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What Is Childhelp Connect To Protect Kids?

Connect to Protect Kids (CTPK) is a training for adults who want to protect children and prevent child sexual abuse and other types of interpersonal harm. CTPK is delivered by trained facilitators who present compelling content to adults in a community. CTPK is a flexible and adaptable training for parents, caregivers, families, professionals, schools, and youth-serving organizations and seeks to be inclusive of cultural, racial, community, and regional needs. In this training, adults will discover that protecting children is possible with the 3 Keys to Protecting Children—Commitment, Action, and Connection by building connected, protective communities.

CTPK helps adults learn proactive skills to protect children with a focus on:

  • Risk reduction strategies
  • Preventing perpetration
  • Fostering healthy relationships and protective factors
  • Teaching bystander intervention
  • Building connected, protective communities that prioritize child safety
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Why choose Connect to Protect Kids?

  • Teaches 3 Keys to Protecting Children: practical, actionable ways to create lasting impact
  • Incorporates both risk-reduction and perpetration prevention strategies
  • Based on the latest research and prevention best practices
  • Adaptable program materials to educate diverse audiences in various settings
  • Flexible implementation models allow communities options for incorporating CTPK into their efforts
  • Professional facilitator training provided
  • Easy to use scripts and compelling PowerPoints include survivor stories and skill-building activities
  • Fosters child-adult-community connection when used with Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe for youth
  • Helps build connected, protective communities that prioritize child safety

CTPK Founders

Coming In 2026

Our CTPK curriculum is currently in development and scheduled to launch Summer 2026 (note: timeline subject to change).

Additional Resources

CTPK

Learn more about our evidence-based prevention curriculum for youth in grades Pre-K through 12.

Childhelp Staying Safe From Online Harm

Discover our no-cost digital safety module.

Resources

Access our collection of resources and educational materials designed to promote prevention, youth safety, and wellbeing.