All Kentuckians are mandated reporters. If you believe a child is being abused or neglected, call the Child Protection Hotline.
For contact information in other states, please visit our Report It page.
Child help: National Abuse Hotline:
1-800-4-CHILD
or 1-800-422-4453
Face It offers free or low cost trainings through our partners due to the generosity of Kosair for Kids and organizations who receive funding to provide trainings at no cost. Request a training below for organizations and groups that serve families and children. This includes nonprofits, businesses, community centers, faith-based organizations, youth sports teams, and more. Should your agency budget allow you to provide reimbursement for training expenses, the organizations who provide the training are happy to send you an invoice. We will always try to ensure cost doesn’t create a barrier to receive desired trainings. If you have questions about which training is best for your organization or group, please reach out to Cortney at cdowns@kyyouth.org.
Support Over Silence for KIDS is a research-informed bystander intervention training program that empowers bystanders to defuse challenging moments between caregivers and children in public spaces. This training uses an empathetic and judgment-free approach that considers the influence of one’s culture, trauma history, and other factors on their parenting style and teaches bystanders how to intervene in a positive and supportive way that works best for them.
Focus Area:
Bystander Intervention
Audience:
Adults
Duration:
3 hours
In-person
Organization:
Various Trainers
Service Region:
Statewide (KY)
Learn to recognize signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. Discussion and case examples help underscore the problem of abuse, identification, steps to report it, and what to expect after reporting.
Focus Area:
Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting
Audience:
Adults
Duration:
1 Hour
In-person or Virtual
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County
Learn to recognize signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. Discussion and case examples help underscore the problem of abuse, identification, steps to report it, and what to expect after reporting.
Focus Area:
Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting
Audience:
Adults
Duration:
1 Hour
In-person or Virtual
Organization:
Various Trainers
Service Region:
Statewide (KY)
Kentucky Kids on the Block offers a variety of educational puppet programs that focus on child abuse and other social issues. See a complete list of trainings.
Focus Area:
Child Abuse & Neglect
Audience:
Schools K-6
Duration:
30-45 minutes
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Bowling Green & Surrounding
Smart K.I.D.S presentation is designed to educate adults on the safe and responsible use of fingerprinting kids to maintain reliable identification data that can be used if the child is missing. Through this initiative, parents or organizations can schedule digital fingerprinting for children.
Focus Area:
Child Safety
Audience:
Adults
Duration:
45-60 minutes
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County
Evidence-informed prevention solution that increases knowledge, improves attitudes, and changes child protective behaviors. Offers practical prevention training with a conversational, real-world approach. Offers CEUs: 2.0 contact hours for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW); 2.0 contact hours for Nationally Certified Counselors; 2.5 clock hours for Early Care and Education.
Focus Area:
Child Sexual Abuse
Audience:
Adults
Duration:
2 to 2.5 hours
In-person
Organization:
Various Trainers
Service Region:
Jefferson County
For a growing number of young adults, unplanned pregnancy, single parenting, and troubled relationships derail personal goals. In 13 lessons, attendees learn how to make wise choices about relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, partnering, sexual consent, sexual assault, cyber bullying, online porn, sexting, drugs & alcohol – and their impact on relationships.
Rather than focusing on what to avoid, Love Notes builds assets and appeals to aspirations. It offers young people new conceptual frameworks to help them make informed decisions instead of sliding into unplanned choices that can derail their lives.
Focus Area:
Healthy Relationships
Audience:
College Students
Duration:
13 Lessons; approx. 13 hours total
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County
Healing TREE’s short film Silk and accompanying workshop educate on the most insidious red flags of abuse and trauma. Silk stars mainstream talent and encourages an open conversation about the important, but often undiscussed, topic of psychological abuse. It engages everyone from students to teachers, clients to helping professionals. Results show that attendees walk away far better equipped to heal from the aftermath of what too many have faced and to prevent themselves and others from being victimized by, or perpetrating, abusive situations in the future.
Check out program testimonials and the trailer for the film at www.healingtreenonprofit.org/silk.
Focus Area:
Healthy Relationships, Intimate Partner Violence, Psychological Abuse
Audience:
Adults and Youth 13 and up – Minimum of 10 attendees
Duration:
1.5 hours
Virtual
Organization:
Service Region:
Statewide (KY)
This training is designed to educate adults about the safe and responsible use of information and communication technology with children.
The program will focus on:
• Educate children on how to recognize potential internet risks
• Engage kids and adults about on and offline risks
• Empower children to help prevent themselves from being exploited, or to report victimization to a trusted adult
• Support & enhance community internet safety
Focus Area:
Internet Safety
Audience:
Adults & Youth
Duration:
30-60 minutes
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County. Limited availablity outstide of Jefferson County.
The goal of Parent Café is to create an environment where parents can engage in a rich roundtable conversation with other parents facing similar challenges, joys, and questions around the Six Protective Factors of: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of need, cognitive-social and emotional competence of children, and nurturing & attachment.
Focus Area:
Parents
Audience:
Parents
Duration:
Four 2.5 hour sessions
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County
This training deals with trauma and helps participants build a toolbox to overcome adversity and build resilience skills, positive coping skills, self soothing, and how to build a support system.
People experiencing trauma and toxic stress often have difficulty regulating their emotional responses when facing challenges in school, life, and relationships. Participants learn to address their physical, relational, and mental health needs.
*Train-the-Trainer is also available for organizations
Focus Area:
Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress
Audience:
Adults & Youth
Duration:
6 hours (can be broken into sessions)
In-person
Organization:
Service Region:
Jefferson County
