Who Are We?
WHO is an educational program helping children and teenagers learn how to avoid all kinds
of victimization - child abuse and neglect, violent assault, rape and sexual assault,
kidnapping, peer pressure, domestic violence and emotional abuse.
- Designed to prevent the likelihood of
child victimization and ensuing mental health problems
- Offers free classroom presentations with follow-up materials for Preschool through 12th grade
What is WHO's Message?
WHO helps children and teens learn three ways in which We Help Ourselves:
- Know - Have a plan for personal safety
Learning and practicing personal safety
rules will help avoid risk in the first place
- Do - Have a plan for assertive, positive action
Think ahead about what to expect, what
to say and do, where to go if confronted by a scary, dangerous or uncomfortable situation.
- Tell - Ask for Help
Identify trusted adults - parents, teachers, counselors, ministers,
nurses, our friends' parents, neighbors, relatives - we can talk to and count on for help.
How does WHO teach children & teens?
Presentations are for eight appropriate levels: Preschool, Kindergarten-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th,
7th-9th, lOth-12th, College, and Adults.
Presentations rely on a videotape and discussion led by a trained volunteer presenter.
Preschool and K-2nd grade presentations employ a set of five puppets. Follow-up materials
include graphics and duplicating masters.
WHO presentations do not "teach" but "allow learning" through:
- discovery
- situational problem-solving
- building on student's own knowledge
We Help Ourselves:
- used in the public school system, private schools, clubs, organizations, religious groups
- most effective in groups of 25 to 30 children
- provides important information in a non-threatening manner
- conceived, developed and copyrighted by the Mental Health Association of Dallas County
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