Youth Workshops and Resources

Safe Touches is an evidence-based, interactive, age-appropriate child sexual abuse prevention program designed to educate and empower children in kindergarten through third grade. The classroom-based workshop is 45-minutes long, highly interactive and fun. Specially trained facilitators use puppets to teach children important body safety concepts that can help keep them safe from child sexual abuse. Children learn the difference between safe and not safe touches, the private parts of the body, and safety tools they can use if they ever receive a not safe touch or feel unsafe.

Safe Touches is available in New York City to be delivered in-person or virtually, in English or in Spanish. An adapted curriculum for children with autism and similar disabilities is also available for K-5th District 75 and self-contained classrooms. This curriculum meets the annual requirement for New York State’s Erin’s Law.

Child sexual abuse and online child sexual exploitation workshops are available for children in grades 4-5. These 45-minute workshops are interactive and designed to provide children and youth with developmentally appropriate information and strategies to help keep them safe from grooming, abuse and exploitation, both in-person and online. We provide children with tools they can use if someone ever makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe, and what to do if they, or someone they know, is sexually abused. This curriculum meets the annual requirement for New York State’s Erin’s Law.

The NYSPCC offers interactive 45-minute workshops for middle school students focused on preventing both in-person sexual abuse and online sexual exploitation. These sessions provide age-appropriate education on body safety, recognizing grooming behaviors, and strategies to stay safe from abuse. Youth also learn how to protect themselves online, including identifying catfishing or online grooming, and how to safely report inappropriate behavior. Each workshop empowers youth with practical tools, up-to-date information, and guidance on seeking help from trusted adults. This curriculum meets the annual requirement for New York State’s Erin’s Law.

Audience: Children (ages 5-9)

Cost:  depending on quantity

Available in English and Spanish, and an adapted version for children with autism and similar disabilities.

My Body Belongs to Me© is a fun and engaging children’s activity booklet designed to help parents and caregivers talk to their children about sexual abuse and body safety. The booklet complements The NYSPCC’s Safe Touches© workshops by reinforcing the program’s key concepts: identifying the private parts of the body, understanding the difference between safe and non-safe touches, and knowing how to protect oneself.

To order workbooks contact Norma-Jean Richards-Daniels, Program Coordinator at nrichards@nyspcc.org or 212-233-5500 ext. 222