Engage Youth in Safeguarding Efforts

As a Jewish people, we are tasked with educating and empowering our youth. While adults are responsible for protecting youth, teaching youth our communal interpersonal rights and obligations — helping them understand body boundaries, how to respect another’s agency and autonomy, and how to stand up for others — is paramount to safeguarding. Informed youth are more likely to recognize when something is wrong, disclose abuse, and seek help. When youth are raised with education and a space to discuss this topic, they learn what they can expect of a community and its organizations. Furthermore, they will know how to model safe behavior for theExit Visual Builderir peers for generations to come.
This Best Practice will help your organization empower youth and caregivers to participate in safeguarding.