Safe Schools Healthy Students

 

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program was implemented in 2002 to meet the needs of students requiring mental health services but who were unable to access these services through the clinics provided by Lake County Mental Health.  The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program provides counseling and prevention services as outlined below:

 

Elementary School Counseling

 This counseling grant provides for a school-based mental health clinician, and on-site school counselor, social worker, case management services, and outreach and support.  Currently this program operates at Lakeport Elementary and Lucerne Elementary. 

School Community Violence Prevention

This prevention grant provides counseling, violence prevention and outreach and education at Clearlake Community School, Lloyd P. Hance Community School, and Aspire.

Early Mental Health Initiative Grant/Primary Early Intervention Grant

These programs provide for early mental health interventions through on-site group counseling at Cobb Elementary, Minnie Cannon, Riviera Elementary, Lucerne Elementary, Burns Valley Elementary, and Pomo Elementary, and Lakeport Elementary (Primary Early Intervention Grant only).

TUPE Grant

This grant provides for county-wide tobacco education.  Prevention curriculum is provided for the 9th grade health class at Lower Lake High School and provides classroom assistance for prevention in the three elementary schools located in the Konocti District.