A Brief History

Over the past ten years there has been an increased awareness of all areas of children's safety, particularly that of children's personal safety. We are now aware that children are more likely to be harmed by someone they know, than by someone they do not know.

There are many personal safety issues for our children. For example. some of us will think of bullying, something which causes both physical and emotional trauma. Others may think of sexual abuse or physical abuse, and still further people may consider emotional abuse as a threat to personal safety.

Children may experience a wide range of situations which put them at risk and causes them short-term and long-term harm which is both physical and emotional and violates children's basic rights. Programs have been developed by government and community groups to raise community awareness, and the need for child abuse prevention programs has been supported. It cannot be stated strongly enough that the child who is abused is not at fault and it is the adult who is abusing that is doing the wrong thing. It is important that children develop personal safety skills from a well presented and well structured personal safety program.

Protective Behaviours can be used by both children and adults to help keep themselves safe and work towards reducing violence in the community.

It can provide the basis for helping children be safe at school and take pleasure from their learning. It can also help everyone learn to stay safe from the risks that surround us in our everyday life.

Our Aims In Prevention