Knowledge is power and you can help prevent child sexual abuse. We offer two different trainings for adults and children on how to prevent, identify and respond to child sexual abuse.
This training is a FREE two and a half hour training teaching adults how to identify, prevent, and respond to child sexual abuse. This training is very powerful in the fact that it uses survivor stories. Stewards of Children® is designed for any adult who cares for or about children. It is also an effective training for schools working to meet the adult requirements of Indiana Senate Bill 447 (Erin’s Law – 856), which requires child abuse and neglect training for school employees.
Think First and Stay Safe Program (Pre-K thru 12) Child and Teen Lures
This education is provided FREE to school systems located in the following counties: Shelby, Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, and Morgan. This is a safety education school program teaching youth & teens safety from child sexual abuse, molestation, harassment, luring, abduction & bullying/cyberbullying. It’s what every parent and child should know about preventing sexual abuse and abduction.
Approved by the Indiana Department of Education, the Think First & Stay Safe™ program strives for a balanced perspective that will preserve as much of the innocence and optimism of childhood as possible.
While it is imperative to arm children with personal safety strategies, it is also essential to reassure them that most people are good and kind. Most people help others when the need arises.
Students learn what constitutes healthy and respectful social relationships. When children know how to build and maintain healthy social relationships from a young age, it is easier for them to recognize and avoid inappropriate and abusive behaviors as they grow.
Students also learn how to set personal boundaries and how to respect the boundaries of others. The program teaches students how to identify trusted adults, as well as how and where to reach out for help. The program emphasizes that all kids have a right to be safe, and there are laws to help keep kids safe. It assures children that being bullied or abused is never a child’s fault.
Think First & Stay Safe™ teaches students to identify and outsmart the lures that are universally used in predatory crimes against children, most often by someone the child knows. Students learn essential personal safety skills to improve self-reliance and raise self-esteem, while being consistently reassured that most people are kind, safe and committed to their well-being.
Think First & Stay Safe™ has been scientifically evaluated and proven to be highly effective in educating and safeguarding children, based on the federally-mandated Principles of Effectiveness and is a nationally recognized program for child sexual abuse education.
Contact Tracy McQueen at tracy@assistindiana.org for more information or to schedule your organization, staff, or schools for either prevention education or the school safety education programs, and she will even come to you either in-person or virtually!