Helpful Resources – Internet and Otherwise 

Websites (many of these sites have additional links on them) 

r.a.d. KIDS Homepage: www.radkids.org, Parent’s Page, Resources for Parents 

Amber Alert vs. Code Adam: http://www.expertlaw.com/library/pubarticles/amber_alerts.html

Child Protection Guide: http://www.designm.com/protectkids/pages/guide.htm

Childhelp USA: www.childhelpusa.org

Child Lures Prevention: http://www.childlures.com/index.asp

Child Safety Education: www.indefenseboston.org

Child Safety Education: www.yellodyno.com

Child Safety: http://www.gdbinc.com/childsafety.cfm

Children Abduction & Safety Links: http://personalwebs.myriad.net/steveb/abduct.html

Children’s Advocacy: www.compassion4children.org

Code Adam:  The Adam Walsh Story: http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=
en_US&PageId=1156

Cracking the Code of the Chatroom: http://kdka.com/specialreports/local_story_321161257.html

Crimes Against Children Resource Center: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/

FBI Publications, A Parents Guide to Internet Safety: http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

Fire Safety Site for NFPA: www.sparky.org

Internet Safety: www.safekids.com and www.cybertipline.com

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: http://www.missingkids.com

National Center for Victims of Crime: http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/Main.aspx

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP/DO): http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/search/topiclist.asp

OJJDP/DOJ Report: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/199298.pdf

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:  http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=11627

Polly Klaas Foundation: http://www.pollyklaas.org/safe/whatifgame.htm

Protecting You, Protecting Me (MADD): http://www.pypm.org

S.A.F.E. Network: http://www.safenetwork.org/

Stop Family Abduction: http://www.StopFamilyAbductionsNow.org

Bulletins

Internet Crimes Against Children:  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/internet_2_2001/welcome.html 

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2001: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002113 

National Estimates of Missing Children, On Overview: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/196465.pdf 

When Your Child is Missing, A Family Survival Guide: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/204958.pdf 

Suggested Reading: 

Protecting the Gift by Gavin de Becker  

The Bully, The Bullied, and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso 

Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) by Gavin de Becker 

Raising Safe Kids in an Unsafe World by Gavin de Becker 

Something for Adults! Take the Bully by the Horns by Sam Horn 

Safety Game:  

The Guardians from kidsational: There are four characters and four colors. Children draw cards and answer safety questions. The goal is getting from school to home safely. You are also given blank cards so that you can write your own questions and answers on them. Customize it to your life, your neighbourhood and your kids world! The directions suggest reading through some of the cards to insure that questions are answered in the way that you would want your kids to get the information. 

r.a.d. KIDS’ 23^rd Documented “Save”

r.a.d KIDs has recently had their 23^rd documented save as a result of the r.a.d. KIDS program. Additionally, the program has been recently featured on CBS’s “The Early Show” . See the video segment from “Kids learn to fight back” at: www.cbsnews.com/sections/ivideo/main50025.shtml 

For Further Information: 

Cheryl R. Montgomery
Founder and Executive Director
In-Defense
P.O. Box 1889
Arlington, MA  02476-0002
P: 781-643-7353
F: 781-648-4951

E-Mail: cheryl@indefenseboston.org
Website: www.indefenseboston.org

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