Rick Shaw

Rick Shaw founded Awareity in 2004 and founded First Preventers in 2019 and is a Prevention Specialist, author, and trusted advisor to organizations and communities.

Since 2001, Rick has been researching post-incident reports, lawsuits, and lessons learned to identify the profile of thousands of failed prevention efforts with violence, shootings, suicides, sex abuse, and numerous other incidents. Rick’s research exposed a profile of dangerous gaps, silos, and disconnects that conventional status quo practices have created.

Using the research he identified the 6 Stages of Preventing as well as the first of its kind First Preventers Program and Prevention Platform with the tools to eliminate these dangerous gaps, silos, and disconnects so threat assessment teams, organizations, and communities can prevent more incidents, tragedies, and other costly consequences, saving lives, reputations, and bottom lines.