Injury and Violence Prevention Programs for Schools

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
The Olweus [pronounced Ol-VEY-us] Bullying Prevention Program is a comprehensive, school-wide program designed for use in elementary, middle, or junior high schools. Its goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among school children and to improve peer relations at school. The program has been found to reduce bullying among children, improve the social climate of classrooms, and reduce related antisocial behaviors, such as vandalism and truancy. The Olweus Program has been implemented in more than one dozen countries around the world.
http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/index.html

Youth Suicide Prevention Programs (Note: this link will direct you to the Youth Suicide Prevention portion of our web site. You will have to use your "back" button to return to this page)
http://www.vahealth.org/civp/preventsuicideva/schools.asp

The SunWise School Program is an environmental and health education program that aims to teach children and their caregivers how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun. Through the use of classroom-, school-, and community-based components, SunWise seeks to develop sustained sun-safe behaviors in school children. SunWise Partner Schools receive materials that facilitate cross-curricular classroom learning. The program also encourages schools to provide a sun-safe infrastructure, including shade structures (e.g., canopies, trees) and policies (e.g., using hats, sunscreen, sunglasses) that promote sun protection in a school setting. Though based in schools, SunWise also supports community partnerships, such as inviting guest speakers to school assemblies, to enhance sun safety efforts. http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/

School-Based Shaken Baby Syndrome Program
One of the services offered by the NCSBS is to provide shaken baby syndrome prevention and awareness programs for junior high and high school students. These programs are designed to give participants a basic understanding of this form of child abuse. Educating students about the medical aspects of shaking injuries, combined with basic anger management and child care skills, reaches young adults as potential caregivers and future parents. Teaching students how frustration can lead to shaking helps them understand the importance of appropriate coping skills. It's important that they learn to deal with the stress that comes with caring for an infant. Understanding how shaking causes serious injury helps students understand that casual or accidental handling will not cause shaking injuries. http://www.dontshake.com