Emergency management and behavioral health consulting built to federal standards.
North Coast Beacon Group supports government agencies, school districts, municipalities, and private-sector organizations with threat assessment, exercise design, crisis response training, and after-action reporting grounded in federal frameworks and decades of clinical and field practice.
North Coast Beacon Group pairs licensed behavioral-health judgment with emergency management discipline: a combination few consulting firms offer together.
Five capabilities, one standard of readiness.
Our consultants design, deliver, and evaluate programs to federal exercise and behavioral health standards, built to withstand audit, litigation review, and public scrutiny.
Threat Assessment & Workplace Violence Prevention
Behavioral threat assessment team development, policy design, and workplace violence prevention programs for school districts and public agencies, including risk triage protocols, staff reporting structures, and post-incident review processes.
Emergency Planning, Exercise Design & AAR
Emergency action plan development, HSEEP-compliant tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercise design, facilitation, and after-action report authorship, covering plan development, scenario design, exercise evaluation guides, and corrective action tracking through remediation.
Crisis Response & Behavioral Health Training
Crisis intervention training and behavioral health program development grounded in clinical practice and school safety frameworks, including staff protocols, de-escalation training, and referral pathway design.
Training & Exercise Plan Development
Multi-year training and exercise plans (TEPs) aligned to core capabilities and jurisdictional risk assessments, sequencing exercises from discussion-based to operations-based to build sustained readiness over time.
Student Digital Wellness & Behavioral Health
Consulting on the effects of social media, gaming, and digital technology on student attention, anxiety, and behavior, addressing addictive design patterns, online risk behavior, and digital dependency through staff training, parent education, and policy development.
Built for public-sector and institutional readiness.
Concrete deliverables, not just recommendations.
Every engagement is designed to leave your organization with usable, defensible materials that support implementation, documentation, training, and follow-through.
Threat Assessment Protocols
Written protocols, policy documentation, reporting pathways, and team guidance.
Training Sessions
Staff and administrator training built around practical response expectations.
Exercise Packages
HSEEP-compliant tabletop and functional exercise materials.
EEGs & Facilitator Materials
Exercise Evaluation Guides, facilitator tools, injects, and structured evaluation support.
AAR/IP Documentation
After-Action Reports and Improvement Plans built for review, tracking, and accountability.
Corrective Action Support
Corrective action tracking, remediation support, and implementation guidance.
Parent & Community Education
Education sessions designed for families, staff, and community stakeholders.
Digital Wellness Guidance
Policy review and implementation support for student digital wellness challenges.
Led by decades of clinical and public-sector practice.
Richard Bogielski, M.A.
Richard Bogielski brings 38 years of experience as a licensed school psychologist, with a practice history spanning clinical and hospital settings (including Dartmouth Medical School, the Medical College of Ohio, and Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals) prior to decades of district-based work in threat assessment, crisis intervention, and behavioral health program development.
He has designed and led behavioral threat assessment teams, crisis response protocols, and staff training programs for K-12 districts, working at the intersection of clinical judgment and public-sector accountability.
Let's discuss your organization's readiness needs.
We'll review your current concern, existing plans or training gaps, and the right next step for your organization, whether that's an assessment, training, tabletop exercise, or policy review.