Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

Institute of Behavioral Science

Building Safe Communities Safe Schools in Colorado

  • Building “Safe Communities Safe Schools” in Colorado
  • Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • 12,605 students served within partner schools implementing the SCSS Model
  • 3,274 issues or crises responded to by rural district intervention teams

This project seeks to partner with at least 40 Colorado schools and has three main goals for improving school safety, including to:

  1. assess and address the violence prevention needs and implementation readiness of participating schools to adopt the Safe Communities Safe Schools (SCSS) Model;
  2. train school staff, students, and community stakeholders on data-identified needs related to building a positive school climate, bystander reporting, information sharing policies, trauma-informed mental health support, and threat and suicide risk assessment; and
  3. support the effective implementation and sustainability of the SCSS Model and each school’s safety action plan through tailored technical assistance and training.