STOP School-Based CVI Approaches: Safe Passage to Schools
This webinar is part of a series for the STOP School Violence Specialized Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program. Through this program, LISC is helping schools and community partners understand the foundational elements of community violence intervention approaches and sharing guidance on planning and implementing school-based CVI strategies. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Overview
Data indicate that the percentage of students feeling unsafe at school, or on their route to and from school, has increased nearly 40% in recent years. This learning opportunity will assist participants in identifying how school and CVI partnerships use school and community data - along with relationships between students, families, and school staff - to create a Safe Passage to Schools program. Safe Passage programs place trained and trusted adults in locations around the school where violence is prevalent. This strategy provides critical opportunities to defuse student conflicts likely to result in violence on or off school grounds. CVI experts share best practices and lessons learned from their own Safe Passage experiences and offer recommendations for communities looking to establish similar strategies.
Presenters
- Ben “Taco” Owens, CVI Specialist, Urban Peace Institute
- Terrance Staley, Executive Director, Alliance of Concerned Men
Moderator
- Melvyn Hayward III, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Urban Peace Institute