Resource Library
Published Resources
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations
See the Center for Disease Control's guidance for establishing organizational policies which protect children and youth.
Equation for Youth Safety
Praesidium’s Safety Equation® identifies eight organizational operations that provide opportunities to decrease the risk of abuse by employees, volunteers, or other program participants. Using current research and root cause analyses of thousands of cases of abuse, Praesidium has identified best practices in each operation and created products and services that help organizations implement these practices.
Preventing Peer-to-Peer Abuse
Check out this Article from Camping Magazine on understanding, spotting, and preventing abuse between participants.
Templates
Expectations
See sample behavioral expectations for program staff and participants.
Policies
Review sample policies that meet the University's minimum standards for program handbooks.