Chaperones
The age to qualify as a chaperone.
What is 21?
Clubs should commit to doing this annually to educate members on how to best help youth AND themselves
What is Youth Protection Training?
What is creating a safe, supportive environment for all youth
Best place to get the most information regarding Youth Protection Policies and Training
What is kiwanis.org?
Club contact for Youth Protection questions, also serving as Kiwanis Advisor to our Key Clubs
Who is Amber?
Theses forms should be maintained by chaperones at events with youth
What are Medical Release Forms?
This person should have a Kiwanis-approved background check when chaperoning youth at a Kiwanis Family event
Who are all adults whether they are a Kiwanian, teacher, parent/guardian?
The most common mental health disorder among teens.
What is depression?
How frequently one should complete the Praesidium trainings
What is every 2 years
The 3 main SLP clubs we serve
Who are Aktion Club, Colony HS Key Club, and Ontario HS Key Club?
The possession of prescription and non-prescription medications by youth at a Kiwanis event should be permitted only by this
What is written permission of the parent/guardian?
Photos get taken at events for memories and advertising, but should never be posted in this place if it features youth
Where is personal social media accounts?
Annual campaign held in September to break the stignma surrounding mental health and connect people with life-saving resources.
What is Suicide Prevention Week?
In addition to the Rule of 3, this is how to connect with the SLP members on social media
What is via club pages rather than personal
Club officer who reports that a club has completed Youth Protection Training
Who is Secretary? (Mollie, for OPK)
Chaperones are required to have these 2 things in order to be official chaperones at a youth event with Kiwanis
What are a background check (fingerprints in CA) and Praesidium Academy trainings
The appropriate ratio of chaperones to youth at events
What is *ideally 1:10?
3 of 4 teens with depression have also been diagnosed with this
What is anxiety and/or behavorial problems?
We do a clean up with Key Club and I drive up with a student and you see me taking pictures during the event. These are the policies we should ensure I am following for Kiwanis's best practices
What are background check, Rule of 3, parent permission for transportation and pictures, and posting on club pages only?
The division and region SLP Advisors we can also report with
Who are Marek LeBlanc and Lon Salgren?
Call them to report troubling behavior or incidents at events with as much detail as possible.
What is the organizer of the event, law enforcement (as needed), and the Kiwanis Youth Protection Helpline? 866-607-7233
The way to avoid 1:1 situations that can protect both youth and adults in cases like transportation and online communication.
What is the Rule of 3?
Key Club's partner resource for depression education and empowerment videos.
What is Erika's Lighthouse?
The 4 goals of Youth Protection within Kiwanis
What are to Protect, Educate, Empower, and Engage?
What our club needs to do to be up-to-date on Youth Protection Training and Policies?
What are... you tell me?