Resources for Parents
Helpful tips and guides for keeping children and teens safe.
Prevention Education is Key in Helping to Stop the Cycle of Child Abuse
To know child abuse and child trafficking is to prevent child abuse. Child abuse and trafficking are everyone’s problems, which makes you part of the solution.
Get in the know-and impact a child’s life forever.
Introduction to Gulf Coast Kids House
20-30 minutes
Presentation for adults and children providing the past, present, and future story of GCKH. Participants will be introduced to the how, when, who, what, and where of keeping children safe in Escambia County.
Child Abuse: Recognize, React Responsibly, & Report
60 minutes
This PowerPoint presentation empowers participants to develop their own child abuse prevention plan and to know the steps necessary to end child abuse in our community.
Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children®
2 Hours
This class teaches adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and how to handle a disclosure of abuse from a child. GCKH also offers this evidence-informed class monthly in our conference room, free of charge.
Create a Cyber Safe Home
60 minutes
This facilitator-led presentation is for parents and adults interested in developing a safer home digital environment for their children and their families.
Teachers Creating Cyber Safe Kids
60 minutes
This facilitator-led presentation is for teachers interested in assisting children in developing and implementing safe practices in a digital environment.
Designing A Code of Conduct and Child-Safe Environment for Youth-Serving Organizations
60 minutes
This facilitator-led presentation is for staff of youth-serving organizations interested in developing and implementing a code of conduct and safe practices for youth being served in their organization’s environment.
Have questions or want to learn more about our programs? Contact our program coordinators.
Contact Amy Stamey | 850-595-0384
Additional Evidence-Informed Training
Each Approx. 60 minutes
Bystander Intervention
How to be an active bystander in child abuse prevention and response. Learn about boundary violations, inappropriate behaviors, and how to make spontaneous and planned interventions that reinforce boundaries and protect children.
Healthy Touch for Children
Guidelines for healthy touch and safe, respectful ways to interact with children.
Talking with Children
How to talk with children about personal safety and sex so they feel much less vulnerable.
Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting
Definitions and indicators of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, as well as the legal obligations of a mandated reporter as defined by Florida. Highly recommended for educators.
Commercial Exploitation of Children
Teaches about the root cause of commercial sexual exploitation and why preventing sexual abuse is important to reducing the risk of children being sexually exploited.
Helpful tips and guides for keeping children and teens safe.
"Bikers Against Child Abuse" (B.A.C.A.) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. Working in conjunction with local and state officials, they lend physical and emotional support to abused children by affiliation and physical presence.
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. We feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
Founded in 1926, the National Association For The Education Of Young Children (NAEYC) is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children, with nearly 80,000 members, a national network of more than 300 state and local Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.
Promising Practices Network is a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to providing quality, evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, families, and communities. Operated by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions.