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What is POP?
The Power Over Predators program is an evidence-based training developed over 15 years of research and interaction with youth.
- Five on-demand modules, designed for grades 5-12
- Includes CASEL’s core competencies of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making
- Incorporates the eight key Department of Health and Human Services Positive Youth Development standards
- Achieves Federal Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requirements
- Meets requirements for Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention Act of 2018
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Learning Objectives
Your Goals Matter
Students will be able to:
- develop goal-setting skills and long-term goals
- recognize distractions and ways to stay on track
- describe types of abuse and signs of abusive relationships
Your Relationships Matter
Students will be able to:
- determine whether they are in a healthy relationship
- develop healthy relationships
- develop skills to get out of unhealthy relationships
Your Story Matters
Students will be able to:
- identify what makes them vulnerable
- understand the tactics of predators
- determine steps to avoid or stop exploitation
Your Brain Matters
Students will be able to:
- identify how predators use the Internet to trap them
- recognize the dangers and consequences of harmful images online, such as pornography and sexting
- determine steps to take to be smart and safe online
Your Life Matters
Students will be able to:
- identify the warning signs of suicide and the behaviors that increase its threat
- understand the consequences of bullying and cyberbullying
- develop practical skills for avoiding suicide and bullying, and to get help
- know they are priceless
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Why POP?
Youth need practical skills to protect themselves.
- 88% of Sex trafficking cases are Internet-based – Federal Human Trafficking Report
- Sextortion is by far the most significantly growing threat to children – Justice Department
- Children who are bullied in-person and online are 11 times more likely to attempt suicide – Cyberbullying Research Center
- Teens who sext – 42% by age 14 – are 5 times more likely to attempt suicide – National Center on Sexual Exploitation
- 90% of children ages 8-17 have been exposed to harmful images online – Internet Statistics/Guardchild
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10-25 – CDC
