Operation Safe Lives is an initiative that promotes safety and security in our schools and communities. It typically encompasses education, prevention, and response strategies to address threats like bullying, violence, suicide, shootings, or other safety concerns. The programs aim to protect lives, reduce harm, and foster a secure environment for everyone, regardless of age.
Operation Safe Lives takes a holistic approach to address the issues contributing to trauma, violence, and suicide, which can include:
- Bullying
- Poverty
- Food insecurity
- Racism and homophobia
- Apparel insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Domestic violence
- Lack of personal hygiene opportunities
- Sexual or psychological abuse
- An unfair or ineffective judicial system
- Lack of proper medical care
- Undiagnosed or unaddressed mental illness
- Lack of creative or recreational opportunities
- Lack of access to greenspace or natural environments
- Ineffective or unsafe educational environment
- Lack of safe spaces and after-school programming
- Ineffective parenting or lack of a healthy family environment
- Easy availability of guns and other weapons
Operation Safe Lives, by The Camel Project, offers programs for both youth and adults to break the cycle of abuse, trauma and suicide:
Core Program (Youth or Adults)
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) training, Deconstructing the Culture of Bullying: Preventing Bullying-Based Violence (Schools or Workplace) program.
Sustaining Programs or Stand Alone (Youth or Adults)
- B.E.L.L.Y. (Building Emotional Long-term Love for Yourself) is a goal-oriented, growth-focused approach to understanding thoughts, beliefs, actions, and reactions through interactive, experiential curriculum and exercises.
- The Art of Storytelling: No More Secrets
- Bullying, Stress, and Burnout: It's a Thing!
- Lunch Intervention Program: School lunch periods can be particularly stressful for vulnerable students of all ages due to the unstructured nature of this break.