09/04/2026
🎒📚 Back to School, Back to Prevention! 📚🎒
School has been back in session for a couple of weeks, which means families are settling into new routines, classrooms, activities, and schedules. But even after the first day of school has come and gone, it’s never too late to make child safety part of your routine.
Darkness to Light’s Back-to-School Prevention Checklist offers practical ways parents, caregivers, educators, and other trusted adults can help create safer environments for children throughout the school year.
At KARE, prevention is an important part of what we do. We believe every child deserves to feel safe, heard, and supported — and that adults play an important role in creating those safe environments.
As the school year gets underway, take a moment to:
💬 Talk with children about their boundaries and trusted adults.
👂 Remind them that they can come to you with anything.
🛑 Encourage them to speak up when something doesn’t feel right.
🤝 Know the adults and organizations involved in their lives.
🔎 Stay engaged and aware of the environments children spend time in.
Prevention doesn’t stop when the school year begins. It’s something we practice all year long.
Take a few minutes to read Darkness to Light’s “Back to School, Back to Prevention” blog post and learn more about simple ways to prioritize child safety this school year:
🔗 https://www.d2l.org/back-to-school-back-to-prevention/
