Get Safe Choice Personal Safety, Inc.

The GET SAFE BACKOFF! Buddy Bullying Prevention & Personal Safety Program is comprised of three distinct segments:Bullying PreventionPersonal SafetyInclusion Training The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to reduce and prevent violence and abuse at home, school and in the community. The program educates both young men and women on the causes and effects of violent behavior and provides them with the tools to help stop the "cycle of violence" before it starts, or to help prevent the likelihood of re-victimization or perpetration. *Safety Squad Puppets are available upon request to help tackle sensitive topics with young children.*

This training has been carefully designed for survivors of violence from many walks of life, including survivors of: Domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and abuse, human exploitation and trafficking, military/law enforcement survivors of rape or sexual assault, and crime violence survivors. Our unique approach combines counseling and group processing with personal safety education and self-defense training, encouraging participants to confront their trauma in a way that pushes their recovery to new levels and empowers them to truly view themselves as survivors, rather than as victims.

GET SAFE's Personal Safety, Bullying Prevention and Inclusion Program for at-risk youth is a comprehensive violence prevention program for students (4th-8th grade), which empowers participants with self-confidence, focus, and a sense of community. By training students on not only the physical level, but also the mental and emotional levels, GET SAFE creates an empowering shift in personal awareness and safety that will last a lifetime.This program is specifically designed for "at-risk" youth, which can include: Students who have been targets of bullying behavior, children growing up in neighborhoods with high gang and/or drug activity, children who have experienced sexual and/or physical abuse, and children who have demonstrated "at-risk" behaviors in regard to their personal safety and well-being. This program is ideal and most effective as a continuous training series, summer camp, all-day conference, and after-school programs.

Presented in a fun, interactive style, this training uses props, realistic scenarios and interactive activities, simple and appropriate language and examples, and repetition of key concepts to communicate the ideas in this training. The training is customizable and can include: self-advocacy skills, self-defense vs. fighting,