ED’s OSHS PREVENTION NEWS DIGEST Office of Safe and Healthy Students FEBRUARY 24, 2012 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 8 | |
In This Issue 1. U.S.ED OESE/OSHS’ Safe and Supportive Schools TA Center Announces Webinars on Effective Planning Strategies for Program Implementation on 2/29/12 & 3/1/12. 2. HHS’ Office of Adolescent Health Promotes Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month via Social Media 3. HHS’ Indian Health Service Partners to Launch the Thrive Project to Prevent Suicide and Bullying Among American Indian/Alaska Native Youth 4. Federal Funding Opportunity: HHS’ HRSA Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Grants 5. US Department of Justice, OJP Highlights School-based Prevention Programs as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 6. FEMA Offers Regional Emergency Youth Preparedness Workshops The opinions expressed herein may not reflect the views of the Office of Safe and Healthy Students or the U.S. Department of Education. The availability of information from a variety of sources does not constitute and should not be considered as an endorsement of those sources by the U.S. Department of Education. We hope that you find this information to be useful. If you think ED’s OSHS PREVENTION NEWS DIGEST would be helpful to a friend or colleague, please send them to this website to: self enroll, change information, or unsubscribe. Contact Us: If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at: Sharon Burton Editor | U.S. ED OESE/OSHS’ Safe and Supportive Schools TA Center Announces Webinars on Effective Planning Strategies on Effective Strategies for Program Implementation on 2/29/12 and 3/1/12 The Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center (SSSTA), supported by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education announces its second Implementation Webinar Series event, “Effective Planning Strategies for Program Implementation.” It will be offered twice to accommodate schedules: Session 1: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 4:00 pm − 5:30 pm Eastern Time; Session 2: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 11:00 am − 12:30 pm Eastern Time. Previous Safe and Supportive School webinars have addressed strategies for creating sustainable School Climate Teams [May and September 2011] and provided detail on the first three stages of a Planning Model to identify and implement programmatic interventions to improve school climate (Reviewing Data, Assessing Current Programmatic Interventions, and Identifying Changes or Needed Programmatic Interventions) [December 2011]. During this Webinar, Dr. Kim St. Martin, Assistant Director of Programming for the Michigan Integrated Behavior Learning Support Initiative will focus on the 4th stage of the Planning Model: planning for implementation. She will provide strategies for adjusting or developing new policies, systems and staff climate that will allow participants to effectively implement proven programs that achieve an improved school climate and enhance student achievement. In particular, she will: -describe the critical supports that should be in place to effectively implement and sustain a programmatic intervention. -review the types of data, policies and systems practitioners need at the school level . In addition, a state project director for a Safe and Supportive Schools project will share how they are planning for implementation. To participate, please register for one of the sessions at http://bit.ly/zHRZeW. Those who successfully register will receive an e-mail confirmation from the SSSTA. Information on how to connect to each Webinar will be sent to those who register. However, space is limited, please register now. Audience: This Webinar is appropriate for school district superintendents and allied staff, school administrators, school climate teams, student support personnel and any staff engaged in leading change. For more information, email [log in to unmask]. Source: Office of Safe and Healthy Students, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education HHS’ Office of Adolescent Health Promotes Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month via Twitter The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been initiating several options to highlight prevention strategies during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Throughout February, OAH has been using Twitter, a social media tool, to consistently elevate the issue of teen dating violence. Under the handle @TeenHealthGov, OAH is sharing key teen dating violence statistics; helpful resources for teens, their families, and those who work with them; and promising approaches and practices in the field of dating violence awareness and prevention. Other federal agencies and non-federal organizations are joining in, and messages are united with the #TDVAM hashtag. OAH invites the community to join us in the #TDVAM effort – below is a sample tweet that can be used to promote awareness and prevention of this effort: We’re helping @teenhealthgov increase awareness & prevention of teen #datingviolence this Feb! Learn more 1.usa.gov/whR5ra #TDVAM The February OAH e-update of the Adolescent Health Insider focuses on teen dating violence awareness and prevention. The e-update highlights the role of federal agencies in preventing teen dating violence, the impact of the Violence Against Women Act, the recent change to the definition of rape, the latest research regarding the prevalence of teen dating violence, and details on how parents and other concerned adults can recognize, stop, and prevent violence in teen relationships. OAH encourages the community to review the e-update and forward to other community partners. Below is language that can be used to tweet about the February e-update: Check out the latest e-update from @teenhealthgov for Teen #datingviolence resources, strategies & stats 1.usa.gov/xwsiUU #TDVAM For more information visit http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/ Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS’ Indian Health Service Partners to Launch the Thrive Project to Prevent Suicide and Bullying Among American Indian/Alaska Native Youth The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Thrive Project recently created a suicide prevention and anti-bullying prevention marketing for American Indian/Alaska Native youth. The free resources from the THRIVE media campaign include the Healer Breaks the Silence (suicide prevention) and Stand Up, Stand Strong (bullying prevention) materials. For more information about the THRIVE Media Campaign click here: http://bit.ly/zFMlko Source: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Funding Opportunity: HHS’ HRSA Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Grants The purpose of this funding is to elevate focus on and commitment to the protection of infants, children and adolescents from injuries and violence, to improve the capacity of HRSA-funded health and safety services, and to improve the health and safety status of infants, children and adolescents. Source: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools US Department of Justice, OJP Highlights School-based Prevention Programs as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month In recognition of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is highlighting the Safe Dates and 4th R Curriculum, school-based prevention programs that focus on teen dating violence in middle and high schools. The Safe Dates program is designed to stop or prevent the initiation of dating violence victimization and perpetration, including the psychological, physical, and sexual abuse that may occur between youths involved in a dating relationship for students 11 – 17 years old. CrimeSolutions.gov rated this program “Effective” in reducing teen dating violence. The 4th R is an interactive classroom curriculum that aims to reduce youth dating violence by addressing youth violence and bullying, unsafe sexual behavior, and substance use for students 14 – 15 years old. CrimeSolutions.gov rated this program “Promising.” For more information about these programs, contact: Anna Johnson, Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist, Office of Communications, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, at 202-305-8561, email: [log in to unmask]. Source: U.S. Department of Justice FEMA Offers Regional Emergency Youth Preparedness Workshops The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering regional workshops to help participants begin a youth preparedness program or incorporate Emergency Preparedness into an existing program. Below are dates for upcoming regional Youth Preparedness Workshops: February 28: Denver, CO March 21: Kansas City, MO April 18: Seattle, WA July 12: Boston, MA For more information contact FEMA’s Youth Director, Regina Moran at [log in to unmask]. You can also learn more about FEMA’s youth preparedness efforts at http://www.citizencorps.gov/ready/youthprep.shtm |