Prevention Education Programs
Child abuse and sexual violence are serious problems that can have lasting, harmful effects on victims and their family, friends, and communities. But, prevention is possible.
Using an evidence-based approach to violence prevention, Lotus is working to inform, educate, and engage people to take action and create healthier communities that are committed to ending child abuse and sexual violence.
34%
Middle School Students Bullied on School Property
13.5%
High School Students Experienced Sexual Dating Violence
17.7%
High School Students Electronically Bullied (Cyberbullied)
Pre-K to 5th Grade
We educate and empower students and adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to unsafe situations. This teaching includes discussions on bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, and digital abuse.
Benefits:
- Based on research and created/reviewed by experts.
- Educates children, school staff, and parents.
- Improves academic performance.
- Creates a safer school environment.
Lesson Topics:
(two lessons annually per grade level)
- Lesson 1: General Safety and All Types of Child Abuse
- Lesson 2: Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, and Digital Citizenship
6th to 8th Grade Programs
It’s My Space is a Kentucky-specific adaptation of an evidence-based middle school primary prevention program that teaches students about personal boundaries.
Additionally, students complete a school hotspot mapping activity where they identify the spaces in the school where they feel safe, unsafe, or in-between.
Prevention educators use this information to work with school administrators to make changes to the school environment to keep students safe.
Research on the program It’s My Space was adapted from demonstrates that the program reduces sexual harassment by 26%, physical and sexual dating violence by 50%, and peer sexual violence by 32%.
Learn more about It’s My Space.
High School Programs
Green Dot is an evidence-based primary prevention program designed to teach participants safe ways to intervene in situations of bullying, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault.
Using a bystander intervention approach, Green Dot High School empowers students to set new, positive social norms and to create a community where interpersonal violence is not tolerated.
We know Green Dot works because of the extensive evaluation of the program—most of which has happened in Kentucky high schools and colleges. In fact, Green Dot High School has been shown to reduce perpetration of sexual assault by 21% and reduce perpetration of dating violence by 30%.
Learn more about Green Dot High School.
College Programming
Adult/Community Programs
Darkness to Light is an evidence-based prevention education program for child sexual abuse. This training educates and empowers adults on how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
Green Dot is an evidence-based primary prevention program designed to teach participants safe ways to intervene in situations of dating/domestic violence, sexual harassment and assault, and child abuse. Using a bystander intervention approach, Green Dot empowers community members to set new, positive social norms and to create a community where interpersonal violence is not tolerated.
What’s Your Green Dot?
Green Dots are simple actions you can take in your everyday life. Some examples are:
- Directly intervening when you see a red dot situation by telling the person/people causing harm to stop or by checking in on the person experiencing the harm.
- Getting someone else involved in addressing a red dot situation, like a friend, store manager, or coworker.
- Distracting from a red dot situation by asking someone for directions or asking if they dropped a dollar.
- Having a conversation with your family and friends about why you think Green Dot is important. Posting about Green Dot on your social media.
- Including a Green Dot quote in your email signature.
Learn more about Green Dot Community.
