The Florida Senate

“Department” means the Department of Education.

“Child abuse” means abandonment, abuse, harm, mental injury, neglect, physical injury, or sexual abuse of a child as those terms are defined in s. 39.01, 827.04, and 984.03.

“Primary prevention and training program” means a training and educational program for children, parents, and teachers which is directed toward preventing the occurrence of child abuse, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and drug and alcohol abuse, and toward reducing the vulnerability of children through training of children and through including coordination with, and training for, parents and school personnel.

“Prevention training center” means a center as described in subsection (5).

Information provided in a clear and nonthreatening manner, describing the problem of child abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, abandonment, neglect, and alcohol and drug abuse, and the possible solutions.

Information and training designed to counteract common stereotypes about victims and offenders.

Crisis counseling techniques.

Available community resources and ways to access those resources.

Physical and behavioral indicators of abuse.

Rights and responsibilities regarding reporting.

School district procedures to facilitate reporting.

Caring for a child’s needs after a report is made.

How to disclose incidents of abuse.

Child safety training and age-appropriate self-defense techniques.

The right of every child to live free of abuse.

The relationship of child abuse to handicaps in young children.

Parenting, including communication skills.

Normal and abnormal child development.

Information on recognizing and alleviating family stress caused by the demands required in caring for a high-risk or handicapped child.

Supports needed by school-age parents in caring for a young child.

Each training center shall perform the following functions:

The department, in consultation with the Department of Children and Family Services, shall select and award grants by January 1, 1986, for the establishment of three private, nonprofit prevention training centers: one located in and serving South Florida, one located in and serving Central Florida, and one located in and serving North Florida. The department, in consultation with the Department of Children and Family Services, shall select an agency or agencies to establish three training centers which can fulfill the requirements of this section and meet the following requirements:

The department shall monitor and evaluate primary prevention and training programs utilized in the local school districts and shall monitor and evaluate the impact of the prevention training centers on the implementation of primary prevention programs and their ability to meet the required responsibilities of a center as described in this section.