Positive Steps Program Supports Keeping Kids Engaged in School

PSESD has been accepted as the new home for the Pierce County Positive Steps program. PSESD’s Prevention Center plans to carry on the Positive Steps work that has been conducted by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for the last decade.
Positive Steps works with families with children in Pierce County who have been identified as truant or at risk for running away and/or engaging in criminal behavior. Trained social workers work with students and families to connect them with community resources and reengage them in school. Communities across the county have established Positive Steps Teams to generate referrals, offer resources and guide the program outcomes. The program has experienced tremendous success for students and their families. PSESD is honored to follow the program guidance and expects to be in full swing before the start of the 2010 school year.

For more information, contact Kimberly Beeson at 425-917-7821,
253-778-7821, 1-800-664-4549, x7821, or kbeeson@psesd.org.

 

PSESD Awarded Grants to Expand Student Assistance Program

Puget Sound ESD's Prevention Center has been awarded two grants from King County's Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Initiative to expand Student Assistance Program services at middle schools in the Renton School District and at Showalter Middle School in the Tukwila School District. The expanded services will provided mental health, substance abuse intervention and drop out prevention services. PSESD's Student Assistance Program provides comprehensive prevention/intervention services in 83 schools in our region. For more information, contact Dan Bissonnette, 425-917-7803, 253-778-7803, or dbissonnette@psesd.org.

Puget Sound ESD's Prevention Center will continue its dedication to providing technical assistance, support and training in the 2010-2011 school year despite the loss of SDFS funding. For more information, contact Kimberly Beeson, 425-917-7821, 253-778-7821, kbeeson@psesd.org.

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