Provides bullying prevention resources, social and educational activities for teens with disabilities, and puppet shows for all young children that promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. These programs include: - Fun Times: Offers a free program that connects youth ages 13 - 20 with and without disabilities in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metro area. The program offers free activities and events during the school year. - National Bullying Prevention Center: Provides resources to prevent childhood bullying so that all youth are safe and supported in their schools, communities, and online. - Puppet Program: Provides a message of disability awareness and social inclusion to young children in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metro area through shows featuring child-sized puppets.

Winona County Restorative Justice Program offers restorative circles, truancy intervention and diversion, conflict resolution and bullying prevention, and alternatives to detention circles.

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

- Division of community outreach provides presentations to companies, civic and nonprofit groups, professional and faith-based organizations, community events, schools, and parent groups - Bullying and cyberbullying prevention and education - Resource library of videotapes and printed materials concerning the issue of online safety, personal safety, non-family abductions, and sexual exploitation - Participates at Community Notification meetings in partnership with law enforcement and other organizations

Serves victims of sexual assault and teen relationship abuse through a range of services: - Telephone crisis response - Short-term counseling - Responds to local hospital emergency rooms - Legal advocacy - Safe at Home application assistance for address confidentiality - Support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse designed to help people begin to recover from the effects of trauma and to help them find ways to grow, flourish and enjoy healthy relationships and happier lives. Individuals receive support from peers and advocates. Individuals learn about dynamics and the culture surrounding sexual violence, common reactions and feelings, as well as coping skills that may aid in the healing process. - Works with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation Also offers community education speakers on a range of topics such as: Bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, healthy relationships, impact of domestic violence on child witnesses, media violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence

The Sexual Assault Program provides public education to promote awareness and prevention, offering various youth and community educational sessions tailored to fit the needs of classrooms, workplaces, organizations, or gatherings. Programs include (but are not limited to): Bridges for Teens - Bullying and Cyber-Bullying: Program teaches children about bullying behaviors, what a child can do to stay safe from bullying, and how to respond to bullying as a bystander while building empathy for others, and reinforces the importance of having respect for others. (3rd - 5th Grade) - Empower Me: Program through the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center and the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center provides children with personal safety information, empowers them to say "NO" if someone makes them feel uncomfortable, helps them to recognize warning signals (instincts) when something doesn't feel safe, and explores different emotions. This program is best suited for ECFE, Headstart, and preschoolers through 2nd grade students. Also including Talking about Touches with Peggy Porcupine, an interactive coloring book. - Now Matters Later... Think B4 U Send: Program partners with the St. Louis County Attorney's office to inform teens about the legal consequences of sexting, cyberbullying, revenge porn, and internet crimes in Minnesota. - Sexual Harassment and Bullying Presentations: Presentations equips young teens with knowledge about sexual harassment as they might experience including in-person bullying, cyber harassment and safe social networking. Providing safety options and tools and will increase students' awareness of bystander responsibility. (6th-8th Grade)

School Youth Advocates are out in the community and in area schools with programs to help teach kids the skills they will need to create a community where violence is not tolerated. Advocates work to help teens and pre-teens understand and develop healthy relationships with the people they date, their friends and peers, and their family members. For middle and high school students, programming includes individual support and educational groups that meet for 12 to 15 weeks each year. Classroom presentations on dating violence, safe social media use, healthy relationship-building, and many other initiatives support the effort to change the trajectory of relationship abuse. Children K-6 receive classroom sessions on bullying, safety, how to be a good friend, and other topics.

Serves victims of sexual assault and teen relationship abuse through a range of services: - Telephone crisis response - Short-term counseling - Responds to local hospital emergency rooms - Legal advocacy - Safe at Home application assistance for address confidentiality - Support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse designed to help people begin to recover from the effects of trauma and to help them find ways to grow, flourish and enjoy healthy relationships and happier lives. Individuals receive support from peers and advocates. Individuals learn about dynamics and the culture surrounding sexual violence, common reactions and feelings, as well as coping skills that may aid in the healing process. - Works with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation Also offers community education speakers on a range of topics such as: Bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, healthy relationships, impact of domestic violence on child witnesses, media violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence

Serves victims of sexual assault and teen relationship abuse through a range of services: - Telephone crisis response - Short-term counseling - Responds to local hospital emergency rooms - Legal advocacy - Safe at Home application assistance for address confidentiality - Support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse designed to help people begin to recover from the effects of trauma and to help them find ways to grow, flourish and enjoy healthy relationships and happier lives. Individuals receive support from peers and advocates. Individuals learn about dynamics and the culture surrounding sexual violence, common reactions and feelings, as well as coping skills that may aid in the healing process. - Works with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation Also offers community education speakers on a range of topics such as: Bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, healthy relationships, impact of domestic violence on child witnesses, media violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Provides education on programs such as: - Bullying - Conflict Resolution - Managing Anger - Healthy Dating - Recognizing Abusive Partners

In partnership with the juvenile justice system, Circle Sentencing is a collaborative process that includes those harmed by crime/negative behavior, those who commit crime or are truant, and community members in creating a sentence, supporting those who commit crime or are truant in fulfilling the obligation of the sentence, and providing support for everyone involved to prevent future crime/negative behavior.

An official U.S. Government website with information on preventing or stopping bullying. Provides information about information on: - Warning signs, effects, trauma, risks, and other aggressive behaviors on bullying - Cyberbullying, gaming, tactics, digital awareness for parents, establishing rules, social media, prevention, and tips for teachers - Resources, training, research, laws, and policies on what you can do about bullying

Classroom presentations on anger, bullying, dating violence, feelings, sexual harassment, and related topics. Additional services may include one-on-one advocacy with students.