K-12 Prevention Education Initiative
Under the leadership of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the RecoveryOhio initiative, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) will collaborate to distribute $18 million included in the SFY 2020 budget to support prevention education for students in grades K-12. This state partnership will empower local communities in their efforts to help children build resiliency and reduce risk factors that contribute to the development of behavioral health conditions. This investment will assist communities with the ultimate goal of providing evidence-informed prevention services for every child, in every grade, in every school. In addition, the budget provides $1 million in each fiscal year for ODE to invest in professional development grants to educational service centers (ESCs) to train educators and related service personnel on the models and tenets of prevention of risky behaviors.
K-12 Tools and Templates PDFs
- Sample Agreement for Sharing Self-Assessment Information
- District K-12 Prevention Education Self-Assessment Tool
- District K-12 Prevention Education Plan of Action
- Example High School K-12 Prevention Education Implementation Report
- School Building K-12 Prevention Education Plan of Action
- School Building K-12 Prevention Education Self Assessment Tool
- K-12 Prevention Education Self-Assessment Tool Slides
- K-12 Prevention Self-Assessment Definitions
Guidance and Best Practices
Guidance
- Reset and Restart
- Social Emotional Learning on ODE site
- Prevention Services Guidance - November 2019
- Prevention Services Guidance - April 2020
- Prevention Services Guidance - May 2020
- Prevention Services Funding Guidance - January 2021
Best Practices
- Parent Resources
- PTTC Resources for Virtual Prevention Services
- Safe Schools Healthy Students
- Building Resiliency, Social-Emotional Learning and Safe School Climates
FAQs and Funding Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Allocations Guidance - K-12 Prevention Education Final
- Allocation 2020 OhioMHAS Awards
- Student Enrollment by School District by County
