Healthy Youth: Strong and Connected

Project Description Narrative:

In Milwaukee, fighting and threats at school put youth at risk for violent and intentional injuries, along with psychosomatic problems. In Milwaukee Public Schools, students report high rates of risky behavior stemming from fighting and poor communications.

This project aims to support healthy communications and relationships among MPS students in order to prevent intentional injury and death and improve health indicators for mental health. To achieve this goal, a curriculum providing children with resources to help them deal with their anger and prevent fighting will be introduced. The curriculum will be introduced to students as taught by teachers, principals, and firefighters that will receive training to teach the curriculum.

Community partners: Milwaukee Fire Department, Project Ujima of the Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin