Scouting America’s Safeguarding Youth Symposium, held last week in the offices of the Las Vegas Area Council, was a gathering of some of the world’s foremost experts in the prevention of child abuse and exploitation.
Suicide — and suicide attempts — are serious public health challenges. When reading over the CDC’s list of strategies for preventing suicide, I couldn’t help but notice how Scouting can help with many of them.
Whether fall temperatures have already arrived in your region, or even if they’re still a couple months away, now seems like a good time to review what you need to know about Webelos, Arrow of Light and Scouts BSA camping.
If you’re looking for guidance on how to handle rip currents, Scouting has your back. The phenomenon is covered in the BSA Fieldbook and several merit badge pamphlets.
When it comes to helping someone who has experienced cardiac arrest, the presence of an automated external defibrillator (AED) can be the difference between life and death. AEDs are available in many public places. There’s
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