COPES initiative helps champion mental wellness by targeting efforts in:
Staff and student wellness and resiliency
Stigma reduction
Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
Professional development and programming for educators, staff, students, and families
Coordinated referral pathways for students needing mental/behavioral health services
Provide human trafficking prevention education to educators and other school staff
Deliver human trafficking prevention education to 7th and 9th grade students
Train qualified individuals employed by the local educational agency (Project SaFE Liaisons - PSLs) to implement and replicate project activities throughout the school district or identified target area(s); and
Develop and implement the HTSSPs in consultation with local law enforcement that facilitates reporting trafficking concerns to the appropriate authorities (e.g. child welfare, law enforcement); notifying parents, guardians, and caregivers, when appropriate; and referring students to supportive, person-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate services.
The California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) supports schools’ efforts to partner with community agencies and local government to align community resources to improve student outcomes. These partnerships provide an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement.