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National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

GPRA

SS/HS grantees are required to collect and report information every six months on Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) indicators.

For 2005 and 2006 Grantees:

  • Decrease in the number of violent incidents at schools during the three-year grant period
  • Decrease in substance abuse during the three-year grant period
  • Improved school attendance during the three-year grant period
  • Increase in mental health services to students and families during the three-year grant period

For 2007-2009 Grantees:

1. Student Victimization/Perception of School Safety

  • Percentage of grantees that experience a decrease in students who did not go to school on 1 or more days during the past 30 days because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to and from school.
  • Percentage of grantees that experience a decrease in students who have been in a physical fight on school property in the 12 months prior to the survey.

2. Student Substance Use and Abuse

  • Percentage of grantees that experience a decrease in students who did not go to school on 1 or more days during the past 30 days because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to and from school.
  • Percentage of grantees that report a decrease in students who report current (30-day) marijuana use.
  • Percentage of grantees that report a decrease in students who report current (30-day) alcohol use.

3. Mental Health Services Provided

  • Percentage of grantees that report an increase in the number of students receiving schoolbased mental health services.
  • Percentage of grantees that report an increase in the percentage of mental health referrals for students that result in mental health services being provided in the community.
  • Your performance indicators may or may not also satisfy GPRA requirements. For sample measures that can be used to satisfy the SS/HS GPRA indicators and other information on GPRA, see: