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SUMMARY:Safer Communities for Children Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Safer Communities for Children is a kit that offers an inclusive, culturally safe, whole-of-community protective behaviours and respectful relationships approach, designed for young children aged around four (4) to eight (8) years.\n1 day (NT) or 4 hrs (outside NT)\n \nSafer Communities for Children is based on seven (7) bush animal stories with specific messages about safety that also reinforce community responsibility to value and protect children.\nThe stories can be read to children in informal settings, such as by family members or in libraries or playgroups. They can also be used across a range of setting such as schools, early childhood services and family centres in the following ways:\n\nas an eight-week program with children\nto complement existing work with children on children’s rights, consent education and protective behaviours\nin family support work with children and families\nin parenting programs or groups.\n\nA unique aspect of the program is that it elicits the voices of children on what makes them feel safe, and encourages adults to respond in ways that are meaningful and relevant for their children and community.\nSafer Communities for Children offers a fresh approach to protective behaviours in that it:\n\nis a primary prevention approach that seeks to prevent all types of abuse and neglect\nfocuses on children’s wellbeing and their rights\ngives children a voice\npromotes a partnership and whole-of-community approach to keeping children safe\nfocuses on raising community awareness of every adult’s role in protecting and supporting children\nprovides organisations with tools and resources that support implementation of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, and\nprovides practical strategies for parents, services and communities to hear from children about what makes them feel safe, and to create physically and emotionally safe and friendly environments that promote children’s safety and wellbeing.\n\nThis workshop will explore:\n\nthe frameworks that inform the approach\nthe resources that make up the kit, and\nways you can use Safer Communities for Children in your work with children, families and communities.\n\n \nRegister Here… ( https://www.napcan.org.au/arlo/events/9-safer-communities-for-children-workshop/ )\nNT SCFC promotional flyer NT-wide ( https://youthvoicent.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NT-SCFC-promotional-flyer-NT-wide.pdf )\n
URL:https://www.napcan.org.au/arlo/events/9-safer-communities-for-children-workshop/
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CATEGORIES:Youth Sector
LOCATION:Winngate' business village, opposite the corner of Winnellie and Hickman St, 3/41 Sadgroves Cres, Winnellie NT 0820
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