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Five ways to keep Scouts safe on Snapchat, Facebook and whatever else teens use

June 13, 2016 11

June is Internet Safety Month, so now’s the time to get up to speed on online safety with the help of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

7 ways to recognize Youth Protection Month this April

April 6, 2016 1

Youth Protection Month every April gives us a great opportunity to spread the word about how to protect young people from abuse.

How does two-deep leadership apply when driving to Scouting events?

November 12, 2015 95

Does “two-deep leadership” apply to driving to and from Scouting events? In other words, are two adults required in each car? We asked the expert.

Let’s stop the practice of having Scouts sing for a lost item

April 21, 2015 343

Forcing a Scout into singing for a lost item is bullying, and bullying is prohibited in Scouting. Read this important Youth Protection reminder.

‘No one-on-one contact’ applies to digital contact, too

April 6, 2015 161

The Boy Scouts of America’s “no one-on-one contact” rule applies to electronic communications like texting, email, Facebook and Twitter. Here’s how.

BSA’s Cyber Chip, partnership with NCMEC hailed as successes

October 30, 2014 4

We’ll never know how many Scouts and Venturers avoided online harm because of lessons learned while earning the Cyber Chip. But we know it’s working.

Why every Scout or Venturer needs to earn the Cyber Chip

June 7, 2014 21

The importance of the Cyber Chip has only grown in the time since it was introduced. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers should have one.

Confessions of a Bully: In gripping video, Cub Scout shares his lesson learned

June 3, 2014 14

A second-grader and Cub Scout bully learned his lesson, and now he’s sharing an anti-bullying message that’s sure to resonate with your Cub Scout-age boys.

Cub Scout lesson may have prevented abduction of two 8-year-old boys

May 30, 2014 18

A Cub Scout lesson on the potential danger of strangers may have saved two boys from abduction.

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BSA hosts 23 other organizations at National Youth Protection Symposium

October 16, 2013 19

The Boy Scouts of America is continually working to remain a leader among youth-serving organizations in the fight against child abuse. And kids who are abused outside of Scouting have a better chance of recovering