Smart Not Scared: Personal Safety Messages for Teen or Preteens

Course Description

Sexual abuse prevention is a team effort. This presentation covers personal safety strategies for preteens and teens with a focus on the importance of being a voice for change. Topics include consent, do no harm, bystander intervention, and personal safety strategies for teens. This presentation has been particularly powerful as an assembly for seniors before heading off to college.

Learning Objectives

1. Illustrate the importance and the how-to of bystander intervention.

2. Describe how victim blaming behaviors prevent people from disclosing their own experience.

3. Plan on how to respond if a friend or loved one discloses sexual violence in a way that does not cause more harm.

Session Formats

45-60 minutes if offered as a part of the school day

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