SAFE Training Brochure

1. The mission of the TeamMates
Mentoring Program is to positively
impact the world by inspiring youth
to reach their full potential through
mentoring.
www.teammates.org
To schedule a training in your area, or for more
information, contact:
Jaci McKeever
TeamMates Mentoring Program
Certified SAFE Trainer
11850 Nicholas Street, Suite 120
Omaha. NE 68154
Phone: 402-390-8326
jmckeever@teammates.org
SAFE by the Numbers
 1,500: amount of SAFE
resources distributed
 750: programs that use SAFE
as a screening source
 700: program staff who have
received SAFE training
 90: percent of attendees that
indicated they would add at
least one additional step in
their screening process after
the presentation
 6: number of Certified SAFE
Trainers in the U.S.
SAFE Training:
Prioritizing Youth
Safety with Research-
Based Mentor
Screening Practices

2. What is SAFE Training?
Learning Objectives
 To increase awareness of
the prevalence of child
sexual abusers and the
tactics they employ in
targeting victims in
community youth-serving
organizations.
 To discuss the latest
research on perpetrators, as
well as potential red flags
and warning signs to be
aware during your
application and monitoring
process.
 To learn about and practice
screening tools and
guidelines that youth
professionals can apply in
order to maximize the safety
of the children and youth
served.
Why do we have to talk about this?
“In the United States, society’s historical
attitude about sexual victimization of
children can generally be summed up in
one word: denial.”
Lanning, Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis
SAFE Training in your
community would
consist of:
A training program focusing
on increased mentor
screening and monitoring
standards.
 Purpose and Relevance
 Perpetrators, Victims,
Dynamics of the Abuse
 Holistic Portrait Approach:
o Informed Intuition and
Red Flags
o Recommended Tool
& Processes
Sarah E. Kremer, Program Director
Becky Cooper, Executive Director
© 2014 Friends for Youth, Inc.
Developed By:
SAFE training consists of content
designed to assist youth serving
programs in strengthening
assessment and monitoring
practices to screen out potential
child sexual abusers. When
recommended tools and processes
are followed, youth serving
programs show their commitment to
the safety of youth in their care,
allowing them to have positive and
effective mentoring relationships.
Based on the recommended
tools and approaches from
Friends for Youth’s
resource SAFE (Screening
Applicants for Effectiveness):
Guidelines to Prevent Child
Molestation in Mentoring and
Youth-Serving
Organizations and the Mentor
Screening and Youth
Protection chapter in
the Handbook of Youth
Mentoring, 2nd
ed.