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Chil ild Safety Matters

A Partnership with Bivona Child Advocacy Center

Domestic violence Household substance abuse Parental incarceration Parental divorce/separation Household mental illness Physical abuse Emotional abuse Neglect (physical or emotional) Sexual abuse

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Why Do We Need a Program?

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What are the Classroom Implications?

Students with higher ACE scores are more likely to need special education services, fail a grade, score lower

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tests, have language difficulties, be suspended or expelled, and have poorer health.

Lesson 1

• Personal Safety
• Safe Adults
• Safety Rules
• Types of Abuse
• Who Harms Kids & How

Lesson 2

• Bullying
• Cyberbullying
• Digital Safety
• Digital Citizenship

Classroom Lesson Structure

5 Safety Rules

Practical and Easy to Implement

• 2 easy to implement, age and developmentally appropriate

classroom lessons per grade, delivered by certified facilitators (counselors or teachers).

• Includes reinforcement materials and activities for classrooms,

schools, and parents.

• Educates and empowers students in grades K through 5, as

well as school staff and parents.

• Fun and engaging for children.
• Helps schools meet statute and policy requirements.

Neglect is when a child is not getting what they need to be healthy and safe.

Neglect

Food and clothes Someone to take care of you Medical care

Mike-Tosis

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Red Flags: Safe vs. Unsafe Secrets

Secrets Surprises

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Questions?

Molly Snell-Larch msnelllarch@bivonacac.org 585-935-7822