Boy Scouts of America

Venturing/Sea Scouting/Exploring

The Boy Scouts of America is 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. 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 Personal Safety Awareness Series main goal is to educate teens about what to do if they experience abusive behavior, educate them about safe and unsafe touches, and encourage them to go to a parent or another trusted adult for help.   

Before starting this series you should review Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse since the Personal Safety Awareness Series  is intended to complement our many existing youth-protection measures.

Personal Safety Awareness Training for BSA’s Older Youth Programs (Venturing, Sea Scouting, and Exploring)

These videos and discussion guide were developed to address personal safety concerns of our nation’s teenagers. The intended audience is young men and women, 14 through 20 years of age. The discussion guide and videos fulfill the Personal Safety Awareness Training for the Venturing Rank requirement.

Click here to download the Discussion Guide for these videos.

Persistence for Pictures
Grooming & Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse in the Family
Friends Should Never Look the Other Way
Don’t Let Pressure End Up as Sexual Abuse
Suicide Prevention

Introductory Letter: Facilitating a Suicide Prevention Session – A Guide for Scoutmasters and Others

Download the Discussion Guide

Your Feedback is Important

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

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Boy Scouts of America Videos

These videos are good supplemental information in helping our youth understand various youth protection topics and 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.

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.

View Online | Download PDF

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.

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.