Safeguarding Youth Archives - Aaron On Scouting

Scouting America reaffirms commitment to safeguarding youth at SAFE Scouting Summit

October 23, 2025 0

Scouting America believes that safety is a value that must be taught and reinforced at every opportunity. That mantra was on full display at the SAFE Scouting Summit, held last month at Philmont Scout Ranch.

Early impressions of Scouting America’s new Safeguarding Youth training

May 28, 2025 3

Scouting America’s most important training module has been updated with an entirely new look and feel, including a greater emphasis on the organization’s SAFE initiative and the use of real volunteers in real Scouting environments.

When it comes to child protection, we are all mandatory reporters

April 14, 2025 1

It’s not up to us to render judgment on whether a child has been abused. It is not up to us to conduct an investigation. It is only up to us to raise an alarm if we have legitimate concerns.

Five things I learned from Scouting America’s Safeguarding Youth Symposium

October 21, 2024 0

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.

The chair of Scouting America’s Youth Protection Committee is one of the world’s experts on child abuse prevention

September 25, 2024 0

All told, Michael Bourke has studied more than 1,000 sex offenders over the last three decades, using his Ph.D. in psychology to try to understand them and, in turn, to help the rest of us keep our kids safe from them.

What you need to know about the latest enhancements to Scouting America’s anonymous reporting tool

August 14, 2024 8

Scouting America now gives youth and adults the ability to report concerns anonymously, not just via phone and email, but also via one of the most popular ways to communicate today: text messaging.

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An update from the BSA’s Youth Protection executive for National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 23, 2024 9

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, so it seems like the perfect time to talk with the BSA’s Youth Protection executive to get an update on the latest topics related to youth protection, both within and outside of the BSA.

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Let’s discuss the BSA’s rule on registering all adults who participate in overnight activities

November 8, 2023 67

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.

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Getting to know Glen Pounder, the BSA’s Youth Protection Executive

October 18, 2023 13

Pounder talked with us about his passion for child protection, his goals for the BSA, and one huge thing parents can say to their kids to keep them safe online.

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What I learned from taking an online child abuse prevention course

April 24, 2023 2

Darkness to Light (D2L) is a South Carolina-based non-profit dedicated to ending child sexual abuse. They believe the burden of prevention and protection sits squarely on the shoulders of adults who are legally and morally responsible for the health and safety of children.