Child Safety Matters

In September 2019, with the help of local funding from the United Way of Odessa, Harmony Home CAC began facilitating the Child Safety Matters lessons in our local elementary schools.

The Monique Burr Foundation’s Child Safety Matters evidence-based curriculum is expertly created, reviewed, and supported. Presented in two lessons by trained facilitators, the lessons provide students in Pre-K through 5th grade with the tools to recognize, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, and child abuse.

If you are a counselor, teacher, or school administrator and are interested in scheduling Child Safety Matters lessons in your elementary school, please complete the request form and submit it to hannah@hhcac.org

CSM Request Form

Program Topics

Lesson 1

Safety awareness
Shared responsibility for safety
Safe adults
Types of abuse
Red flags
Five safety rules

Lesson 2

Bullying
Cyberbullying
Digital abuse
Digital safety tips
Digital citizenship
Five safety rules

Program Features and Benefits

Evidence-based
Easy and practical for schools to implement
Developmentally appropriate for students in grades kindergarten through five
Based on polyvictimization research
Provides universal strategies to better protect children, including five easy-to-remember Safety Rules
Educates children, school staff, and parents
Provides practice and reinforcement of learned skills
Created, reviewed, and supported by experts
Trusted by parents and schools