Kentucky's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) program provides funding to local school districts in an effort to support substance abuse and violence reduction programming. This federal program is the primary funding source for prevention activities in these areas and provides funding to all school districts within the state. Much like the initiatives at the federal level this program seeks to prevent violence in and around schools, support programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs through a school and community based environment.
United States Department of Education (USDE) Safe and Drug Free Schools
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to:
• Provide financial assistance for drug and violence prevention activities and activities that promote the health and well being of students in elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. Activities may be carried out by State and local educational agencies and by other public and private nonprofit organizations.
• Participate in the formulation and development of ED program policy and legislative proposals and in overall Administration policies related to violence and drug prevention; drafting program regulations.
• Participate in interagency committees, groups, and partnerships related to drug and violence prevention, coordinating with other Federal agencies on issues related to comprehensive school health, and advising the Secretary on the formulation of comprehensive school health education policy.
• Participate with other Federal agencies in the development of a national research agenda for drug and violence prevention.
• Administer the Department's programs relating to citizenship and civics education.
• Provide national leadership on issues and programs in correctional education.
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
CASA is the only national organization that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to combat abuse of all substances—alcohol, tobacco and illegal, prescription and performance-enhancing drugs—in all sectors of society.
Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents
This guide is designed to provide important research-based concepts and information to further efforts to develop and carry out effective drug abuse prevention programs
Working to Make a Difference for Children who Display Challenging Behavior
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at UK (SERC) are collaborating on this Web page on student behavior. The purpose is to provide a format that allows school personnel, parents, and other professionals to gain access to information, to share effective practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school.
Kentucky Center for School Safety
The Kentucky Center for School Safety serves as the central point for data analysis, research, and dissemination of information about successful school safety programs, research results, and new programs. This information is broken out into specific reports which can be found at this location.
School-Centered Emergency Management and Recovery Guide Template
In partnership with the KY Department of Education, KY Center for School Safety, KY State Police, KY Division of Emergency Management, American Red Cross and school district representatives, the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board (KCCRB) has developed this School-Centered Emergency Management and Recovery Guide to assist districts in creating, reviewing, or updating their school's emergency and crisis response plan.
Join Together Online
Join Together Online (JTO) has long been a pioneer in using the Internet to support people working on substance abuse and gun violence issues. Every month, three-quarters of a million JTO web pages are viewed by over 200,000 people -- users of this site, subscribers to our e-mail news services, and visitors to websites in our syndication network.
National Clearinghouse of Drug and Alcohol Information
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP.) NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.