Childhelp’s integrated prevention approach supports comprehensive efforts that engage entire communities to safeguard children and build protective environments that prioritize child safety.
Our Prevention Strategies:
Educate. Empower. Protect.
Comprehensive and effective prevention education programs for youth and adults.
Abuse is Preventable!
- We educate and empower everyone in a community with aligned adult- and child-focused programs and resources backed by scientific research and professional expertise and informed by youth, survivors, and communities.
- Our focus includes preventing perpetration AND reducing the risk of children experiencing harm by fostering healthy relationships and social norms, resilience, and protective factors.
- Our programs are inclusive and adaptable to educate diverse audiences and communities with various cultural needs and training mandates while maintaining integrity and fidelity.
- We engage in collaborative partnerships so your prevention education efforts are scalable and sustainable for long-term impact.
Childhelp’s Primary Prevention Programs
For youth in schools and other youth-serving organizations.
Speak Up Be Safe (SUBS) is a comprehensive, evidence-based program that teaches youth (grades Pre-K through 12) Key Safety Rules and skills to prevent and interrupt all types of abuse and online dangers.
SUBS is designed to educate and empower children and teens to recognize unsafe situations and abusive behaviors, build resistance skills, and create a responsive safety network with peers and safe adults.
The program includes a core curriculum and additional evidence-informed modules, resources, and activities tailored for school-age children and their parents or caregivers.
For parents, caregivers, and all adults in a community.
Connect to Protect Kids (CTPK) is a comprehensive, evidence-informed program that teaches adults the 3 Keys to Protecting Children – Commitment, Action, and Connection.
CTPK is designed to engage, educate, and empower adults to prevent child sexual abuse and other types of interpersonal violence and harm. CTPK is an adaptable and flexible program created to meet the needs of diverse communities.
CTPK is currently in development and will be available this summer.
Why Prevention Matters
Abuse causes significant negative impacts with children often experiencing short- and long-term physical, mental, and behavioral consequences. And the impact is often experienced well into adulthood. Adults abused as a child can experience increased risk of mental health problems, chronic illness or physical disease, relationship difficulties, and future victimization.
Early and ongoing, evidence-based prevention across all ages and stages isn’t optional—it’s essential. Together, we can prevent abuse and create a world where every child grows up safe and healthy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the programs for?
Childhelp offers aligned youth-focused and adult-focused programs for educating and empowering all youth and adults in a community.
Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe is for children and youth in grades Pre-K through 12 and is often delivered in schools, early education/daycare centers, after-school programs, and other youth-serving organizations.
Childhelp Connect to Protect Kids is for adults and can be delivered in any community setting, such as schools, youth-serving organizations, sports programs, faith-based organizations, or parent groups.
Are your programs evidence-based?
Childhelp programs include concepts informed by the latest research and prevention best practices. Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe is recognized as “supported by research evidence” (level-2) by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse (www.CEBC.org) and to our knowledge is the only such program that is evidence-based for all grades levels, Pre-K – 12. All of our other curricula and modules are evidence-informed, ensuring they are impactful and effective. We are committed to ongoing research to ensure the efficacy of all of our programs and will publish additional research as studies are completed.
Is there a cost?
Childhelp programs are available to license for use at a reasonable cost. We never want cost to be a barrier to prevention. We offer flexible pricing options and are happy to discuss custom pricing for larger orders. You can view pricing information on our program pages.
Do I need training to deliver the programs?
Yes. We provide professional training to ensure Childhelp programs are delivered effectively and consistently. Facilitators must complete the training prior to accessing the curriculum materials.
Are program materials available in other languages?
Yes. Childhelp curricula and many other resources are available in English and Spanish.
If you have additional questions, please contact our team.
Measuring Our Impact
1.5
Youth Reached
3,500
Facilitators Trained
35
Growth Year Over Year
We measure what matters to ensure progress toward our vision. We continually evaluate program effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement, and assess our growth and impact.
Our Partners
