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Protective Skills - Parents Guide

We all want our kids to feel safe - POSH is a practical guide to helping them feel protected.

 

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Children and young people with LGBTQ+ parents experience high levels of bullying and discrimination. Helping them develop protective behaviours and foster resilience is vital to support their long-term wellbeing.

This guide provides a toolkit parents, carers and others can use when working with children and young people to deliver personal safety programs and prevent bullying and other forms of interpersonal violence.

 

Download it here (pdf)

 

 

 

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