Student Assistance Program

Connecting Youth's Student Assistance Program

Student Assistance Programs can be found in schools throughout the U.S. The program was modeled after the adult, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Student Assistance Professionals (SAPs) aim to bridge the gap between public health and education for youth in schools.

What Does An SAP Do?

An SAP focuses on building students' developmental assets to lead healthy, caring, and responsible lives. SAPs support and empower students with resources like specialized care and treatment, and access to community agencies, or private clinicians when necessary. They play a critical role in the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Child Model (WSCC) which CVSD has adopted district-wide. (See video to here 👉)

CVSD SAP Guidebook_24.pdf

In addition, SAPs:

Provide prevention education in and out of the classroom
Facilitate student leadership programs
Organize parent/caregiver education events and resources
Consult with CVSD faculty and staff about substance use issues/trends and implement preventative education
Contributes to the development and updating of CVSD substance misuse policy F.9 Substance Use Policy
Page through our SAP Guidebook here 👈

How Do SAPs Function in Schools?

CVSD has a dedicated SAP embedded in each school to build the strongest connections among students, staff and faculty, family/caregivers, and the community services they may need.

They are plugged into ongoing school initiatives to achieve the best academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and life-skill outcomes for all students.