About the Program
Mission
To provide prevention and intervention strategies that reduce the risk factors that can come between children and their ability to learn – both in the classroom and at home.
Program Details
- SFAS will potentially impact over 37,000 students over the initial four-year period within 20 elementary, 9 middle and 6 high schools in Acworth, Kennesaw and Powder Springs – approximately 35% of the entire enrollment for CCSD.
- SFAS provides free and convenient school-based and in-home mental health services for students and their families that are intensive and ongoing.
Key Elements
- Safe school environments and violence prevention
- Student behavioral, social and emotional supports
- Early childhood social and emotional learning programs
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention activities
- School-based mental health services
The Federal Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative has funded more than 365 urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas nationwide since 1999. This grant is the result of a unique collaboration among the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice and was created in response to rising concerns about youth violence, substance abuse, and school safety. Each grant site determines how funds can best be used within the community to link new and existing services. Partnership between schools and communities creates a coordinated, cooperative effort that recognizes the complexity of these issues and their root causes. Using programs and services that have a proven track record of success, as well as strategies for both prevention and intervention, the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative helps reduce the risk factors that come between children of all ages and their ability to learn—and to stay safe and healthy.
