Prevention Education

Prevention education is a type of education that is focused on preventing negative outcomes or behaviors. Prevention education programs are often designed to help individuals, particularly young people, develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to avoid risky behaviors or situations that could lead to negative consequences.

Prevention education programs may be focused on a wide range of issues, including substance abuse, violence, mental health, bullying, and other challenges. These programs may use a variety of approaches, including group discussions, role-playing, and other interactive activities, to engage participants and help them learn important skills and strategies.

Prevention education programs can be an important tool for promoting positive behaviors and outcomes, and they can be a valuable resource for individuals and communities. They can help individuals make healthy and informed decisions and can help prevent negative outcomes such as substance abuse, violence, and other problems.

 

 

Pitufo’s Angels Receives License For Interactive Virtual Reality Training
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Pitufo’s Angels Receives License For Interactive Virtual Reality Training

Florida Anti-Trafficking Organization Joins Forces with Radical Empathy to Help their Communities to Experience Human Trafficking Education in Interactive Virtual Reality By: Radical Empathy Education Foundation MIAMI, Florida – May, 2023 – “Requesting printed material to raise awareness in Miami,” read the subject line of the Google group email. Andres Ricardo Medellin Diaz was reaching…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Meetings, sponsored by PBJ Learning (Episodes 1-4)
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Meetings, sponsored by PBJ Learning (Episodes 1-4)

Join us! Radical Empathy welcomes all licensees and future licensees to join us at our weekly “Prevention Cohort,” where we discuss how to get the most out of training with the VR product, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story. We get together every Thursday to discuss how others are using our tools. Come join us by…

SCETV to create educational resources on human trafficking
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SCETV to create educational resources on human trafficking

COLUMBIA – South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) and S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a partnership to support the creation of educational resources around the topic of human trafficking. TraffickProofSC, a statewide prevention education initiative of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, will highlight the importance of educating young people and their…

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces statewide human trafficking prevention education initiative
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces statewide human trafficking prevention education initiative

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the launch of “TraffickProofSC,” a statewide human trafficking prevention education initiative. Officials described TraffickProofSC as the overarching prevention education initiative that will begin with a four-part curriculum specifically for high school students. Wilson announced the initiative Friday alongside SCETV Interim President and CEO Stephanie Cook, Ph.d.,…

Gov. Youngkin donates salary, taking steps to ‘end scourge of human trafficking’
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Gov. Youngkin donates salary, taking steps to ‘end scourge of human trafficking’

(© yupachingping – stock.adobe.com) Operation Light Shine, a nonprofit organization working to end human trafficking, recently received a donation from Gov. Glenn Youngkin – his second-quarter salary. Operation Light Shine created the INTERCEPT approach, or the Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking task force. “Operation Light Shine is an important partner in the process of…

EXPERT OPINION: Concerned Parents Should be Raising Alarms Over Meta Lowering Age for Virtual Reality Headset Users from 13 to just 10 years old
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EXPERT OPINION: Concerned Parents Should be Raising Alarms Over Meta Lowering Age for Virtual Reality Headset Users from 13 to just 10 years old

“As a parent and educator, I am deeply concerned about Meta‘s decision to lower the recommended age for using its Quest headset to 10 from 13,” expressed Billy Joe Cain, a concerned father of two, who has played and monitored online games with his children since they were that young. “I was making online games…

Tarrant County 5 Stones May 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones May 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our May 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this May consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Special Agent John Kochan with Homeland Security Investigations as he discussed the successes and challenges of working human trafficking cases. Here is the link to…

Tri-Cities event aims to protect children from human trafficking
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Tri-Cities event aims to protect children from human trafficking

Mar. 3 — A family-friend Tri-Cities event is planned Saturday to raise money to protect children from human trafficking. The Shine a Light Through the Night fundraiser includes s’mores, hot beverages, a fire truck, games and prizes. The Columbia Center Rotary event is 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the club’s parking lot and event center…

Southern Grit Advocacy partners with local media and county leaders to raise awareness of …
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Southern Grit Advocacy partners with local media and county leaders to raise awareness of …

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Since 2007, the Human Trafficking Hotline has received more than 82,000 reports, leading to the identification of more than 164,000 victims. But, thanks to non-profits like Southern Grit Advocacy, which has partnered with us here at KFDX in hopes of reaching the masses, more and more students and adults are getting…

PBJ Learning Announces New Online Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Course
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PBJ Learning Announces New Online Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Course

Texas Hospitality Industry Awareness TX HB 390: New Training Program to Combat Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry AUSTIN, Texas – April 18, 2023 — The Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has approved a new training program aimed at combating human trafficking in the hospitality industry. Texas Hospitality Industry Awareness TX HB 390 is an annual,…