Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America are committed to creating safe environments for Scouts and leaders. Child abuse is an uncomfortable topic but an important one for us to cover to ensure the safety and well-being of our Scouts and leaders. The Boy Scouts of America has partnered with subject-matter experts from the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to present the Personal Safety Awareness Series.  The primary goal of the Personal Safety Awareness videos is to educate youth about what to do if they experience abusive behavior, educate them about safe and unsafe situations, and encourage them to go to a parent or another trusted adult for help when needed.   

Before reviewing these videos, Scouts should complete the exercises in the “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide” pamphlet with their parent or guardian.  This pamphlet can be found in the front of the Scout Handbook. 

These Personal Safety Awareness videos replace the Cyber Chip requirement for the Scout and Star ranks. Scouts are encouraged to inform their Parent or Guardian and unit leader before viewing the videos.  For the Scout rank, Scouts must view Digital Safety, Bullying, Abuse, and Youth Protection Policies.  For the Star rank, Scouts must view those four videos again, plus Persistence for Pictures, Grooming and Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in the Family, and Friends Should Never Look the Other Way.

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Personal Safety Awareness Videos – Scout Rank

Boy Scouts of America Videos

For the Scout rank, Scouts must view all four of these videos:  Digital Safety, Bullying, Abuse, and Youth Protection Policies.

Click on each graphic to launch the training video.

Digital Safety
Bullying
Abuse
Youth Protection Policies

Your Feedback is Important

Please take a moment to participate in a brief survey about the Personal Safety Awareness Training Videos.  

Click here to complete the survey.



Personal Safety Awareness Videos – Star Rank

Sinatra Foundation

For the Star rank, Scouts must view all four Scout rank videos again and all 4 of the Star rank videos: Persistence for Pictures, Grooming and Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in the Family, and Friends Should Never Look the Other Way.

Persistence for Pictures 
Grooming & Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse in the Family 
Friends Should Never Look the Other Way 

Your Feedback is Important

Please take a moment to participate in a brief survey about the Personal Safety Awareness Training Videos.  

Click here to complete the survey.

The following resources may be used by parents and leaders in their efforts to protect youth. Several are available for purchase. Visit your local Scout shop or ScoutShop.org.

Guide to Safe Scouting

Youth Protection & Adult Leadership.

How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.

A booklet, included in the printed handbooks, providing tips to help parents talk with their youth about child abuse.

 

 Suicide Prevention Training

Camp Leadership … A Guide for Camp Staff and Unit Leaders

Brochure for camp staff who are responsible for providing a safe and healthy camp setting where Scouts are free from the worries of child abuse.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.