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Connect to Protect Kids is a unique and innovative strategy designed to protect children and youth from sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking, as well as online, peer, and other types of interpersonal violence. This new prevention education program, based on the latest research and updated prevention best practices, is a collaborative project of six founding partners supported by four separate, but equally committed organizations - leaders in abuse prevention and research. Connect to Protect Kids will educate and empower all children, youth, and adults in communities across the U.S. with consistent messaging using a combination of traditional trainings and online learning opportunities.
VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES
Our vision is that every child grows up free from sexual abuse and other types of interpersonal violence in communities that prioritize their safety and wellbeing.
Our mission is to build connected, protective communities that safeguard children from sexual abuse and interpersonal violence by educating and empowering children and adults, modifying behaviors, changing social norms, and creating safe environments.
We believe all children deserve to be safe and free from sexual abuse and interpersonal violence.
We believe that abuse is preventable.
We believe that educating and empowering all adults, children, and youth is critical.
We are committed to participatory program development to ensure we are inclusive of voices of youth, families, cultures, races, identities, abilities, communities, and those with lived experiences.
We are committed to inclusivity and are accountable to the diverse communities we serve.
We work at the intersection of research, expertise, and lived experience to deliver innovation and impact.
We believe we are stronger together and prioritize collaboration, relationships, and communities that protect children.
Our organization was born from a shared vision and aligned values and we are committed to operating with integrity, accountability, and shared decision-making.
We believe that connected, protective communities will mean less adversity for children and will contribute to safer environments and healthier children and adults.
We seek to build CONNECTED, PROTECTIVE COMMUNITIES across the country where:
- Prevention is accessible and all children/youth and adults receive prevention education that is comprehensive, uses common and consistent language, builds protective skills, modifies behaviors, and changes social norms.
- Individuals believe abuse is preventable and actively engage in healthy, safe, and protective behaviors.
- Families, organizations, and systems establish and maintain protective environments to reduce risks to children and youth.
- Community members and leaders improve systems to ensure child and youth safety, protection, and wellbeing by:
- providing policies and funding that prioritize children.
- responding to children and youth that have been harmed, or those that have harmed or may harm others in appropriate, protective, and supportive ways.
- holding systems designed to safeguard children accountable for providing appropriate support and protection and not harming youth.
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Our Programs
Our Community
Our Programs
We envision a comprehensive, adaptable, toolkit of programs and resources that will connect at the intersection of tradition and technology. Traditional facilitator-led trainings will be enhanced through online learning modules. By developing adult- and child-focused programs simultaneously, we can educate all stakeholders, including youth, parents, and all adults with consistent messaging.
Our Founders
Our Community
Our Programs
Our founders include top prevention leaders from established organizations. We are curriculum developers, statewide prevention leaders, developmental scientists, and experts in child abuse prevention. Further, we are supported by a multitude of partners who have already committed funding, expertise, content, and resources to ensure the success of Connect to Protect Kids.
Our Community
Our Community
Our Community
There are a variety of ways to become involved with Connect to Protect Kids. Throughout the program development process, we will rely on partners, experts, and community stakeholders to help inform us. If you would like to be a part of this unique community and exciting new prevention strategy, please connect with us. We value input from everyone working to prevent abuse and safeguard children.
