Highmark Healthy High 5 Awards $2.3 Million Grant To The Center Safe Schools

U.S. Newswire, August, 2007

To: HEALTH EDITORS

Contact: Kristin Ioannou of The Highmark Foundation, 1-412-544- 7643, kristin.ioannou@highmark.com

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Foundation, through its Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative, today announced a $2.3 million grant and a new partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Center for Safe Schools in an effort to address the issue of bullying.

Studies have shown that 77 percent of students report that they have been bullied mentally, verbally or physically in school. To help address this serious issue, Highmark Healthy High 5 will provide this three-year grant to the Center for Safe Schools to support expansion of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and provide further support to schools in...

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