Prevention Programming

Schools of Excellence in Prevention provides programming, ongoing support and consultation, and works with schools to help develop sustainability and capacity for their prevention programming. Schools have the chance to win SEP Awards each year based on the quality and quantity of their efforts around prevention and mental wellness.

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• Hope Squad: create a building-wide student peer-to-peer structure to offer Hope and connect students to support 
• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): suicide training for staff and adults to recognize suicide warning signs, ask about suicide, and persuade people to accept professional help 
• Signs of Suicide: suicide prevention skills training for students grades 6-12
   

• Too Good Programs K-12 : Develop skills for making healthy choices, building positive friendships, and developing self-efficacy 
• Vaping Education: Make informed decisions about the use of electronic vaping devices 
• INDEPTH: Education as an alternative to suspension for students with multiple violations for e-cigarettes and other tobacco products
• Not On Tobacco:  Identify students’ reasons for smoking or vaping, provide healthy alternatives, and find support in their efforts to quit (can be used as an alternative to suspension) 
• Prime for Life: Discover how alcohol and drug-related problems develop, what to do to prevent them, and why help may be needed 
• Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Identify students who are at risk of developing substance abuse or mental health disorders 
• Your Path: Support for children impacted by addiction in their home environment 
• Cyberbullying: Understand what cyberbullying is, the consequences, and what students should do if they are cyberbullied

PAX Good Behavior Game increases productivity and instruction time in the classroom. Includes evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies for self-regulation and group co-regulation 
 

• PAX Tools for adults provide specific strategies to families to support children’s behaviors in the home. PAX Tools strategies are a continuation of the skill sets utilized in schools through the PAX Good Behavior Game, which increases productivity and instruction time in the classroom. 
• Triple P Positive Parenting Program: Online practical strategies to help caregivers build strong and healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior, and prevent problems from developing

• Handle with Care: Cross-systems community collaboration to promote safe schools and communities, while ensuring that every child can thrive in school even when they face trauma at home. Trauma-informed training is provided in coordination with the Handle with Care program
• Support and resources provided by experts and professionals in the field of school safety and threat assessment