Welcome to the nation's leading child personal safety program.
Our mission is to assist parents and educators in protecting youngsters, both offline and online. Millions of children and teens nationwide have been empowered by Think First & Stay Safe resources to avoid:
Sexual Abuse
Exploitation
Harassment
School Violence
Abduction
Drugs
Bullying
Essential Handbook for Parents of Teens
Let's Talk Teens:
Being the parent of a teen is a challenging experience, especially in today's high tech world. This 20-page handbook navigates parents through health and safety issues facing teens and provides specific low-tech strategies for keeping teens safe.
Reveals Teen Lures used to manipulate and exploit young people. Emphasizes healthy relationships vs. unhealthy relationships. Also focuses on Cyber bullying, Social Networking & Privacy, Over-sharing, Sexting, Dating Violence, Teen Suicide Prevention, Help Hotlines and more.
Meeting and Exceeding Federal Guidelines for Personal Safety Programs
Jennifer Mitchell, Co-President of Child Lures/Teen Lures Prevention, was one of eight national child safety experts who served on the Education Standards Task Force at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The task force, along with NCMEC staff liaisons and supporting agencies, developed the Guidelines for Programs to Reduce Child Victimization: A Resource for Communities When Choosing a Program to Teach Personal Safety to Children.
Child Lures Prevention and Teen Lures Prevention child personal safety resources align with recommendations in NCMEC's guidelines.