Summary

The Campaign’s core training curriculum contains over 115 well-referenced slides that are used by certified Campaign trainers and adapted according to the audience, level of expertise of participants, and length of available training time.  

Part I. Understanding Child Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem 

This section provides an overview of adverse childhood experiences, including child sexual abuse, that can lead to high-risk health behaviors and which in turn can contribute to the leading causes of disease and death in the U.S.  

Part II. Conditions that Support Child Sexual Abuse 

This section discusses the many social messages children receive from our culture, their communities and families, and how these contribute to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. 

Part III. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse 

Educate, the first section of this part discusses behavior signs that suggest someone might pose a risk to a child and ways to reduce opportunity for sexual abuse; how to distinguish developmentally expected sexual behaviors of children from those that might indicate a potential problem for the child or others; and how to recognize behavior and physical signs that might indicate a child has been sexually abused. 

Communicate focuses on speaking to children about healthy body boundaries and respectful relationships; talking tips for parents, and  how to communicate with children about their sexual behaviors to promote healthy development. 

Advocate discusses ways to support child victims and handle disclosures; how to report and seek assistance for abusers; and the benefits for the child, the abuse and the community.  

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