There’s still a full month of winter left, and yet, now is the perfect time to get ready for your annual swim check. The BSA’s two major aquatics safety programs, Safe Swim Defense and Safety
Keeping kids safe online has been part of the BSA’s agenda ever since the internet was invented. That includes keeping families informed of the constantly evolving ways in which cybercriminals seek to do harm.
Whether your Scouts are veteran winter campers or newcomers to this whole spending-the-night-outside thing, here are five things to think about before sending them out into the cold this winter.
Earlier this fall, the BSA issued a new rule regarding adults who spend the night at official BSA events. Let’s dive in with some of the most commonly asked questions I’ve heard since this rule went into effect.
A Scout parent hears her husband calling for help — a toddler is floating face down in their backyard swimming pool. Another parent is picking up his son up from track practice and notices a commotion nearby —one of his son’s teammates has collapsed on the track.
Shawn Sweeney, a Scouts BSA youth in Texas, was on the phone with a longtime family friend when his friend confided that he was having some troubles and not feeling good about himself. Then he said, “I want to end it.”
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and the BSA has released a video and discussion guide designed to be used at meetings of the BSA’s programs aimed at older youth: Scouts BSA units, Venturing crews, Sea Scout ships and Exploring posts.