SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Illinois is launching a program allowing high school students to take the lead in preventing targeted school violence and hate in their communities. Known as Illinois Invent2Prevent, it’s a partnership between the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and EdVenture Partners. The program is based off a similar program at the federal level run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.