Title IV - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC)

Resources

Colorado-based Programs, Initiatives, Coalitions, Agencies and Organizations

• Best Practices Health Topics Page -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
• Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition
• Colorado Family Education, Resources, and Training -- Colorado State University
• Colorado School Safety Resource Center, Colorado Department of Public Safety
• Colorado School Violence Prevention and Student Discipline Manual - pdf
• The Conflict Center
• Creating Caring Communities
• Girls Inc.
• Meth Project
• Parent School Partnership Information
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
• Project Pave
• Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion and Education

Data-Based Needs Assessments

Colorado Data-Related Resources

• Safety and Discipline Indicators Definitions -- Automated Data Exchange Documentation
• List of Survey Resources - pdf
• Colorado Department of Education -- District statistics, including suspensions, expulsions, and graduation rates
• Statistics and Research Data -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement - pdf

National Links

• CrimeSolutions.gov is a resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices. It includes information on more that 150 justice-related programs. It is not exhaustive and inclusion on the site does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Justice.
• National Adolescent Health Information Center - Fact Sheets that are concise and easy to use
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools -- U.S. Department of Education
• Education Flexibility -- U.S. Department of Education
• Office for Civil Rights -- U.S. Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Association of School Psychologists
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Southwest Prevention Center
• United States Department of Justice - Defending Childhood

Prevention-Related Information and Resources

• Aligning Social Skill Acquisition with Colorado Academic Content Standards - pdf
• Don't Do It! Ineffective Prevention Strategies & Bibliographic Citations - pdf
• Effective Violence Prevention Components and Techniques PowerPoint Presentation - pdf
• Fostering School, Family, and Community Involvement -pdf
• Overview of School Violence Prevention - pdf
• Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect - pdf
• Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools - pdf
• Rocky Mountain Center- Resource Guide, Substance Abuse and Drug Statistics - pdf
• Stop Drugged Driving
• What is Prevention? - pdf

For Additional Information Contact:

Joyce M. Washington, Coordinator
303-866-6708
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