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Lexington Partners for Prevention

Lexington Partners for Prevention. Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. P a r t n e r s. State Level: Department of Mental Health – CAF Division, School-Based Services Communities In Schools-South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Local Level:

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Lexington Partners for Prevention

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  1. Lexington Partners for Prevention Youth Violence Prevention Initiative

  2. Partners • State Level: • Department of Mental Health – CAF Division, School-Based Services • Communities In Schools-South Carolina • Department of Health and Environmental Control • Local Level: • Lexington County Community Mental Health Center • Communities In Schools- Midlands • Lexington County School Districts 1, 2, & 4 • Lexington County Sheriff’s Office • Department of Juvenile Justice

  3. Goals and Objectives • To create Partnerships between local agencies to develop activities that prevent violence and protect students from drugs, gangs, and violence. • To support families within the school and community to promote a climate where youth can grow and prosper. • To increase the knowledge of youth in the areas of life skills including violence prevention, conflict resolution, and problem solving skills.

  4. Project Strategies • Resources in the schools from community agencies • Lexington County Community Mental Health Center: • Mental Health Professional • Student concern Specialist • Communities In Schools – Midlands: • Site Coordinator • Lexington Sheriff’s Department: • School Resource Officers

  5. Project Strategies • Training on Violence Prevention Initiatives • P.A.C.T. (Positive Adolescent Choices Training) • F.A.S.T. (Families and Schools Together

  6. Project Strategies • Community Advisory Teams • Plan specific strategies needed for each school.

  7. Schools Served Lexington District 1: • Gilbert Middle • Pelion Middle Lexington District2: • Busbee Middle • PineRige Middle Lexington District 4: • Sandhills Middle

  8. Expected Outcomes • Decrease in School Violence • Decrease in referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice • Decrease in acting out behaviors • Increase in parental involvement in schools • Improved parent/child relationships

  9. Funding Source • OJJDP Federal Grantor thru the Office of Public Safety • $299,000 per year for 3 years • In-Kind Funding: • SC DMH • LCCMHC • CIS-SC • CIS-Midlands • DHEC • Local Lexington County Sheriff’s Office • Lexington School Districts 1, 2,& 4

  10. Information • Project Director: Elizabeth V. Freeman, MSW, LISW DMH Director of School-Based Services • Project Coordinator: Melissa L. Craft, MSW, LISW • Project Evaluator: Joan Pendergast, MSW, LMSW • Executive Director of Communities In Schools –Midlands: Joan Hoffman • Program Director of Communities In Schools – Midlands: Lynn Bonus • Supervisor of School-Based Services, Lexington County Community Mental Health Center: Beth Hook

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