radKIDS is a comprehensive, foundational safety education program for children ages 5-7 and 8-12. It focuses on seven core areas:

• Home Safety
• School Safety
• Out-and-About Safety
• Vehicle Safety
• Stranger Tricks (including Physical Defense against Abduction)
• Personal Safety (including Good, Bad, and Uncomfortable Touch)
• Self-Realization of Personal Power

Why radKIDS?

The 1988 National Incidence Study of Missing, Abducted, Runaway or Thrown Away Children (NISMART) reported that an estimated 3,200 to 4,600 short-term non-family abductions were known to law enforcement in 1988. Of these, an estimated 200 to 300 were stereotypical kidnappings where a child is gone overnight, is killed, is transported a distance of 50 miles or more, or is being detained by a perpetrator who intends to keep the child permanently.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) estimated that nationwide about 17,000 girls under the age of 12 were raped in 1992.

According to the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (NCPCA's) 1996 Annual Fifty State Survey, an estimated 969,000 children were substantiated as victims of child abuse and neglect in 1996.

radKIDS was developed by a group of concerned parents, law enforcement professionals, and self defense experts with the following objective:

"To provide educational opportunities for children and parents, concerning awareness and self defense strategies, instilling confidence and reducing the possibility of adverse physical control and/or harm." 

FALL 2011 CLASS AVAILABLE

YOH-824 (Sec. 901)  - radKIDS (Children ages 5-12)
November 3-17
Tuesday/Thursday
6-7:50 p.m. 
Empowers kids to make positive, informed decisions about personal safety. Fun, interactive exercises create a dynamic learning environment. Includes parent manual to encourage child to develop a personal safety plan. 
(Parent or guardian must stay during the class. Unaccompanied children will not be admitted.)
Fee: $25

To register for this program, use MyAACC (if you have registered for a course in the past), or use the noncredit class schedule to register in-person, by mail or by fax.

Visit the radKIDS Web site for more information, games and activities.