This evaluation of a child abuse prevention program with 200 children (Grades K, 1, 3, and 6) 5 months after a child abuse prevention program found participating children scored significantly higher on the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire than did controls. Age was a critical factor. All participants maintained their level of knowledge…

This article describes the Boy Scout Youth Protection Program. This program involves a booklet for parents, and preparation and distribution of 2 videos for boys aged 6 to 9 and 10 to 14, respectively; formal policies to protect scouts from abuse within the organization; and a prompt reporting and communication system. (Author/DB)

Presents sexual abuse as topic of safety education in schools, focusing on teaching materials appropriate for younger children, their teachers, school counselors, and parents. Examines the role of the school and of the counselor in making young children aware of sexual abuse. Includes annotated list of relevant videotapes, books, teaching aids,…

Discusses the goals and specific initiatives of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, a nationwide childhood injury prevention program that works to protect children from birth through age 14. Its programs focus on bike helmet and bike safety awareness; scald burn prevention; residential fire detection and smoke alarm installation; and automobile seat…

Based on a survey of special educators (n=40) and parents (n=21) of children with special needs, this paper presents a list of safety skills across domains for preschool, elementary, and adolescent students with special needs. Similar safety concerns were found among both parents and professionals. (Author/DB)

This article criticizes previously suggested (EC 222 753) objective "timing methods" to help the visually impaired pedestrian determine a safe time to cross an uncontrolled intersection. The assumption that timing the approach of several cars can result in a correct judgment is particularly questioned. (DB)

Evaluates a children's safety program, "Kidscape," that aims to increase primary school children's ability to deal with four types of potentially unsafe situations: being bullied, being approached by a stranger, being subject to inappropriate intimacy from a known adult, and being subject to pressure from such adults to keep such…

Explains principles pertaining to safety in outdoor education followed by member organizations of the Development Training Advisory Group (United Kingdom). Emphasizes protecting the emotional safety of participants during adventure activities and developing a safety attitude whereby safe conduct becomes second nature. (LP)

Finds that 175 individuals in seven hunter safety classes exposed to a gun safety video intervention listed significantly more gun safety practices, perceived greater susceptibility to accidental gun injuries, perceived gun injuries to be more severe, and perceived greater response efficacy toward some of the recommended gun safety practices.…

Responding to schools' need for disaster preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a week-long course at its Emergency Management Institute (the Multi-Hazard Safety Program for Schools). FEMA recommends that school officials identify likely hazards, mitigate against them, develop response and postdisaster coping plans,…

This article describes an application of computer technology to teach personal safety to children with severe learning difficulties. The multimedia program is intended to compensate for the children's inability to understand the appropriate language for sexual issues or to act out a situation through role play. Hypothetical situations are pictured…

This study examined the effectiveness of individual behavioral skills training in conjunction with in situ training in teaching 13 preschool children abduction prevention skills. Children's performance was measured during baseline, training, and at 2-week, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups using in situ assessments in which abduction prevention…

This article discusses summertime safety activities for children. As children participate in the summer safety activities, they learn how to identify problems and communicate their ideas and feelings about potentially dangerous situations. They learn how to think through the problem and create solutions. The author presents a few ideas to go with…

More than 18,000 adolescents die each year in the United States from bicycle, motorcycle, car, and truck accidents. This study sought to understand the role of African-American grandmothers as prevention-oriented health educators in the family. Full Model Fitted Regression Analyses were conducted on a sample of African-American grandmothers (N =…

Education administrators have many tools available to them as they strive to establish a safe climate for learning, but no one strategy or piece of equipment is a magic solution that keeps potential trouble beyond the campus boundaries. Creating and maintaining a safe and secure school environment requires a balance of many strategies: (1)…