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• Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools—http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/programs.html: The mission of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools is to create safe schools, respond to crises, drug abuse and violence prevention, ensure the health and well being of students and promote the development of good character and citizenship.Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice—http://cecp.air.org/school_violence.asp: The mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice is to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.

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