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Becoming a Kid Defense Base
Dear Principals, Teachers, and Community Leaders,
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It takes a village to raise a child and you are our village. Some of us spend more time with you than we do with our own parents! Some kids can’t talk to their parents about the issues they are going through. Having a trusted teacher, principal or community leader that we can turn to for help would mean so much to us. We appreciate the education and coaching you offer us but we also need you to educate us on hard topics such as sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and other social evils.
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We need our schools, churches, sports teams, and community centers to be a safe place for us to talk and share our secret issues. We ask that you consider becoming a “Kid’s Defense Base”…a place where our voices can be heard and we can be equipped to defend ourselves against all the social evils in the world.
The 3 P’s To Becoming a “Kid Defense Base”
Pay Attention
Have you noticed any of these signs in the kids around you? These are some signs kids may exhibit when they are victims of sexual abuse/sex trafficking:
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Use of explicit sexual language that’s age-inappropriate.
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Changes in school/sports performance and attendance.
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Unable to concentrate or frequent absences and excessive ditching.
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Self-mutilation or changes in body perception.
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Suicidal thoughts -Self-injurious behavior.
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Abnormal sexual behaviors or knowledge of advanced sexual language and behaviors.
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Too “perfect” behavior or overly compliant behavior.
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Reluctance to leave school or activities and go home -Sudden interest and use of drugs and alcohol.
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Attempt to run away or elope.
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Possession of Hotel keys and key cards and/or a prepaid cell phone.
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Inconsistencies when describing and recounting events.
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Excess amount of cash in their possession (may be reluctant to explain its source).
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Sexually explicit profiles on social networking sites.
Prepare
The best way to prepare kids to overcome social evils all around is to educate us! Knowledge is power! Download our school curriculum/resources and use it to educate the kids in your schools/organizations about sexual abuse, sex trafficking and other social evils.
Protect
The National Human Trafficking Hotline 24/7 and National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673) is available to answer your questions and give you the knowledge and resources to protect the kids in your life. Report all suspicion of sexual abuse/sex trafficking by call 911 AND your local Child Protection Services.