Prepare offers comprehensive violence prevention training and personal safety programs. In all our programs, we situate violence in the social and cultural context within which it exists. Along with the broad spectrum of curriculum we offer, we support the work of others in the anti-violence community. Our primary prevention programs work to change beliefs and behaviors before they lead to violence: health and life skills education, anti-bias and anti-bullying programs, and social and emotional learning fundamentals. We are best known for our secondary prevention self-defense and personal safety courses which feature the suited instructor: IMPACT Basics and Prepare classes for kids and teens. Our classes empower individuals to lead their lives fully, with the confidence that they have the tools to better manage what life brings their way.
Over the past 8 months, Prepare has undergone an outreach campaign to meet researchers, community partners, and other experts in the violence prevention field. We’ve been thrilled to connect with over 20 groups working toward similar goals, to learn from them, and share our resources. What we discovered was external validation for Prepare’s approaches – our topics and methods were strongly supported by research and best practices. Identifying & Responding to Child Sexual Grooming Behaviors We met several researchers focused on preventing child sexual abuse. As they shared their evidence-based programs, it was validating to see that Prepare’s curriculum covers many of the topics they emphasize. This includes telling kids that they have control over their bodies, that someone they…