School-Based Prevention Programs

Teachers and other school staff are in an optimal position to prevent, identify, and assist victims of child abuse and neglect because of their frequent contact with students.

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Programs for Children: Building an Evidence-Informed Approach (PDF - 12,947 KB)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (2011)
Offers a guide to inform people about child sexual abuse prevention programs designed to educate children and assists advocates and prevention educators in selecting or designing prevention programs, and to provide evidence to support prevention educators in their efforts to make the case for the benefits of these programs to funders, parents, or the community at large.

Helping Children Cope With Violence and Trauma: A School-Based Program That Works
RAND Corporation & RAND Health
Research Highlights RAND Health; RB-4557-2, 2011
Discusses the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools, which is designed to help children traumatized by violence.

Prevent Child Abuse Utah School Based Program
Prevent Child Abuse America Utah (2013)
Provides Prevent Child Abuse Utah's child-abuse prevention programs including age-level-appropriate program consists of classroom discussion, visual aids, videos and other interactive activities.

The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect

Author(s)	Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau Crosson-Tower, Cynthia.
Availability	View Download (PDF - 3,665KB)
Year Published	2003

This manual, designed to examine the roles that teachers, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, special education professionals, administrators, and other school personnel have in helping maltreated children, provides the basis for the involvement of educators in combating the problem of child abuse and neglect. It also may be used by other professionals involved in child abuse and neglect interventions, such as child protective services, mental health, law enforcement, health care, and early childhood professionals, to gain a better understanding of the role of educators in child protection. Specifically, this manual addresses the following topics: Identifying reasons why educators are concerned; Recognizing child abuse and neglect; Reporting child abuse and neglect; Providing support after the report; and Preventing child abuse and neglect. Appendices include an educators' checklist for recognizing possible child maltreatment and a sample report of suspected child abuse and neglect.

School-Based Child Maltreatment Programs: Synthesis of Lessons Learned

Series Title	Grantee Lessons Learned
Author(s)	Children's Bureau (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Availability	View Download (PDF - 200KB)
Year Published	2003

The Office on Child Abuse and Neglect awarded several grants during Fiscal Year 1997 to programs that utilized school resources for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The three-year demonstration projects focused on collaboration between child protection agencies and school systems; education for parents, teachers, and children about child abuse and neglect; and the involvement of school staff in prevention and intervention. This report summarizes the service approaches and lessons learned by 11 demonstration programs as noted in their final reports. The projects found that training was effective in enhancing knowledge about the signs of child abuse and reporting procedures. Teachers who attended prevention activities applied concepts to lesson plans and classroom management, while children became more conscious of safety. Direct services to at-risk children and families, disclosure response assistance, parenting education, and resource directories resulted in improvements in child behavior and academic achievement, as well as parental knowledge about stress and the child protection reporting system. In general, the grantees recommended flexibility in program schedules, cultural sensitivity for outreach activities, adaptability in response to participant needs, and realistic expectations for service utilization. 1 table.

School-Based Programs to Reduce Violence
The Community Guide: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Summarizes Community Preventative Services Task Force recommendations and findings regarding universal school-based programs. Recommendations are made based on strong evidence of effectiveness in preventing or reducing violent behavior. Interventions and results from the review are included.

Speak Up Be Safe
Childhelp
Describes a school-based child abuse prevention education program that is an evolution of the Good Touch Bad Touch program. It focuses on child safety and is based on research in the areas of child development, learning styles, social psychology, and child abuse and neglect prevention.

Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN)
Stop Child Abuse and Neglect
Describes Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN), a school-based program designed to provide child abuse prevention and safety information to school children.

What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Educators

Series Title	Factsheets
Author(s)	Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Year Published	2012

Provides educators--including teachers, principals, counselors, and administrators--with an overview of the field of child welfare and suggests ways that educators and child welfare workers can work together to promote better outcomes for children and families involved with child welfare, including children in foster care. Links to resources are also included.