Healthy
Hearts
?Healthy
Homes
by Brenda Yoder, Education & Program Director at Elijah Haven Crisis Intervention Center
Elijah Haven Crisis Intervention Center is committed to serving
our community in the prevention of
violence in and out of the home, and
breaking the cycle of violence that
seems to be increasing in society. We
commend the Shipshewana Police
Department for also committing to
the prevention of violence for the most
vulnerable and precious commodity of
our community, our children. We were
privileged to be able to partner with
them this past summer in introducing
a great program called RadKids for elementary age kids to our community.
RadKids is an empowerment and
safety program for kids that provides
children with hope, options, and
practical skills to recognize, avoid
and escape violence and abuse. The
Shipshewana Police Department has
trained officers in the RadKids curriculum to educate community children
in personal safety, empowerment, and
bully prevention. Through RadKids
training, children learn to replace fear,
confusion, and panic of dangerous
situations with confidence, personal
safety skills, and self-esteem. The curriculum includes topics including such
as unity safety, vehicle and personal
safety, stranger danger, and a variety
of other topics. RadKids has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS News.com, and CNN
Primetime. We are excited to have this
program in our community, and praise
the Shipshewana Police Department
for stepping out and providing this
training to the community!
It doesn’t take a parent or one
working with kids in the schools long
to know education in personal safety
for kids is as important as reading,
writing, and math these days. We
would encourage anyone who has interest in learning more about RadKids
training for your child, classroom, or
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church group to contact Officer Nick
Byroad at the Shipshewana Police
Department at 768-4310, or find out
more about RadKids from the website
www.radkids.org.
We also want to thank many
merchants who also assisted in violence prevention this past summer by
providing opportunities for awareness and fund-raising for programs
and services helping those affected by
violence. Special thanks to the Davis
Mercantile Merchants, Reigsecker
Marketplace, Yoder’s Department
Store, The Hometown Treasure, and
Hostetler Variety Store for support
and encouragement in these areas.
Through education and awareness
for children and adults of all ages, we
can “each one reach one” for a safer,
healthier community.
Check out RadKids for your child
or group of children ... it’s a great
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