Keeping Children Safe: Prevention Through Education

About this episode

Amanda Siroosian discusses the importance of prevention through education to protect children in the community.

ChildBuilder's very own Executive Director, Amanda Siroosian is the special guest on this episode of Building Pathways to Healthy Minds. Together, Amanda and our host, Priscilla Bagley, discuss the power of prevention and how communities can work together to protect children. Amanda shares how ChildBuilders is making a difference by empowering the three most important influences in a child’s life: parents, educators, and children themselves. Through ChildBuilders programs, they are equipped with skills like assertiveness, empathy, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution. Also, Amanda emphasizes why prevention is key, how early education can stop abuse before it happens, and the lasting impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health. This episode also highlights ChildBuilder's three-tiered approach, the importance of teaching children to recognize, respond to, and report unsafe situations, and how programs like Stand Strong, Stay Safe are providing kids with the tools they need to protect themselves and others. Amanda and Pricilla's conversation is a hopeful reminder that abuse is preventable, and that through education, awareness, and connection, we…

People in this episode

Host: Priscilla Bagley

Guest: Amanda Siroosian

Topics covered

• child safety
• prevention education
• community empowerment
• emotional regulation
• conflict resolution

Keywords

• child safety
• prevention
• education
• emotional regulation
• ChildBuilders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChildBuilders

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