1. Awareness ADVOCACY ACTION

2. 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

3. Awareness Planning Texas School Safety Center Texas State University-San Marcos Spread the Word

4. 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?

5. Awareness ADVOCACY ACTION

6. ADVOCACY Planning Texas School Safety Center Texas State University-San Marcos Build the Team

7. 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?

8. Awareness ADVOCACY ACTION

9. ACTION Planning Texas School Safety Center Texas State University-San Marcos Create change

10. 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?