Schools

    Webinar: Funding School Safety: Department of Justice Grant Opportunities

    Join the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse for their webinar “Funding School Safety: Department of Justice Grant Opportunities” on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide information on the U.S. Department of Justice’s available school safety related grants and will feature representatives from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. They will give an overview of funding opportunities and requirements as well as tips for preparing and submitting the application.

    Webinar: Examining the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use among Tribal Populations

    Examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use, with an emphasis on research specific to tribal communities and youth. Discuss the confounding effects of social economic factors and ethnicity-based differences in prevalence rates. Review culturally enhanced treatment options for ACEs. Explore specific strategies for caregivers, prevention specialists, treatment providers, criminal justice professionals, and community members.

    Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:

    Webinar: Strategies to Reduce Underage Substance Abuse in Tribal Communities

    Examine key predictors of underaged substance abuse. Discuss the long-term impact of underaged substance use, prevalence rates among tribal communities, and strategies to reduce or delay underaged substance use in tribal communities.

    Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:

    • List key predictors of underaged substance use
    • Explain the critical importance of delaying use
    • Identify skills and strategies specific to tribal communities in reducing underage substance use

    Webinar – BJA’s STOP School Violence Program FY 2020 Solicitation

    BJA’s STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. This live webinar is available for interested applicants to ask questions about the solicitation.

    Audience

    Any agencies interested in applying for BJA’s STOP School Violence Program FY 2020 Solicitation.

    Webinar - COVID-19: Managing the Stress of Uncertainty by Taking Care of You

    The "COVID-19: Managing the Stress of Uncertainty by Taking Care of You" webinar will help policy makers and all disciplines of correctional staff provide training and technical assistance on effective management of employees and subsequent related stressors that can be caused by pandemic-type occurrences.

    Webinar – School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response

    School safety has emerged as an ongoing priority for leaders across the behavioral health and criminal justice systems, but many are struggling to effectively respond to school safety threats because they lack structured and collaborative approaches. This webinar will address the evolving meaning of school safety and present school responder models as a framework for cross-system collaboration to create safer schools.

    Webinar – Youth Homelessness and Juvenile Justice: Supporting Youth Across Systems

    Nationally, an estimated 78 percent of young people who have experienced homelessness report that they have also had at least one interaction with law enforcement, while 44 percent have spent time in a jail or detention facility. Participants will learn about ways that communities can better support young people who find themselves at the intersections of youth homelessness and juvenile justice to ensure that youth do not have unnecessary contact with the juvenile justice system and that if they do come in contact with the justice system, that they exit to safe, stable, and secure housing.

    STOP School Violence 2019 BJA Solicitation Webinar

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Center for School Safety on Wednesday, January 29 at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program funding opportunity. The FY 2019 STOP School Violence Grant Program seeks to improve school security by equipping students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond to, and help prevent acts of violence.

    Champlain College Incorporated

    Founded in 1878, Champlain College® is a small, not-for-profit, private college overlooking Lake Champlain and Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland. Our career-driven approach to higher education prepares students for their professional life from their very first semester.

    Mission 
    Champlain College educates adaptable thinkers, daring change-makers, and inclusive innovators who shape professions and inspire communities. 

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