Community students learning center (cslc) delivers a robust proposal for school safety, time: transforming and investing in mississippi education

The economic ROI is powerful. A violence prevention program, like time, doesn't just save lives - IT saves money: every dollar spent on the program reduces medical and criminal justice costs by nearly $16. Target POP: holmes county consolidated school district (hccsd) staff and students in k-12, law enforcement, professionals, and community stakeholders. (enrollment + 2,723 students). Target area: holmes county, MS (the poorest county in the poorest state in the U.S.). Goal: to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors to prevent school violence with training for local law enforcement officers, school staff, students, family, service providers, partners, and youth-serving professionals. Strategy 1: enhance community capacity to augment school violence prevention & reduction (VPR) efforts. 2: equip youth and adults with the knowledge and skills through evidence-based practices (EBP). 3: increase the engagement, skills, and accessibility of caring adults including professionals, parents, and grandparents to reduce and prevent school violence. 4: deliver time using culturally informed practice (CIP), so that all components are tailored to target community.