KIDsafe Virginia
Welcome to the KIDsafe Virginia site. Conceived by former Governor Mark Warner, the KIDsafe Virginia initiative was developed to provide numerous personal safety resources to students, parents, educators and public safety professionals across the Commonwealth. These resources gave young people and adults the tools they need to prevent or respond to dangerous situations that confront too many of our children.
The KIDsafe Parent Guides and School Safety Toolkits are no longer available for distribution. You may download the guides below.
Downloads of KIDsafe materials
- Parent Guide to Personal Safety for Children
This Guide will help parents talk with their children about safety measures to protect themselves against harmful situations, including abduction and exploitation.
Download your own copy here (PDF)- 26 pages.
- Parent Guide to Crime Prevention for Teens
Designed to provide parents with essential information to help teens avoid being victimized, this Guide includes the latest prevention strategies and tips on how to talk to teens.
Download your own copy here (PDF) - 34 pages.
- Personal Safety Lessons
For students, in kindergarten through 4th grade, lessons will raise awareness and develop skills to help children stay safe. Designed to be taught by law enforcement professionals, lessons also may be used by educators. Lessons are developmentally appropriate, use interactive learning and are keyed to Virginia's Standards of Learning. These lessons will be mailed to K-12 school administrators as a component of the KIDsafe Virginia School Safety Toolkit. In addition, copies of these lessons will also be mailed to over 500 School Resource Officers, Chiefs and Sheriffs across the Commonwealth.
Download your own copy here (PDF)- 61 pages.
- Crime Prevention Lessons
Lessons on crime prevention for high school students will be offered to school resource officers as part of their law-related education activities. Lessons focus on teen issues, involve interactive learning and are keyed to Virginia's Standards of Learning. These lessons will be mailed to K-12 school administrators as a component of the KIDsafe Virginia School Safety Toolkit. In addition, copies of these lessons will also be mailed to over 500 School Resource Officers, Chiefs and Sheriffs across the Commonwealth.
Download your own copy here (PDF) - 42 pages.
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KIDsafe Virginia Partners
| Virginia Center for School Safety |
| Virginia Department of Education |
| Virginia Department of Fire Programs |
| Virginia Department of Forensic Science |
| Allstate Foundation |