soon as possible, typically within 24 hours
  • Contact the reporter to learn more about the concern
  • Identify and review information regarding the student of concern
  • Collect available information
  • Refer the student to appropriate resources for support
  • Talk with the student of concern as appropriate
  • Develop specific intervention/prevention strategies
  • Facilitate meetings with FIU faculty and/or staff regarding the situation, as needed
  • Follow up with reporter and student after the concern is first addressed

BIT Mission

For the safety and well-being of the campus community, it is the BIT's mission to:

  • Use a multidisciplinary team to review, identify and develop specific intervention/prevention strategies
  • Analyze information, discern patterns, and follow up as appropriate
  • Provide education and training to faculty, staff, and students on how to identify and address concerning behaviors that may need further assessment or response

BIT Members

Other resources

FIU Departments

Community programs and services

  • Switchboard 211: Switchboard 211 is a free, 24-hour human services helpline that provides free telephone crisis counseling, crisis intervention and information and referrals that assist families and youth cope with their most pressing issues.
  • Broward 2-1-1: Broward 2-1-1 provides a 24-hour comprehensive helpline and support services for individuals in the community seeking crisis intervention assistance and/or information and referrals to health and human services in Broward County.
  • United Way of Miami-Dade: The United Way connects local social services and charitable organizations that support health, education and financial stability.