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ACT Raising Safe Kids Program
The ACT program teaches positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 8.
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Marketing the ACT Program
Coordinators/master trainers promote the ACT Program in an area by identifying organizations to host the program and professionals trained to deliver the program curriculum to parents.
Parents Corner
The ACT program classes teach positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 8 and help build strong safe families.
Master Trainers/Coordinators Corner
Resources for ACT Master Trainers/Coordinators, including responsibilities, the trainer certification process and a link to purchase materials.
Organizing and Conducting the ACT Parenting Groups
Ideas to help facilitators organize and conduct the ACT program for groups of parents and caregivers of young children.
Facilitator Corner
Facilitators conduct training, and organize and conduct the ACT program's nine sessions/classes for groups of parents and caregivers of young children.
ACT Raising Safe Kids Program International
Cultural adaptation and other elements of the ACT program implemented in a variety of countries in Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Framework for Implementing the ACT Program in Communities
Different levels of an ACT program that are mobilized collaboratively to ensure the program’s success.
ACT Program Effectiveness
Several studies of parental outcomes have indicated significant improvement of knowledge of anger management, social problem-solving, non-violent discipline and media literacy.
About ACT
ACT is an early prevention intervention focusing on parents and caregivers, teaching positive parenting skills and practices that help create stable, safe, healthy, nurturing environments and relationships.
ACT Raising Safe Kids Program offers professional development opportunities
Calendar of monthly office hours and webinars offered for master trainers and facilitators.
Diversity and Inclusion Considerations in the Delivery of the ACT Program [PDF]
Webinar transcript
How to Talk to Parents about Religious Arguments for Spanking [PDF]
ACT International Meeting July 2022 [PDF]
Manual Implementación Remota ACT Español [PDF]
El objetivo de este manual es apoyar a los facilitadores ACT, Padres Educando a Niños ambientes seguros (ACT),que están implementando el programa de manera remota, usando plataformas virtuales.
ACT Raising Safe Kids Remote Implementation Manual [PDF]
The purpose of this manual is to assist ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT) facilitators who are implementing theprogram remotely, using video and audio-conferencing platforms.
ACT Database Instructions [PDF]
Diversity in the ACT Program Leadership Meeting [PDF]
2019 meeting
What a Child Learns (girl) [PDF]
Poster about parents fighting from the Act Against Violence campaign.
What a Child Learns (boy) [PDF]
Poster from the Act Against Violence campaign.
Tree of Parenting and Knowledge: Teachings from the ACT Program (Spanish) [PDF]
Suggested improvements to parenting skills.
Tree of Parenting and Knowledge: Teachings from the ACT Program [PDF]
Suggestions for parenting skills.
ACT Facilitators To-Do List [PDF]
Suggestions of how to use the ACT program to help children and families.
