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School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Counseling Support The mission of the School Health, Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Counseling Support program is to promote a framework for supportive and protective school environments that coordinate and collaborate to assure School Connectedness & Academic Success!
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Division of Administrative Leadership, School, and Community Support
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
The mission of the School Health, Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Counseling Support program is to promote a framework for supportive and protective school environments that coordinate and collaborate to assure School Connectedness & Academic Success!
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The School Health program provides training & technical assistance to School Health Advisory Councils & Coordinated School Health Programs to impact School Health Policies & Practices. School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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A Coordinated School Health approach involves coordinating and collaborating with representatives from the eight components of CSH Model from CDC which includeto Improve Childrens Health & Remove Barriers to Learning.
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The primary role of schools is to educate our youth. However, students cannot learn at an optimal level, if they come to school tired, hungry, sick and impaired with drugs , fearful of violence or with emotional distress.School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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A Coordinated School Health Program addresses health concerns in a coordinated fashion so that the barriers to learning are minimized.
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If children feel Healthy, Safe, & Connected to school they are more likely to be Engaged & Challenged!School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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Research from CDC on, School Connectedness, show that Children that are Connected to School are more likely to achieve Academic Success!Drop OutDrug UseViolenceBullyGangsWeaponsSuicideEmotional DistressPregnancyDisciplineAdditional outcomes are youth that are less likely to engage in high risk behaviors, such asSchool Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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Professional Development & Technical AssistanceBully PreventionAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other DrugsCounseling SupportChild MaltreatmentMental HealthSuicide PreventionPregnancy PreventionSafe SchoolsSchool Health Advisory CouncilsHealth ServicesPolicies & Practices Research Based PracticesSchool Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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Healthy Children are Better Prepared to Learn!Clara Cceres Contreras, B.S., C.P.S., I.C.P.S.Certified Prevention SpecialistRegion One Education Service CenterSchool Health/SDFSC & Counseling Support956-984-6125School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schoolsand Counseling Support
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