Our Programs
Child Abuse Prevention
Adult Programs
Stewards of Children
Stewards of Children® is a child sexual abuse prevention program developed by the national organization Darkness to Light. This program educates adults to prevent, recognize and react appropriately to child sexual abuse. This training program is designed for parents and any adults who work with children or adolescents.
Child and Teen Programs
Child Lures Prevention
Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide is proud to partner with Child Lures Prevention to bring Think First & Stay Safe™ and Teen Lures® school curriculum to classrooms throughout Central Indiana.
Think First & Stay Safe™ teaches students to identify and outsmart the lures that are universally used in predatory crimes against children, most often by someone the child knows. Students learn essential personal safety skills to improve self-reliance and raise self-esteem, while being consistently reassured that most people are kind, safe and committed to their well-being.
Teen Lures Prevention
To make personal safety and teen sexual assault education compelling for older students, the interactive Teen Lures TV Newscast curriculum was created for middle and high school students as an extension of Think First & Stay Safe™.
Teens wanted a program they could call their own. The Teen Lures Prevention website, student-led TV Newscasts and corresponding teacher-facilitated Class Discussions were created specifically with these students in mind. The curriculum was formulated to deeply involve teens in the learning process via student anchors and peer learning.
Suicide Prevention
Adult Programs
First Response Training
Stewards of Children® is a child sexual abuse prevention program developed by the national organization Darkness to Light. This program educates adults to prevent, recognize and react appropriately to child sexual abuse. This training program is designed for parents and any adults who work with children or adolescents.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. QPR is not a form of counseling or treatment. Rather it is intended to offer hope through positive action. By learning QPR you will come to recognize the warning signs, clues and suicidal communications of someone in trouble and gain skills to act vigorously to prevent a possible tragedy.
Child and Teen Programs
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
Signs of Suicide is a youth suicide prevention program that targets students in 5th through 12th grade educating them on how to recognize signs of a mental health crisis in themselves or in a peer and to encourage help-seeking behaviors.
Digital Safety
Adult Programs
NetSmartz® for Adults and Caregivers
ICPYAS offers resources for parents and educators to facilitate discussions with children and students about online safety. These resources include tip sheets, videos, and presentations aimed at guiding adults in supporting young individuals' online safety.
Child and Teen Programs
NetSmartz® Workshop
ICPYAS provides the NetSmartz® Workshop, offering age-appropriate materials and activities tailored for different age groups. These engaging lessons for students in k-5th grades cover various topics such as internet safety, privacy, social networking, and online gaming.
NetSmartz® Teen
Tailored for teenagers, our NetSmartz Teens program addresses issues relevant to this age group, including sexting, online reputation management, digital footprint, and strategies for staying safe while using social media. Appropriate for youth in 6th-12th grades.