Safe & Inclusive Schools Team
The SIS team focuses on the comprehensive School Safety and Prevention System centered in equity, racial equity, and access to mental health services. We envision school safety as access to culturally responsive mental health services and support through the implementation of a prevention system that fosters learning environments where all students thrive because they are supported in their identity and feel they belong.
School Safety and Prevention System
Section 36 of the Student Success Act, and Senate Bill 52, also known as Adi’s Act, call for the creation of a School Safety and Prevention System (SSPS) to support the health and well-being of Oregon students and school communities.
The System is designed to provide school districts with a multi-tiered system of supports ranging from curriculum-based universal prevention programs, to safety-based crisis interventions. These offerings include suicide prevention services, behavioral safety assessments, access to the SafeOregon Tip Line, and positive school culture and climate support that includes programs to prevent bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation, and to promote mental health and well-being in school districts statewide.
All of these services and supports align with ODE’s Integrated Model of Mental and Emotional Health in that they are equity and racial equity-centered, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and strengths-focused.
This system is being developed in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and in partnership with Education Service Districts (ESDs).
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. The 998 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 and offers compassionate care and support for anyone experiencing throughts of suicide or self-harm, substance use, or any other kind of behavioral health crisis. You can also dial 988 if you are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
Connected ODE Programs and Initiatives
Safe School Culture Grant