51A Report Form
This official form from the Department of Children and Families is used to report alleged child abuse or neglect. This form includes space for a ...
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Abuse Prevention Curricula
This document provides links to resources that can be used to develop abuse prevention curricula. The resources, from various sources like the...
Additional Guidance on Constructing Codes of Ethics and Conduct
This resource is meant to provide guidance for Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs) on writing a Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics. This document...
Additional Resources for Training Toolkits
This resource includes links to other organization’s training toolkits, including Universities of Washington and California, the Sex Abuse...
Connecticut Department of Transportation Class Evaluation
This document from the Connecticut Department of Transportation includes evaluation forms for child abuse prevention trainings. These evaluation...
CORI Acknowledgement Form
This form is provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security is used for organizations requesting...
CORI Request Form
This form is provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security is used for requesting Criminal Offender...
CSA Prevention Tool for Organizations
This checklist was developed by Dr. Sandy K. Wurtele. It outlines specific Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) prevention guidelines for Youth-Serving...
Dance Studio Policies and Student Handbook
This is a guide to writing a handbook for a Youth-Serving Organization (YSO) through the lens of a dance studio. The document provides guidelines...
DCF Brochure
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DCF Brochure: What Happens When a Report is Filed?
This document provides contact information for hotlines and offices focusing on child protection in Massachusetts. It also includes locations and...
DCF Child Abuse Registry Request
This document created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Health and Human Services is meant to help organizations request information...
DCF Mandated Reporter Guide 2018
This document provides specific definitions of who are considered mandated reporters, what their responsibilities are, definitions of abuse and...
Definitions, Acronyms, Glossary
This resource includes definitions and acronyms commonly used in child abuse prevention. The document is helpful in understanding other child...
Educating Children and Youth
This document includes information about appropriately educating children about abuse and neglect. It outlines what children should learn from...
Effective Home Visiting Training: Key Principles and Findings to Guide Training Developers and Evaluators
Learn more about the effectiveness of home visiting programs with this resource. The document provides a detailed review on home visiting training,...
Ensuring Safe Physical Environments and Safe Technology: Checklist for Safe Environment
This checklist aims to help Youth Serving Organizations (YSO) evaluate or assess their facility’s environment for safety. The checklist includes...
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Examples of Organizational Mission Statement and Ethics Statements
This resource provides links to mission statements of varying organizations, including both national organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs...
Executive Summary – Steps Toward Child Abuse Prevention & Creating Safe School Environments (2024)
Executive Summary – Steps Toward Child Abuse Prevention & Creating Safe School Environments (2024) The Massachusetts Children’s Trust...
Grade-Appropriate Learning Standards and Lesson Objectives
This document provides a chart with learning standards for safety for children from K-12. It outlines what is appropriate for each age group (K-3,...
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Guidelines for Disclosure
This resource helps guide Youth Serving Organization (YSO) staff and volunteers prepare for disclosures of abuse. This includes appropriate ways to...
How is Your Facility Designed to Keep Children Safe
This resource lays out how to achieve safe physical spaces at Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs) for children of varying ages. The document...
Kirkpatricks Four Levels of Training Evaluation in Detail
This document lays out each level of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation, including descriptions of the characteristics of each...
Legislative Mandate
The document is a copy of a legislative mandate establishing a Task Force for child sexual abuse prevention in Massachusetts. It can be used as ...
Level 1 Evaluation for Telephone Training Course
This document provides an example of an evaluation survey based on Level One of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation. This allows...
Level 1 Evaluation Survey: Your Opinions Matter
This document provides an example of an evaluation survey based on Level One of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation. The document...
Level 1 Evaluation: Reaction
This document provides information on Level One of Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation. In particular, it focuses on the learner’s...
Massachusetts Children’s Alliance and Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers
This document provides a list of resources from Children’s Advocacy Centers across Massachusetts. It provides a location and contact information...
Massachusetts Prevention, Assessment, Treatment and Reporting Resources
The document provides a list of resources for the assessment, treatment, and reporting of child abuse in Massachusetts. Locations and contact...
Massachusetts Rape Crisis Programs
This resource provides locations and contact information for rape crisis programs across Massachusetts. These resources span a variety of topics and...
