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Top The Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative
In this section, you’ll find important information about the SS/HS Initiative. View the information and resources by clicking on the links to the left or highlighted below.
About the Initiative
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A Comprehensive Approach to Youth Violence Prevention
The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation's youth, schools, and communities.

Current Initiatives
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Updated Local Initiative Map
To assist with your grant application, the SS/HS local initiative map has been updated with information on previously and currently funded local initiatives, including grant consortium members.
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News & Announcements
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Apply for SAMHSA Grants Online
SAMHSA announces that organizations can now electronically find and apply for competitive federal grant opportunities at www.grants.gov.

Prevention Resources
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Web Sites and Federal Publications on Youth Violence Prevention
Browse more than 50 Web sites and Federal documents covering important issues around youth and school violence prevention. Find out more about violence prevention programs, organizations and agencies supporting prevention, and the reports released by the Federal government.

Spotlights on Success
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Round Rock, TX, Communications Answers the Challenges of Rapid Growth
The city of Round Rock is a community in rapid transition. This former rural farming community just north of Austin has become a large urban center with suburban neighborhoods for high-tech manufacturing and retail.


Spotlight on Success
Some Featured Communities Across the Country that are Making a Difference.
- Canton, OH
- Chester County, SC
- Tempe, AZ
- Mount Vernon, NY
- Round Rock, TX
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Last Updated on 9/11/2009