Enough Abuse is a citizen education and community mobilization initiative working to prevent child sexual abuse in our homes, schools, youth organizations and communities across the U.S. and globally. The program provides adults and communities with the knowledge and skills they need to put an end to the silence, and eventually, the epidemic of child sexual abuse. This free training opportunity is made available through a partnership with Children’s Home Society of South Dakota and funding through South Dakota Department of Social Services and South Dakota Department of Health.

Select the Right Training for Your Needs:

Mother and child looking at a rainbow.

Strategies for your Family and Community

This is the core training and can be adapted according to audience, level of expertise of participants, and length of available training time. This training includes three sections:

  • Understanding Child Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem
  • Conditions that Support Child Sexual Abuse
  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Strategies for Your School and Community

This option is intended to educate school administrators, teachers, school coaches, parents, and other school employees. It includes:

  • Defining the nature and scope of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation
  • Preventing sexual abuse and sexual misconduct in schools
  • Legal obligations of school personnel to report child sexual abuse

Strategies for Youth Organizations

This option is intended to educate employees and volunteers of organizations that serve children and youth. It includes:

  • The nature and scope of child sexual abuse and exploitation
  • Preventing sexual abuse and misconduct in youth-serving organizations
  • Handling disclosures and reporting child sexual abuse

Understanding and Responding to Sexual Behaviors of Children

This option is designed to help parents and professionals prevent child-on-child sexual abuse. It includes:

  • Identify “developmentally expected” sexual behaviors of children and youth
  • Distinguish developmentally expected behaviors from those that might be inappropriate, coercive, abusive, or illegal
  • Respond to all sexual behaviors in ways that promote healthy development of children and that support bystanders who may be affected

She Did What? He Said What?

This option is for Early Childhood Educators or Professionals who work with children aged 0-5. It includes:

  • Identify “developmentally expected” sexual behaviors of children and youth
  • Distinguish developmentally expected behaviors from inappropriate behaviors
  • Respond to all sexual behaviors in ways that promote healthy development of children

It’s Not Just Jenna: A True Story of Child Sexual Abuse and Survival

This 18-minute video and discussion is designed to educate middle and high school youth, their parents, and youth organizations. It includes:

  • Adult behavior signs that may indicate they pose a risk to children or teens
  • How abusers groom or establish trust with victims and families
  • Child behavior signs that may indicate they are a victim
  • How to respond to indicative behavior signs in adults and children