Prevention and Education

Results: 9

• Child Abuse Prevention (5)
  FN-1500.1900-150

  Child Abuse Prevention

  FN-1500.1900-150
  
  Programs, often offered in the schools or in other community settings, that attempt to protect children from physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse or exploitation through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with children and/or the community at large. The sessions may offer suggestions for children and/or parents regarding ways of avoiding or handling an abusive or potentially abusive situation and/or information about the indicators and incidence of abuse, requirements for reporting abuse and community resources that are available to children who have been abused and to their families.
• Child Sexual Assault Prevention for Youth (1)
  FN-1500.8150-150 * YB-9500

  Child Sexual Assault Prevention for Youth

  FN-1500.8150-150 * YB-9500
  
  

  Programs, often offered by the schools, that attempt to protect children from molestation and other forms of sexual assault by family members, friends of the family, caretakers or strangers by teaching them about good and bad touches, that their body is their own, that it is all right to say "no" if someone wants to touch them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, and which encourage them to tell someone if they are approached or assaulted.

  Individuals who are younger than age 18.

• Dating Violence Prevention for Adolescents (1)
  FN-1500.1850 * YB-9500.0500

  Dating Violence Prevention for Adolescents

  FN-1500.1850 * YB-9500.0500
  
  

  Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of date rape, verbal and physical abuse, threats of abuse and other forms of violence that occur between dating teens through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on potential victims and perpetrators; agency, school or health care personnel who work with them; or the community as a whole. Activities may include classroom-based education, teacher workshops, parent workshops, peer leadership training, counseling groups for males who abuse or threaten a female peer, and community-based workshops for out-of-school youth. Programs may also be available for older people who are dating.

  Individuals who are age 13 to 17.

• Family Violence Prevention (1)
  FN-1500.1900

  Family Violence Prevention

  FN-1500.1900
  
  Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
• Family Violence Prevention for Public Awareness/Education (2)
  FN-1500.1900 * TJ-6500

  Family Violence Prevention for Public Awareness/Education

  FN-1500.1900 * TJ-6500
  
  

  Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.

  Programs that utilize a wide variety of materials including pamphlets and other literature, media presentations, speakers, workshops, directories, newsletters and outreach and prevention programs to make the public aware of the human service needs of the community, the resources that are available to meet those needs, and the issues which are relevant to specific social problems and the measures that have been proposed for their solution.

• Public Awareness/Education for Crime Prevention (1)
  TJ-6500 * FN-1500

  Public Awareness/Education for Crime Prevention

  TJ-6500 * FN-1500
  
  

  Programs that utilize a wide variety of materials including pamphlets and other literature, media presentations, speakers, workshops, directories, newsletters and outreach and prevention programs to make the public aware of the human service needs of the community, the resources that are available to meet those needs, and the issues which are relevant to specific social problems and the measures that have been proposed for their solution.

  Programs that help individuals and the general public protect themselves against crime or prevent its occurrence.

• Sexual Assault Prevention (1)
  FN-1500.8150

  Sexual Assault Prevention

  FN-1500.8150
  
  Programs that help people who may be vulnerable to rape, molestation or other forms of sexual assault become aware of the general precautions that can be taken to reduce the risk of becoming a victim, and the alternatives for handling the situation should they be approached or attacked.
• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention (5)
  FN-1500.1900-800

  Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention

  FN-1500.1900-800
  
  Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of individuals by their spouses or partners through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on the likely victims of abuse, potential perpetrators, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
• Youth Violence Prevention (1)
  FN-1500.9700

  Youth Violence Prevention

  FN-1500.9700
  
  Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of violent acts committed by youth on the streets, in the schools or in other settings through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families, the schools, health care providers, law enforcement officials and/or the community at large. The program may provide information about model/promising prevention and intervention programs and crisis response strategies; descriptions of the risk factors associated with youth violence; research including statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens; outreach; and/or presentations that may be tailored for a variety of audiences.