Prevention

About Prevention Training

Prevention trainings support child advocacy centers and other organizations as they help their communities prevent child abuse and maltreatment.

Safe and Strong Communities

This training is offered to adults in youth-serving agencies, churches, sports leagues, and beyond. Participants learn how to recognize, respond, and report child abuse. This is mandated reporter training and beyond; we delve into dynamics of child abuse, how to respond to a child in a trauma-informed way, red flags of child abuse, child resilience, Safe and Strong Child© body safety curriculum, and more.

This training meets the mandated reporter training requirements listed Minnesota State Statutes (260E.065).  

Safe and Strong Child© Train the Presenter

Safe and Strong Child® Train the Presenter prepares Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) and other organization to present a child abuse prevention and body safety curriculum within their communities. 

Safe and Strong Child® is recognized by the National Children’s Alliance as an approved prevention curriculum for CAC accreditation. 

Safe and Strong Child® body safety curriculum is grounded in evidence-based practices for preventing child abuse. It features age-appropriate classroom lessons delivered through engaging methods such as storytelling, role play, and song, all within a supportive and non-threatening environment. The curriculum also includes presentations and valuable resources and guidance for teachers and caregivers to further bolster child safety. 

In the Safe and Strong Child® Train the Presenter course, participants will learn how to: 

• Deliver the Safe and Strong Child® program to students, school staff, and caregivers 

• Effectively use Safe and Strong Child® materials 

• Coordinate a comprehensive community prevention education program 

• Handle various classroom scenarios 

Please note, this course is designed to prepare participants to present Safe and Strong Child® directly but does not prepare participants to train others on curriculum presentation. 

Participants will receive electronic copies of the Safe and Strong Child® curriculum, presentation aids, and coordination documentation. For organizations eager to launch their SSC® program, a physical Safe and Strong Child® Kit is available for purchase as an add-on during registration.