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CAPSA tells council about sexual-violence awareness curriculum, offers local training and materials
Summary
CAPSA co-director Alena briefed the Preston City Council on the organization’s SAFE curriculum for sexual-violence prevention and offered magnets, flyers and training opportunities for local schools, faith groups and other community organizations.
Alena, co-director of CAPSA (Coalition Against Sexual and Physical Abuse), told the Preston City Council that April is sexual-assault-awareness month and outlined a new prevention curriculum called SAFE that the organization is offering to local groups.
Alena said CAPSA has added an Idaho helpline number to marketing materials, is hiring a local community liaison (Julie Buxton) to work in the area and will make training materials available. "Shame is something that all [survivors] are feeling," Alena said, describing how the curriculum aims to reduce shame and create a "shame-free conversation" that promotes openness and support.
CAPSA’s SAFE framework is designed to give adults who work with youth a simple structure for conversations: Specific (clear communication), Acknowledge/Believe (start by believing), Foster knowledge and validation, and Empower (focus on strengths and solutions). Alena said the curriculum is intended to help parents, educators and religious leaders have preventative conversations and to reduce barriers survivors face, such as embarrassment or not knowing where to turn.
CAPSA offered to bring trainings to the community, left flyers and magnets with the council, and asked council members to connect them to local faith groups, schools and youth-serving organizations. The council thanked the presenters and discussed coordination with county lawmakers and local outreach schedules.
