Project YEES (Youth Educational and Emotional Supports) is a research grant that will study the impact of a multi-tiered program to reach high-needs students at a variety of stages, including school-wide interventions (Tier 1), therapeutic mental health services and substance abuse counseling services (Tiers 2 & 3), Saturday School (Tier 3), and Parent University.

To improve student outcomes by reducing truancy, chronic absenteeism, disciplinary incidents, and improving school climate.

To expand the pipeline of mental health professionals into high-need public schools.

To increase our capacity to break the cycle of violence by identifying, assessing, and serving students exposed to pervasive violence.

To expand capacity to effectively meet the needs of juveniles in the criminal justice system.

To develop, enhance, and expand a system of support implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all PUSD students.

To increase the capacity of PUSD to implement strategies that improve security at schools and on school grounds through funding for personnel, technology, equipment and training.

To create an actionable plan to develop and conduct evidence-based threat assessments for all PUSD school sites.

To improve school safety by providing the resources to expand our capacity to effectively prevent school violence by the training of school personnel and the education of students.