Nationwide and State Criminal History Checks
This resource provides information about national and state criminal background checks. It differentiates between different types of background...
Other Comprehensive Resources
This resource provides links to two comprehensive resources, including “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Resources” and “Safe-Child Standards...
Physical and Behavioral Indicators of Abuse
This document provides detailed information about the indicators of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. The document outlines what...
Policies and Procedures
The resource provides information about implementing a child sexual abuse prevention policy, including specific steps for Youth-Serving...
Positive Youth Development
This resource provides information about positive youth development, including its definition and how its usefulness in child safety. It includes...
Prevention Organizations
This is a list of child abuse prevention organizations from across the United States. The document provides locations and contact information for...
Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children: A Research Overview
My Subheading This resource serves as an overview providing information about Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) in children, including...
Problematic Sexual Behaviors Infographic
This visualization, created by the Massachusetts Legislative Task Force for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, includes the potential process and...
Questions for Screening and Selecting Employees and Volunteers
This is a guide for screening and hiring new employees and volunteers. It is made up of potential questions to ask during application or interview...
Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect, Sample 1
This document provides information about reports of child abuse and neglect, including what must be reported and information needed about the...
Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect, Sample 2
This resource provides information on what occurs when there is a report of child abuse or neglect. It gives a brief overview of what happens ...
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
This document provides locations and contact information for reporting child abuse or neglect for other states. It includes information from various...
Sample (Code of Conduct) Statement of Receipt and Agreement
This is an example of what Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs) can use for their staff and volunteers to indicate their understanding of the Code of...
Sample Child Safety Incident After-Action Report
This is an example form to be used when an incident of child safety occurs at a Youth-Serving Organization (YSO). The form allows staff, volunteers,...
Sample Code of Conduct (PDF)
This resource acts as an example for Youth Serving Organizations (YSOs) to support their creation of their Code of Conduct. It includes statements...
Sample Code of Conduct (Word)
This example Code of Conduct for Youth Serving Organizations (YSOs) can be used to support the creation of a Code of Conduct at any YSO. ...
Sample Electronic Communication Policy
This Electronic Communication Policy is an example of how Youth Serving Organizations (YSOs) can communicate policies with the public. This sample...
Sample Electronic Communications Policy
This Electronic Communication Policy is an example of how Youth Serving Organizations (YSOs) can communicate policies with the public. This...
Sample Policies and Procedures
The document provides links to ten outside resources with examples of policies and procedures from Youth Serving Organizations (YSO) including...
Sample Questions and Statement of Suitability for Employment/Volunteer Applications
These are example questions for an employment and volunteer application for Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs). This document includes questions...
Sample Questions for Previous Employers
This document includes sample questions to ask previous employers or references for applicants during the screening process. These questions are...
Sample Self-Audit Form for YSOs
This form was designed for Youth Serving Organizations (YSO) to determine how safe their organization is for children. It includes eight detailed...
Sample Training Evaluation
This general training evaluation tool is for trainees to complete once they are done with a training. The training evaluation includes questions...
Sample Training Scenarios for Code of Conduct
This sample provides examples of scenarios that can be used in training Youth-Serving Organizations (YSO) staff and volunteers about the Code of...
SORI Request Form
This form is provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board and is used by organizations to request SORI or Sex Offender...
Steps Toward Child Abuse & Creating Safe Environments A How-to Manual for Massachusetts Educators
Steps Toward Child Abuse Prevention & Creating Safe School Environments (2024) The Children’s Trust’s how-to manual for educators,...
Steps Toward Child Abuse & Creating Safe Environments: A “How-to” Manual for Massachusetts Educators
Steps Toward Child Abuse Prevention & Creating Safe School Environments (2024) The Children’s Trust’s how-to manual for educators,...
Training Evaluation Sample
This document is a sample evaluation tool for trainees to evaluate trainings they have attended. Evaluation questions include details about the...
What Happens When DCF Receives a 51A Report?
This document outlines what happens when the Department of Children and Families (DCF) gets a report of suspected abuse. A flow chart is used to ...
What if a Criminal Record is Discovered
This document provides detailed information regarding criminal histories and background checks when screening and hiring people to work with...
YSO Pledge for Child Safety
This is a sample pledge for child safety for Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs) in Massachusetts. The document provides opportunities for YSOs to...
