Fair Haven RCC's goal with our school prevention education program is to help ensure the personal safety of children and youth through increased awareness, education, advocacy and action. Our goal is to prevent all forms of child victimization by teaching children, families, professionals and other community members how to recognize, interrupt and report inappropriate behaviors and situations.
Every 11 minutes Child Protective Services agencies substantiated, or found strong evidence to indicate that, 57,329 children were victims of sexual abuse. One in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. 82% of all victims under 18 are female. Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
Fair Haven RCC's primary prevention program uses research/evidenced based curriculums that have been vetted and approved by the Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana Prevention Education Coalition, to teach students K-12. The curriculums are the Monique Burr Foundation's Child Safety Matters and Teen Safety Matters. Both curriculums focus on teaching children and teens the "5 Safety Rules" - Know What's Up; Spot Red Flags; Make A Move; Talk It Up; No Blame-No Shame.
The Monique Burr Foundation curricula has been scientifically evaluated and proven to be highly effective in educating and safeguarding children, based on the federally-mandated Principles of Effectiveness and is a nationally recognized program for child sexual abuse education. The program teaches students how to identify trusted adults, as well as how and where to reach out for help. The program emphasizes that all kids have a right to be safe, and there are laws to help keep kids safe.
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