The Boy Scouts of America is committed to creating safe environments for Scouts and leaders. Child abuse is an uncomfortable topic but an important one for us to cover to ensure the safety and well-being of our Scouts. The Boy Scouts of America has partnered with subject-matter experts from the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to present the Personal Safety Awareness Series. The Personal Safety Awareness Series main goal is to educate teens about what to do if they experience abusive behavior, educate them about safe and unsafe touches, and encourage them to go to a parent or another trusted adult for help.
Before starting this series you should review Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse since the Personal Safety Awareness Series is intended to complement our many existing youth-protection measures.
Personal Safety Awareness Training for BSA’s Older Youth Programs (Venturing, Sea Scouting, and Exploring)
These videos and discussion guide were developed to address personal safety concerns of our nation’s teenagers. The intended audience is young men and women, 14 through 20 years of age. The discussion guide and videos fulfill the Personal Safety Awareness Training for the Venturing Rank requirement.
Click here to download the Discussion Guide for these videos.
Persistence for Pictures
Grooming & Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse in the Family
Friends Should Never Look the Other Way
Don’t Let Pressure End Up as Sexual Abuse
Suicide Prevention
Your Feedback is Important
Please take a moment to participate in a brief survey about the Personal Safety Awareness Training Videos.
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Boy Scouts of America Videos
These videos are good supplemental information in helping our youth understand various youth protection topics and policies. Click on each graphic to launch the training video.
Digital Safety
Bullying
Abuse
Youth Protection Policies
Your Feedback is Important
Please take a moment to participate in a brief survey about the Personal Safety Awareness Training Videos.
Click here to complete the survey.
The following resources may be used by parents and leaders in their efforts to protect youth. Several are available for purchase. Visit your local Scout shop or ScoutShop.org.
How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.
A booklet, included in the printed handbooks, providing tips to help parents talk with their sons about child abuse.
Cyber Chip
To help families and volunteers keep youth safe while online. Topics include cyberbullying, cell phone use, texting, blogging, gaming, and identity theft.
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