The Missouri State Statute 170.045 requires that students in grades 6-12 receive trauma-informed developmentally appropriate, sexual abuse training.  The school district shall notify parents or guardians in advance of the training required under this section, of the content of the instruction, and the parent's or guardian's right to have the student excused from the instruction. Should you need additional support, please reference the following resources. In addition, the hotline number for making reports is 1-800-392-3738.

Local Kirkwood School District Resources:

Safe Touch

Safe Connections Prevention Education

Preferred Family Healthcare

Missouri Department of Mental Health

Alive and Well Communities

Courage2Report Missouri

Teens Health from KidsHealth.org

KSD Safe and Sound Resources

BJC Behavioral Health 

KSD Policies and required back to school training

KSD Health/PE curriculum

*Please contact your child's school to get connected with school-level social workers, educational support counselors and professional school counselors.

State and National Resources:

https://www.mocsa.org/services/24-hour-support

https://centers.rainn.org/

https://rsvp.missouri.edu/

https://www.ywcastl.org/what-were-doing/womens-resource-center/guidance-for-sexual-assault-victims

https://www.sesamenet.org/?fbclid=IwAR3U-piECTi6ZlDJMmOuYjDfvVPj6YFMuOI1nlPGi-rX6NYxqCH3rAZyVok

https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/sexual-abuse/nctsn-resources

https://www.knowyourix.org/survivor-resources/surviving-abusive-relationship/

https://www.bridgewaybh.com/sexual-assault-services/

https://www.startherestl.org/domestic-violence.html