Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Grant Overview
The school District of Hazelwood was awarded a four year Safe Schools Healthy Students grant in 2008.
- The grant is for four years for a total of $6 million dollars (FY 2008-2012)
- It is a violence prevention collaborative effort led by three federal agencies:
- The Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools within the U.S. Dept of Education
- The Center for Mental Health Services within the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
- The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the U.S. Dept. of Justic
- It provides integrated and comprehensive resources for prevention programs and pro-social services for youth
- All programs must be evidenced-based
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Focuses on Five Elements
(All goals and objectives are Data Driven)
- Element 1: Safe school environments and violence prevention activities
- Reduce the number of physical aggressive behaviors (assaults, fights)
- Reduce the number of incidences of bullying
- Reduce the number of gang related infractions
- Reduce the number of sexual harassment infractions
- Installation of additional security equipment (cameras, intruder alarms, hand held metal detectors, buzzers , motion detectors
- Element 2: Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention activities
- To decrease students favorable attitude and use of ATOD
- To decrease the use of alcohol in middle and high school students
- Element 3: Student behavioral, social and emotional supports
- To increase diversity training (HSD Professional Development Opportunities)
- Reduce the number of physical aggressive behaviors (assaults, fights)
- To increase access to mental health services
- Element 4: Mental health services
- To increase access to mental health services
- To increase parents awareness of mental health issue
- Element 5: Early childhood social and emotional learning programs
- To increase family participation in Parents as Teachers (PAT)
- To increase access to mental health services
- To increase training and support of Early Childhood staff in an evidenced- based pro-social curriculum
Our Community Partners
- BJC Behavioral Health Services - www.bjcbehavioralhealth.org
- Family Court of Saint Louis County
- Florissant Police Department
- Hazelwood Police Department
- National Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NCADA)
- Special School District
- Saint Louis County Police Department