Youth Protection Pamphlet 

DEAR PARENT The Boy Scouts of America is pleased to provide this booklet—it might be the most important information you, your child, and your family will ever read. Understanding these pages could prevent your child or another child from being abused or may empower you to stop abuse as soon as possible and seek the necessary help. Child abuse is something we would rather not talk about, or even think about, but we must. Every offender benefits from our ignorance. If we fail to do everything we can to keep our children safe, the consequences can be devastating, even deadly. This booklet cannot address all threats to personal safety your child may experience in and out of Scouting, but it will teach you how to identify and prevent numerous forms of abuse. It contains exercises, based on a set of personal safety rules, that will empower your child to better recognize, respond to, and report abuse. Go through the exercises together. Your child is that important. In fact, all children are that important. Youth Protection Begins With YOU.