Prevention Programming in Connecticut Schools Survey
SERC’s School-Based Center for Prevention, Education, and Advocacy conducted the Prevention Programming in Connecticut Schools Survey in Fall 2022. All public school districts and non-public schools were invited to participate. The purpose of this statewide survey was to gather and share information regarding the prevention programs that Connecticut school districts are implementing around mental health, suicide prevention, substance use prevention, and social-emotional learning. The survey results will inform the foundation for the Center’s resource sharing, future outreach, and collaboration with districts.
The survey results highlight the areas of prevention programming that school districts have provided within the past five years, whether districts have prevention teams and work with community partners, and what specific prevention programs districts are using. Results are presented for statewide data as well as grouped by District Reference Groups (DRGs). DRGs are a classification used by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) in which districts that have public school students with a similar average socioeconomic status (SES) and need are grouped together (CSDE, 2006).
The results are being made publicly available through the Center for use by school districts, the Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs) and other Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Resource Links members, and community partners. Public dissemination of the results provides opportunities for districts to share knowledge and showcase best practices and lessons learned.
The data below represents statewide survey responses (n=30).
The data displays responses to the following four questions:
- Within the past 5 years, has your district provided prevention programming for students in the following areas? (Mental Health, Social Emotional Learning, Substance Use Prevention, Suicide Prevention; check all that apply)
- Describe the prevention programs your district has implemented.
- Do you have district-wide or school-based prevention teams?
- Do you work with any community partners to implement prevention programming?
Data Tables
Statewide Data
Community Partners - Statewide
| Yes | 87 |
| No | 13 |
Anti-Defamation League
The Center for Children with Special Needs
Center for Relationship and Sexuality Education
The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI)
Clifford Beers Clinic
Connecticut Behavioral Health (CBH)
Fairfield CARES
Generations Family Health Center
Gilead
Parents
SERAC
Sandy Hook Promise
Town Police Department
Town Youth Services
United Services
Youth Service Bureaus
Prevention Teams - Statewide
| Yes | 83.3 |
| No | 13.3 |
| Unsure | 3.3 |
Prevention Program Areas - Statewide
| Area of Prevention Programming | Percent of Districts Providing |
|---|---|
| Mental Health | 67 |
| Social Emotional Learning | 97 |
| Substance Use Prevention | 57 |
| Suicide Prevention | 63 |
Programs and Approaches - Statewide
| Name of Program | Percent of Districts Implementing |
|---|---|
| Signs of Suicide (SOS) | 30% |
| RULER | 23% |
| Second Step | 20% |
| Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) | 13% |
| Gizmo | 13% |
| QPR Institute | 13% |
| General Health Curriculum | 10% |
| Choose Love | 7% |
| The DESSA | 7% |
| Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) | 7% |
| Responsive Classroom | 7% |
| Sandy Hook Promise | 7% |
| School Connect | 7% |
| Vaping Prevention | 7% |
| Advisory Program | 3% |
| A Little Spot of Feelings | 3% |
| CASEL Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning | 3% |
| Collaborative and Proactive Solutions | 3% |
| Connecticut Junior Republic Wellness Center Program | 3% |
| DARE | 3% |
| Effective School Solutions | 3% |
| Jordan Porco Foundation Check In program | 3% |
| Listening Circles | 3% |
| Management in the Active Classroom | 3% |
| MindUp | 3% |
| Pathways to Prevention | 3% |
| Pathways 2 Success | 3% |
| PEERS Social Skills Groups | 3% |
| Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) | 3% |
| Positive Choices | 3% |
| Restorative Practices | 3% |
| School Avoidance Program | 3% |
| School Engagement Program | 3% |
| School Counselors/Prevention Staff | 3% |
| Shifting Boundaries | 3% |
| Social Thinking | 3% |
| Teen Talk: Kids in Crisis Counselors | 3% |
| Trauma Informed Instruction | 3% |
| Wingman | 3% |
Full List of Prevention Programs and Approaches
Full List of Participating Districts
- Bethel
- Bozrah
- Bridgeport
- Canterbury
- Columbia
- Diocese of Bridgeport
- Ezra Academy
- Farmington
- Guilford
- Hamden
- Hartford
- Hebron
- Highville Charter School
- Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm
- New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District
- New Hartford
- New Haven
- New London
- Newtown
- Oak Hill School
- Oxford
- Plainfield
- Plainville
- Regional School District 05
- Suffield
- Thomaston
- West Hartford
- Willington
- Windham
- Windsor Locks