The American Camp Association: Camps on Campus provides research and toolkit articles relevant to many topics in providing programs for youth. There are also articles specific to ACA’s Core Competencies and Standards.

Praesidium has conducted and compiled over 25 years of research. Their experts provide valuable insight for protecting minors from abuse. They have compiled resources for a wide range of topics from bullying prevention to hiring and screening.

Redwoods Group is a non-traditional insurance partner for youth programs.

Redwoods also offers child abuse prevention resources and research.

This video from Shine a Light is designed to help all members of our community understand their responsibility in keeping minors safe from abuse. Please share widely as you see fit in your units.

The Positive Childhood Alliance raises awareness of strategies that nurture positive childhoods; advocate for policies that put children and families first; and provide training, technical assistance and support to professionals delivering programs and implementing strategies proven to strengthen families.

The Response Institute and CPR Consultants fills the gaps in the chain of survival, empowering responders from all walks of life for safety and emergency response readiness. 

Darkness to Light’s flagship training, Stewards of Children^®, teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Through interviews with a large group of people with a variety of lived experiences, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children^® is one of the only award-winning, evidence-informed, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention trainings in the United States proven to increase knowledge and change behavior.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.

Center for Child Counseling is building the foundation for playful, healthful, and hopeful living for children, families, and communities. Early relational health matters, setting the foundation for lifelong resilience and well-being. The Center for Child Counseling works to build healthier, safer, more nurturing families and communities – where all children have the opportunity to thrive.

As a signature initiative of the Forum for Youth Investment, the Weikart Center plays a vital role in advancing the Forum’s mission to strengthen opportunities and outcomes for all young people. Through its tools, training, and research, the Weikart Center helps youth-serving systems build the safe, supportive, interactive, and engaging environments that are foundational to youth development.