Prevention in Youth Serving Organizations

It is vital that organizations create a culture where child sexual abuse is discussed, addressed, and prevented. If your organization has youth participants, at some point a sex offender will want to work for you.

Some organizations feel they lack the money, time, personnel, and expertise to create a comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention plan. The fact is many strategies cost little or nothing to implement. Committed adults understand the need to protect the children you serve. Awareness to Action is dedicated to helping organizations and communities protect children from sexual abuse by creating safe environments for children. This support can be provided at no cost to the organization.

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations: Policy and Procedure Training

Awareness to Action's training and technical assistance workshop for organizations is based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guide Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures. Over the course of 6 months, participating organizations will receive in depth training and support to implement prevention strategies to protect the children in their programs. Throughout the workshop you will hear from experts in the field of child sexual abuse and organizations who have taken steps to enhance their ability to protect children in their programs.

• Attend an initial half day training to learn the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 6 Core Components to protect children through sound policies and procedures.
• Develop a concrete action plan for your organization based on each Core Component 
• Receive technical assistance and support from Awareness to Action staff on the implementation of the plan. 
• Attend a meeting 3 and 6 months after the training to sustain implementation of the plan. 

Benefits

• Join a community of practice, enabling the sharing of both experiences and resources.
• Receive recommendations and connections with additional training opportunities for staff and parents/caregivers.
• After the initial 6 months are completed, receive ongoing information and support from Awareness to Action and the community of practice.
• Advance the safety and well-being of kids!

Request a training in your community or email A2A@childrenswi.org for more infomration. 

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