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Children's Safety Australia Inc. is currently working with our sister organisation, Personal Safety Australia, on a number of exciting projects, which include:
This interactive book is designed for lower to middle primary
school students to be read with their parent/carer or teacher.
It includes fundamental children’s safety concepts,
a range of activities enabling the practical application
of these safety concepts, a quiz, and further information
for parents and teachers. We are currently seeking funding to illustrate and print the book.
The Safe Start: Protective Behaviours for Children (Safe Start) and Safe T: Protective Behaviors for Young People (Safe T) programs seek to maximise the safety and enhance the wellbeing of children and young people and encourage them to reach their full potential.
Safe Start targets children aged 3 - 12 years. Safe T targets young people aged 13 - 18 years.
Safe Start and Safe T training workshops are designed for adults who regularly interact with children and young people. By training adults, who are able to relay and reinforce the key safety messages, our training has the potential to reach significant numbers of children to achieve lasting benefits.
The Safe Start and Safe T programs are based on the following underlying principles:
- Children and young people have a right to be safe and to feel safe.
- Child protection is a community responsibility and we all have a part to play. Protective adults, particulrly parents and carers, have a responsibility to protect children and young people from harm and to equip them with safety knowledge and skills.
- A healthy self esteem is fundamental to self protection and a person’s ability to reach their full potential.
- To maximise their safety, children and young people must be equipped with an awareness of risks and empowered with strategies and skills to effectively respond to safety threats.
The programs were developed by Kim Jackson in 2008 to address the limitations, and build upon the strengths, of the international Protective Behaviours program. Safe Start and Safe T expand upon the traditional Protective Behaviours content, embraces additional key safety messages and enhances delivery methods to reflect current best practice guidelines in child protection.
The programs have been independently reviewed and found to be effective in providing prevention education to reduce the risk of victimisation for children and adolescents, including the various harmful behaviours.
For maximum success, the programs should be:
- implemented throughout the whole school or children’s organisation;
- delivered by trained staff; and
- multi systemic, involving children, young people, their parents/carers and teachers.
Training Opportunities
Personal Safety Australia offers a range of training opportunities for protective adults, including parents, carers, teachers, school counsellors, chaplains, guidance officers, support workers, child protection workers, childcare providers, community workers, youth workers and service club leaders.
For further information visit www.personalsafetyaust.com or contact Personal Safety Australia via email: admin@personalsafetyaust.com or telephone (07) 3379 4475.
Resources
Children’s Safety Australia Inc., provides a range of resources to reinforce the four key safety messages of the Safe Start program including stickers, posters and worksheets. Visit our Resources page for further information.
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