Child Protection Unit
Program highlights
- Grade-level child protection lessons
- Student activities for safety skills
- Staff guidance for consistent responses
- Family communication and take-home resources
- Research-based, ready-to-use unit
Working together to keep kids safe from abuse
Safe students learn better, and a strong school climate starts with prevention. The Second Step® Child Protection Unit for Early Learning through Grade 5 helps schools take a shared, proactive approach to child safety that centers student well-being and trust.
Through age-appropriate instruction, students learn to recognize unsafe situations, seek help, and assert boundaries, while adults align on consistent practices for recognizing concerns and responding appropriately. The result is a safer, more supportive environment and a clear, scalable child protection strategy.
Essential student safety skills
- Helps students recognize unsafe situations and identify trusted adults
- Uses clear, age-appropriate language
- Builds skills in boundaries, assertiveness, and help-seeking
Family partnership
- Gives families guidance for student safety conversations
- Reinforces learning at school and at home
- Builds school-family support for student safety skills
Staff training for safety and school readiness
- Prepares all staff to protect student safety through clear, role-specific training
- Builds staff confidence to recognize concerns and respond appropriately
- Ensures consistent, schoolwide reporting practices with clear protocols
Sample a lesson
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Evidence-informed for safer school communities
- Evidence-informed practices for effective, age-appropriate prevention
- A trusted approach that supports student well-being and school climate
Resources
I think it’s important for children to learn personal safety skills at school. Unfortunately, a lot of us do not teach that to our children at home. So it’s very important as they grow up to know who to touch, who not to touch, who to talk to, who not to talk to. Schools and families can work together.
Why choose the Second Step® Child Protection Unit
Research-based
Includes family materials
Provides staff training
Easy to implement
Public awareness that strengthens prevention
To extend prevention beyond the classroom, the Second Step team connects schools with the Early, Open, Often campaign—a free, publicly available resource for parents and caregivers. The Early, Open, Often website provides trusted information about child sexual abuse, practical guidance for talking with kids, clear resources for responding to and reporting concerns, and a prevention toolkit families can use at home. The site also features a research-informed video series shown to increase parents’ motivation to have these critical conversations with their children.
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