Prevention

Signs of Hope offers multiple programs, campaigns, presentations, and curricula designed to raise awareness around and prevent sexual assault, child sexual abuse, human trafficking, and teen dating violence.  Age-appropriate programming is available for young people from elementary school to college. We also provide professional trainings for those who work with children in any capacity, and those who work in the hospitality industry.  Learn more about prevention programs at Signs of Hope, or schedule a program by reaching out to our Prevention and Education staff.

Signs of Hope has partnered with the LVMPD Crime Prevention Specialists to offer training for security, food and beverage, and other hospitality professionals on how to recognize predatory behavior and vulnerable individuals in club, hotel and casino environments, and intervene to prevent sexual violence before it happens. These trainings are provided at flexible times to be available to professionals working any shift. Learn how you can distract, delegate and direct situations to keep people safe. Contact Lisa M. at lisam@rcclv.org for more information or to set up a presentation for…

Party Smart is a safety campaign to encourage everyone going into a party situation, whether at a friend’s house, at the hottest club, or for a weekend getaway, to have each other’s backs – friends and strangers – in being mindful of sexual predators. The most effective way to do that, stay with your posse – Arrive Together, Stick Together, Leave Together. That includes sharing ride sharing routes, and whatever it takes so that everyone has a great time and gets home safely. Check out many more safety tips at…

Child sexual abuse is a rampant problem affecting millions of people in our country. There are millions of current adults who experienced sexual abuse as children. Through the Enough Abuse Campaign targeting adults, and programs for young children, there are presentations and tested curricula to help our community and leaders end the epidemic of child sexual abuse. One key fact that is important to keep in mind is that the majority of abusers of children (more than 90%) are individuals the child and their family know and love. While strangers can…

Please help us learn more about attitudes and backgrounds of what you think and how you have gotten information about health and safety in your life. Please complete the following survey: SurveyLink We are particularly interested in hearing from young persons of color. Signs of Hope offers multiple programs, campaigns, presentations, and curricula designed to bring greater awareness and education about: The need for tools and resources for teens and young adults: We provide information to help empower young people with information and resources to make healthy decisions. Programs help them to understand…

Hollaback is a movement to end street harassment powered by a network of local activists around the world.  We work together to better understand street harassment, to ignite public conversations, and to increase safety so that everyone can enjoy equal access to and feelings of safety in public spaces. You can help us call out street harassment and build spaces where street harassment is not tolerated and our culture makes it unacceptable. Visit us here.

Circle of 6 was a first place winner in the White House’s Apps Against Abuse challenge. We encourage people to download this or a similar safety app to have this available on their phones. This tool allows users to instantly and discreetly access their 5 most trustworthy friends should they find themselves in need of help or in an unsafe situation. GPS coordinates and mobile messaging functions give contacts all of the info they need so that that they can jump into action to get help on its way ASAP. Search…