Safe Schools


Project SUCCESS+

Sonoma County Student Assistance Program (SAP) Collaborative

Project SUCCESS (Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students) is a national model program that has been proven effective in preventing and reducing teen substance use. Project SUCCESS+ is an enhanced version of this student assistance program that includes a focus on behavioral health and is currently in place in six districts in Sonoma County.

Project SUCCESS+ reduces the factors that put students at risk for substance abuse, while working to enhance the factors that promote behavioral health and protect students from the social and emotional risks associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. This is accomplished by placing highly trained counselors in schools to provide a full range of substance use prevention and early intervention services.

Project SUCCESS+ counselors work with students individually and in small groups, conduct classroom presentations, train and consult on prevention issues with school staff, make referrals as needed, and follow up with students and families needing additional services.

Program Brochure
Project SUCCESS+ Brochure, in English and Spanish (pdf)

Program Components
The program utilizes a combination of activities that have been designed to address the unique needs of adolescents and are delivered via a countywide collaborative structure. Activities include:

  • Prevention education
  • Positive peer opportunities
  • Individual and group counseling
  • Programs for parents and staff
  • Referral
  • Community involvement
  • Consultation

Collaborative Partners
Cloverdale Unified School District
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Drug Abuse Alternatives Center
Healdsburg Unified School District
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Sonoma County
Petaluma Joint Union High School District
Social Advocates for Youth of Sonoma County
Sonoma County Departments of Health Services and Behavioral Health
Sonoma County Office of Education
West County Community Services
West Sonoma County Union High School District
Windsor Unified School District

Parents and students are also an integral part of these efforts.


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Contacts

  • Shelley Caviness, Project Success Coordinator
    (707) 524-2914,
  • Lynn Garric, Project Director, Safe Schools
    (707) 524-2802,