Who Do You Tell?

The "Who Do You Tell?" Child Sexual Abuse Education Program was designed to teach elementary school aged children basic concepts to help them prevent and protect themselves from sexual abuse. The program aims to help students to learn to distinguish between inappropriate and appropriate types of touching. In addition, students are also instructed on methods to communicate instances of abuse to trusted adults. The program is conducted in two 45-minute sessions on consecutive days. In addition, parents are invited to attend an informational session that addresses program content and offers advice on how to speak with children about the covered topics. Teachers in participating schools also receive training on how to proceed should abuse be disclosed to them.

The goal of this program is to help students learn to identify and report sexual abuse.

Evaluations have found that the program does increase levels of awareness and knowledge about sexual abuse.