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COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Empowering voices to end abuse begins with a well-informed community. The Martin House CAC offers free prevention education training covering a variety of topics. With your help and vigilance, child victimization can be stopped.

Abuse Prevention Training
Internet Safety

As Community Education Partners with the National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children®, our staff has been specially trained to educate children, caregivers, professionals, and community members on a variety of topics related to digital citizenship and staying safe while navigating the world wide web.

 

For children preschool-12th grade, our education team will visit schools, daycares, or other child-serving organizations to provide NetSmartz presentations. NetSmartz is presented specifically to the developmental level of children in attendance.

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This interactive presentation includes:

  • fun videos
  • reporting
  • engaging questions
  • good digital citizenship
  • information on protecting personal information
  • education on identifying safe adults

With each presentation, take-home resources are provided to encourage caregiver involvement.

For adults, available training topics include:

  • sharing personal information
  • gaming safety
  • general safety information
  • sextortion
  • online enticement
  • cyberbullying
  • privacy settings
  • talking to children about internet safety
  • components of popular apps
  • being a trusted adult
  • reporting content


Additional Community Education
See Something Say Something: A Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse

This training is designed to empower child-serving professionals in their ability to identify signs and symptoms of child abuse, and gain more knowledge on the reporting process. In this interactive training, topics covered include:

  • recognizing signs and symptoms of abuse
  • responding to disclosures
  • reporting abuse
  • investigation process
  • identifying perpetrators
  • mental health
  • Texas laws
  • role of the CAC
Personal Safety Education

In these trainings, children will learn safety rules that will help if they are ever put in an unsafe situation. They will also learn about setting personal boundaries, identifying safe adults, and the importance of not keeping secrets. Our educators are trained in teaching children of all ages about safety.

CAC 101

CAC 101 educates members of the community about the work of Children’s Advocacy Centers. We help attendees better understand the investigation process when children are involved, whether as victims or witnesses. We educate on the multidisciplinary approach, our case review process, and provide insight into the many services offered by our center.

Schedule Education

Empower your organization with vital knowledge – schedule The Martin House CAC Team today for comprehensive prevention education. Let’s build a safer community together!

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Available Trainings

Explore the available trainings from the Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center. Enhance your skills and knowledge today!