SPEAK UP
prevention education for schools
Prevent sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking before it happens by implementing SPEAK UP at your school!
1 Million+ students trained in the U.S. and Romania!
After completing SPEAK UP:
-96% of students could identify "gaslighting" as a tactic of predators.
-95% of students knew their "Body Safety Rules."
-94% of students learned how to stay safe online.
The Foundation United understands the importance of trauma-informed and evidence-based research, outcomes and measurements. We are proud to unite with our University Research Partner:
What are students saying?
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"This was helpful and taught me how I could be manipulated. It's a good way for kids to learn how to protect themselves."
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"It made me feel safe. I learned a lot of new things."
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"Everything I learned is going to help me against predators in the future. I learned about the signs of abuse and how to stay safe."
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“Very educational. I learned a lot.”
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“I was a victim of sexual abuse. I wish I got this training earlier.”
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“This was mind-blowing. No human being should ever have to experience this.”
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“It was good to learn about sex trafficking and sexual abuse because now I know how to stop it.”
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"I liked the videos and scenarios in the training."
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"Now I want to do what I can to help anyone who has been through this."
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"This was eye-opening and educational. It makes me feel safe."
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"This is a really importance cause. It was easy to take in. I learned a lot."
What are educators saying?
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"It helped me clearly identify tactics and help students identify vulnerabilities."
-Educator
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"It was well done and age-appropriate. I felt comfortable about sharing it."
-Educator
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“This program gives us a framework and language to speak about things we simply did not know how to address. I have seen our students faced with online exploitation, sexual abuse, and even the sugar baby phenomenon. Now we have the tools to discuss these dangerous topics with them.”
-PACE Center for Girls
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“After our very first training, we had students come forward and we were able to help them get safe.”
-Cesar Roman, Counseling Coordinator
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“The content is age-appropriate. The students enjoyed the scenarios the training depicted and were engaged. For schools considering this program, I recommend it. It creates a way to discuss a taboo topic. We have to educate students on how to react should they ever find themselves a victim or a bystander to sexual abuse."
-Nigeria Seabury, Student Behavioral Specialist
"You are a true leader in combating this form of modern-day slavery and protecting innocent and defenseless children. I applaud the work you have done with SPEAK UP to educate students to prevent sex trafficking before it happens. This evidence-based, trauma-informed curriculum shows great promise in protecting children from harm, abuse, trafficking, and exploitation."
-Congressman Vern Buchanan
How SPEAK UP Works
We are passionate about preventing sex trafficking, exploitation, and abuse before it happens. SPEAK UP is our turn-key, "train-the-trainer" model that helps accomplish just that. It is designed for school leaders to easily train their teaching and support staff on awareness and prevention efforts to combat these issues. Facilitators are then equipped to bring this critical information to their students.
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There are three phases included:
1. Onboarding: School leaders become informed and empowered to train their teams on awareness and prevention techniques. This includes training based upon trauma-informed stewardship and understanding of how to appropriately identify/respond to students who may have experienced abuse.
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​2. Team Learning: Leaders facilitate a professional development experience for their sites so teachers and staff are informed on awareness and prevention techniques and ready to take students through an awareness and prevention learning experience.
3. Student Learning: Educators implement a learning experience for students which promotes awareness and prevention of sex trafficking and sexual abuse.
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This "train-the-trainer" model provides school districts with professional development in a box. By creating a relevant, easy-to-implement, age-appropriate system, SPEAK UP empowers adults and students to be a part of the solution in the fight to end sex trafficking, abuse and exploitation.
1 out of 7 children are sexually solicited online
1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys are sexually abused
2 million children are sold into sex trafficking every year
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