The Safe Haven Project was launched in March 1998 in order to make Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high schools safer and more supportive environments for all students by addressing anti-lgbt harassment and violence. This was done in partnership with the Corporation for National Services and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Safe Haven trains and coordinates teams of student leaders and staff volunteers to bring peer-based advocacy, bias prevention education, peer support, and tracking of bias incidents, to high school students in the LAUSD. Student leaders help facilitate enforcement of LAUSD rules on hate crimes and hate incidents by providing support and services to student victims. Student leaders design and implement school-wide prevention education measures, based on their own first-hand knowledge and experience, and engage in a wide-range of activities and interpersonal interactions to build their self-esteem and respect for others. They learn the social skills necessary to both resist, as well as challenge, the everyday pressures at school that promote anti-lgbt harassment and violence. To contact the Safe Haven Program, call Location L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
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