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Introduction

• Learn- Effective Prevention involves 3 things: Awareness, Advocacy, Action

• Plan- Effective Planning involves 3 things: Awareness, Advocacy, Action

• Change- Effective Change involves 3 things: Awareness, Advocacy, Action

Awareness Planning

Texas School Safety CenterTexas State University-San Marcos

Spread the Word

Awareness

• Present facts and info to the public• Educate people in the community• Attract people’s attention• Questions to ask:

Who are you talking to? What do they know? What do they need to know? How can you tell them?

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ADVOCACY Planning

Texas School Safety CenterTexas State University-San Marcos

Build the Team

Advocacy

• Identify partners in the community• Take a stance for or against the topic• Get people on your side• Questions to ask:

Who do you need to include? Who from the school,

community or local government can help us?

How can other groups help us?

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ACTION Planning

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Create change

Action

• Make something happen• Changes attitudes, policy, law or

norms, or teaches skills• “The Big Bang” of the project• Questions to ask:

What policy or law can we change? What change do we want to see? How are we helping people?

What skills can we teach?