| Project Title: | System of Safety (SOS): A Comprehensive Child Sexual Abuse Program |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1624 |
| Type of Project: | CAN |
| Funding Agency: | Children's Bureau |
| Agency Contact Person: | Tanya
Howell (202) 205-8714 |
| Principal Investigator: | Jane C. Bourns |
| Mailing Address: | Wheeler
Clinic 91 Northwest Drive Plainville, CT 06062 |
| Total Project Duration: | 10/01/97 to 9/30/00 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $100,000 |
| Total Project Budget: | $300,000 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Sexual; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | Not specified |
| Age of Subjects: | 3 to 17 years old and Adults |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Treatment and Preventive Interventions |
| Summary |
| SOS is a comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention system that is supported by a continuum of support services to protect children. The project brings parents, teachers, and caregivers into a prevention partnership. SOS provides training for adults in the Talking About Touching safety curriculum, provides scripted performance with puppetry for elementary and Head Start students, and provides an outreach component to increase participation of fathers in the school/family alliance. Special linkages among several community agencies involved in child welfare and sexual assault services to develop a system of prevention, intervention, and crisis response are also planned. |
