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Prevention/Intervention

email link icon Jennifer G. Errion [ jennifer_g_errion@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us ], Assistant Director
678.676.1801

5839 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA  30083
678.676.1820
678.676.1829 (fax)

The Prevention/Intervention department supports schools through services and resources designed to foster a positive school climate and promote social skills development. Programs supported by this department have the specific aim of reducing and stopping violence, tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. This department maintains documentation and files local, state, and federal reports to ensure the district's compliance with federal mandates as well as Georgia Department of Education standards. The Prevention/Intervention department promotes collaboration with community agencies, schools, and the district.

Programs and Services

Drug Prevention

drug education
required in grades K–12 (taught in health classes K–9 and English classes 10–12)
curriculum (includes special education) mandated by Georgia Board of Education

Violence Prevention

positive school discipline plan
schoolwide violence prevention program designed to increase positive school climate by reducing discipline problems and bullying
No Place For Hate
school programs designed to decrease bullying and promote climates of respect
conflict resolution
lessons in problem solving skills taught to students to help resolve conflicts peacefully (recommended for grades K–12)
peer mediation
peers trained to help other peers resolve conflicts; training is required before implementation (recommended grades 3–12)
coping with life
suicide prevention program that teaches student how to recognize the signs and symptoms of suicide and other destructive behaviors presented to health classes by counselors
second step
research-based violence prevention program (implemented in selected elementary schools)

Supplemental Programs and Services

opens in same window icon Gaining Results In Prevention (GRIP) [ http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/prevention-intervention/gaining-results-in-prevention ]
A systemwide intervention program for students who violate certain drug-related policies. Students are referred by local administrators or Student Relations. Classes are held on a scheduled Saturday, and students are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
opens in same window icon Providing Optional Intervention Needed to Succeed (POINTS) [ http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/prevention-intervention/providing-optional-intervention-needed-to-succeed ]
An intervention program for students who violate certain policies related to discipline and violence. Students are referred by local administrator or Student Relations. Classes are held on a scheduled Saturday, and students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
E-POINTS
A skill-based intervention program for elementary students in grades three through five who violate certain policies related to discipline and violence. A parent or guardian must accompany student to the session.

Overview

The Prevention/Intervention department has been a vital and dynamic department of the DeKalb County School District since 1990. A component of the Division of Student Support Services, Prevention/Intervention designs, implements, and monitors substance abuse and violence prevention activities for all students. Prevention/Intervention specialists are employed to provide services in schools. There are also part-time facilitators who work in Saturday intervention programs (GRIP, POINTS, E-POINTS) for students who have violated certain rules and/or policies that are substance abuse or violence related. Students attend these programs with their parents.

Vision

Students will make decisions that will enable them to become productive, responsible citizens, free from the negative impact of drugs, violence, and other destructive behaviors. The knowledge, skills, and opportunities that students need will be acquired through collaborative working relationships among school, home, and community.

Mission

To provide prevention/intervention programs and services which create a positive educational climate that promotes academic, behavioral, and social success.

Goal

To increase protective factors that promote personal and academic success by reducing risk factors associated with school failure, drug use, violence, and negative peer influence.

Community Involvement and Partnerships

  • Anti-Defamation League
  • DeKalb County Board of Health (BOH)
  • DeKalb County Community Service Board (CSB)
  • DeKalb County Department of Public Safety
  • DeKalb County Juvenile Court
  • Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
    • Division of Addictive Diseases
    • Office of Prevention Services and Programs
  • Metropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership