Why does The Victim Center have a Safety Education Program? Why is it important?
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» 10% of children are abused before their 18th birthday
» 14% of children have been solicited online
» 28% of students have been bullied
» 90% of children between 8 and 16 years have viewed explicit material online.
How has The Victim Center Safety Education Presentation positively impacted students?
94% of children promised to share learned information with a safe adult.
95% of children could identify at least one safe adult (such as a parent or teacher).
89% of children knew the most important safety rule (telling a safe adult until someone believes you).
On average, The Victim Center sees 11 students a month come forward to a safe adult to report their own abuse or neglect.
Willard Intermediate North Safety Education Lesson
As part of Missouri’s Trauma-Informed School Initiative and as an added measure to support the safety and well-being of our students, Willard partners with The Victim Center to provide safety and prevention education to students from kindergarten through sixth grade. This safety lesson will be taught at Intermediate-North during December by a prevention educator from The Victim Center during our normal (i.e., 25-minute) classroom counseling time. The lesson will cover “5 Safety Rules Every Student Should Know” and will be presented using age-appropriate materials and vocabulary.
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As always, you know your child best; my goal is to support all students and their families. If you have any questions or concerns or wish to have your student opt out of the lesson, please contact me by Monday, December 9th, so that accommodations can be made for your student during this time.
The outline for the presentation is displayed below:
All information above was obtained from the Victim Center's Prevention Education Website. To learn more about the Victim Center Prevention Education Program and Parent Resources, please click one of the buttons below.
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