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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!
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
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 Schools
and Counseling Support
A Coordinated School Health
approach involves coordinating and
collaborating with representatives
from the eight components of CSH
Model from CDC which include…to
Improve Children’s Health & Remove
Barriers to Learning.
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
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 Schools
and Counseling Support
A Coordinated School
Health Program
addresses health
concerns in a
coordinated fashion
so that the barriers to
learning are
minimized.
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
If children feel Healthy,
Safe, & Connected to
school they are more
likely to be Engaged &
Challenged!
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
Research from CDC on,
“School Connectedness”,
show that…
Children that are
Connected to School are
more likely to achieve
Academic Success!
Additional outcomes are youth that
are less likely to engage in high
risk behaviors, such as…
Drop Out
Drug Use
Violence
Bully
Gangs

Weapons
Suicide
Emotional Distress
Pregnancy
Discipline

School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
Professional Development &
Technical Assistance
•Bully Prevention
•Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
•Counseling Support
•Child Maltreatment
•Mental Health
•Suicide Prevention
•Pregnancy Prevention
•Safe Schools
•School Health Advisory Councils
•Health Services
•Policies & Practices
• Research Based Practices
School Health/Safe & Drug-Free Schools
and Counseling Support
Clara Cáceres Contreras, B.S., C.P.S., I.C.P.S.
Certified Prevention Specialist
Region One Education Service Center
School Health/SDFSC & Counseling Support
956-984-6125
Healthy Children
are Better Prepared
to Learn!