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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $58 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the country, including testing and compliance monitoring.
Federal, state and local leaders discussed how to prevent targeted school violence, including best practices for identifying, assessing, and intervening when a student shows signs of concerning behavior.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded more than $88 million in its continuing effort to safeguard the nation’s behavioral health.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is keeping its Office of School Safety (OSS) open by reallocating $1,340,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds, but the funding is only temporary.
More than $4 million was divided among 10 schools in Alabama to address safety concerns including weapons on campus, outdated security plans and inefficient communications systems.
City officials and community members expressed their growing concerns for young people and how they aim to help following a shooting incident at T. W. Josey High School in Augusta, GA, including security measures, parental involvement, and investments in youth programming.
33 state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect youth from e-cigarettes, including recommendations to prohibit all non-tobacco flavors, reduce nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and restrict marketing that attracts young people.
The School Safety Initiative, led by the FBI, is a proactive effort to prevent school tragedies by sharing research with schools and creating threat assessment teams comprised of school counselors, staff, and school resource officers.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $350,000 for community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents under the HHS Children and Youth Resilience Challenge.